Table 3 Associations between colonoscopy and PCP characteristics - Estimates from multivariate Analyses
From: Social disparities in the use of colonoscopy by primary care physicians in Ontario
| Parameters | Risk Ratio | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1.35 | 1.30-1.40 | < 0.0001 | |
| Physician characteristics | ||||
| Sex | Female | 1.03 | 0.99-1.06 | 0.1354 |
| Male | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Years of experience | < 20 | 0.95 | 0.94-0.97 | < 0.0001 |
| >= 20 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Education | IMG | 0.78 | 0.77-0.79 | < 0.0001 |
| CMG | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Practice characteristics | ||||
| Individual level | ||||
| % of male patients | < 35 | 1.18 | 1.14-1.22 | < 0.0001 |
| 35-50 | 1.02 | 1.01-1.04 | 0.0011 | |
| > 50 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Median age | 50-59 | 0.96 | 0.94-0.98 | < 0.0001 |
| 60-61 | 0.97 | 0.96-0.99 | 0.0002 | |
| >= 62 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| % co-morbidity | < 10 | 0.71 | 0.70-0.72 | < 0.0001 |
| 10-15 | 0.85 | 0.84-0.86 | < 0.0001 | |
| > 15 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Ecological level | ||||
| % low income | < 10 | 1.14 | 1.12-1.15 | < 0.0001 |
| 10-19 | 1.13 | 1.11-1.14 | < 0.0001 | |
| >= 20 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| % of lives in rural location | < 1 | 1.01 | 0.98-1.02 | 0.5212 |
| 1-3 | 1.03 | 1.02-1.05 | < 0.0001 | |
| > 3 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| % with less than high school education | < 20 | 1.28 | 1.26-1.30 | < 0.0001 |
| 20-24 | 1.08 | 1.06-1.09 | < 0.0001 | |
| >= 25 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| % of non-immigrants | < 60 | 0.88 | 0.85-0.90 | 0.0011 |
| 60-79 | 0.95 | 0.94-0.97 | < 0.0001 | |
| >= 80 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| % of labour force | < 65 | 0.97 | 0.96-0.99 | 0.0005 |
| 65-69 | 0.94 | 0.93-0.96 | < 0.0001 | |
| >= 70 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| % cannot speak English or French | < 2 | 0.92 | 0.89-0.94 | < 0.0001 |
| 2-3 | 0.96 | 0.94-0.98 | < 0.0001 | |
| > 3 | 1.00 | - | - | |
