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Table 2 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for sociodemographic and geographic characteristics associated with patient visits to osteopathic physicians for primary care*

From: Sociodemographic and geographic characteristics associated with patient visits to osteopathic physicians for primary care

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted†

Characteristic

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Age (yrs)

  

< .001

  

< .001

< 15

0.33

0.25 - 0.44

 

0.33

0.25 - 0.45

 

15-24

0.77

0.65 - 0.91

 

0.75

0.64 - 0.88

 

25-44

1.00

  

1.00

  

45-64

0.96

0.87 - 1.05

 

0.94

0.85 - 1.04

 

65-74

0.78

0.66 - 0.92

 

0.76

0.64 - 0.90

 

75+

0.70

0.58 - 0.84

 

0.67

0.56 - 0.81

 

Sex

  

.50

  

.54

Female

1.03

0.95 - 1.11

 

0.98

0.90 - 1.06

 

Male

1.00

  

1.00

  

Race

  

< .001

  

< .001

White

1.00

  

1.00

  

Black

0.52

0.38 - 0.75

 

0.55

0.41 - 0.75

 

Other

0.38

0.24 - 0.59

 

0.41

0.24 - 0.69

 

Ethnicity

  

< .001

  

.02

Hispanic

0.55

0.41 - 0.75

 

0.69

0.51 - 0.94

 

Not Hispanic

1.00

  

1.00

  

United States Census region

  

< .001

  

< .001

Northeast

0.73

0.49 - 1.09

 

0.77

0.50 - 1.19

 

Midwest

1.00

  

1.00

  

South

0.40

0.24 - 0.66

 

0.41

0.24 - 0.69

 

West

0.45

0.30 - 0.68

 

0.47

0.31 - 0.72

 

MSA status

  

.48

  

.91

MSA

1.00

  

1.00

  

Non-MSA

1.19

0.73 - 1.93

 

1.03

0.64 - 1.66

 
  1. *CI denotes confidence interval; MSA, metropolitan statistical area; OR, odds ratio. ORs and 95% CIs are for osteopathic physicians (DOs) relative to allopathic physicians (MDs).
  2. †The results were computed using logistic regression. The adjusted ORs were based on a multiple logistic regression model that included each of the characteristics in the table.