Table 3.
Simple and Adjusted Logistic Regression With Outcome: Problem/Diagnosis is Atopic
| Univariable | Multivariable | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor group | Variable | Class | OR [95% CI] | p | OR [95% CI] | P |
| Patient factors | Patient age group | 0–1 years | 1.53 (1.38, 1.70) | <.001 | 1.80 (1.60, 2.02) | <.001 |
| Referent: 2–12 years | 13–24 years | 0.41 (0.37, 0.45) | <.001 | 0.34 (0.30, 0.38) | <.001 | |
| 25–44 years | 0.19 (0.17, 0.22) | <.001 | 0.15 (0.13, 0.17) | <.001 | ||
| 45+ years | 0.09 (0.08, 0.11) | <.001 | 0.06 (0.05, 0.07) | <.001 | ||
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Yes | 0.72 (0.53, 0.98) | 0.038 | 0.66 (0.47, 0.93) | 0.016 | |
| NESB | Yes | 1.17 (1.03, 1.33) | 0.014 | 1.17 (1.02, 1.34) | 0.022 | |
| Patient/practice status | New to registrar | 1.38 (1.27, 1.49) | <.001 | 1.52 (1.39, 1.66) | <.001 | |
| Referent: Existing patient | New to practice | 1.49 (1.31, 1.69) | <.001 | 1.70 (1.46, 1.98) | <.001 | |
| Registrar factors | Term | Term 2 | 1.21 (1.11, 1.32) | <.001 | 1.20 (1.09, 1.32) | <.001 |
| Referent: Term 1 | Term 3 | 1.01 (0.92, 1.11) | 0.81 | 1.05 (0.94, 1.16) | 0.40 | |
| Practice factors | Rurality | Inner regional | 0.78 (0.71, 0.86) | <.001 | 0.88 (0.77, 1.00) | 0.053 |
| Referent: major city | Outer regional or remote | 0.63 (0.55, 0.72) | <.001 | 0.79 (0.66, 0.96) | 0.015 | |
| Region Referent: Region 1 | Region 2 | 1.05 (0.86, 1.29) | 0.62 | 1.03 (0.83, 1.28) | 0.78 | |
| Region 3 | 1.55 (1.33, 1.81) | <.001 | 1.78 (1.48, 2.13) | <.001 | ||
| Region 4 | 1.74 (1.55, 1.95) | <.001 | 1.46 (1.28, 1.66) | <.001 | ||
| Region 5 | 0.74 (0.52, 1.07) | 0.11 | 0.83 (0.54, 1.27) | 0.39 | ||
| Region 6 | 1.39 (1.22, 1.60) | <.001 | 1.13 (0.96, 1.33) | 0.14 | ||
| Region 7 | 1.02 (0.86, 1.21) | 0.83 | 1.06 (0.87, 1.29) | 0.54 | ||
| Consultation factors | New problem seen | Yes | 0.39 (0.36, 0.42) | <.001 | 0.20 (0.18, 0.22) | <.001 |
| Sought help any source | Other sources | 1.50 (1.35, 1.66) | <.001 | 1.54 (1.37, 1.73) | <.001 | |
| Referent: None | Supervisor | 1.41 (1.25, 1.60) | <.001 | 1.59 (1.38, 1.84) | <.001 | |
| Consultation duration | 0.98 (0.97, 0.98) | <.001 | 0.98 (0.97, 0.98) | <.001 | ||
| Number of problems | 0.89 (0.86, 0.92) | <.001 | 1.29 (1.23, 1.35) | <.001 | ||
| Pathology ordered | Yes | 0.11 (0.08, 0.13) | <.001 | 0.18 (0.14, 0.25) | <.001 | |
| Follow-up ordered | GP appt or phone | 0.79 (0.73, 0.86) | <.001 | 0.94 (0.85, 1.03) | 0.19 | |
| Referent: None | With someone else | 0.30 (0.24, 0.39) | <.001 | 0.30 (0.22, 0.40) | <.001 | |
| Learning goals generated | Yes | 1.11 (1.01, 1.22) | 0.032 | 1.14 (1.01, 1.28) | 0.037 | |
| Referral ordered | Yes | 0.51 (0.45, 0.58) | <.001 | 0.65 (0.55, 0.77) | <.001 | |
| Medication prescribed | Yes | 5.48 (5.00, 6.01) | <.001 | 5.64 (5.07, 6.27) | <.001 | |