Table 5 Second Set of Regression Results. Specialties Only, Ranked by Coefficient (First Set from Same Regression included in Table 4)a
Covariate | Linear Regression Coefficient | Lower 95% Confidence Limit | Upper 95% Confidence Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
Pediatric emergency medicine | 0.349* | 0.042 | 0.657 |
Geriatric medicine | 0.323* | 0.051 | 0.594 |
Other pediatric subspecialty | 0.270** | 0.081 | 0.459 |
Neonatal and perinatal medicine | 0.266* | 0.016 | 0.515 |
Internal medicine and pediatrics | 0.250** | 0.071 | 0.429 |
Pediatrics | 0.250*** | 0.146 | 0.352 |
Dermatology | 0.249** | 0.083 | 0.416 |
Child and adolescent psychiatry | 0.203* | 0.019 | 0.388 |
Allergy and immunology | 0.168 | -0.041 | 0.376 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 0.165 | -0.023 | 0.353 |
Hospitalists | 0.152 | -0.224 | 0.527 |
Critical care internal medicine | 0.144 | -0.144 | 0.433 |
Psychiatry | 0.129 | -0.007 | 0.266 |
Physical medicine and rehabilitation | 0.128 | -0.024 | 0.281 |
Medical oncology | 0.097 | -0.201 | 0.394 |
Ophthalmology | 0.081 | -0.080 | 0.242 |
Occupational medicine | 0.078 | -0.162 | 0.318 |
Radiation oncology | 0.070 | -0.183 | 0.323 |
Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism | 0.065 | -0.234 | 0.363 |
Urology | 0.064 | -0.102 | 0.229 |
Pulmonary diseases | 0.061 | -0.207 | 0.329 |
Infectious diseases | 0.038 | -0.174 | 0.250 |
Other medical subspecialty | 0.033 | -0.305 | 0.371 |
Otolaryngology | 0.020 | -0.180 | 0.220 |
General practice | 0.012 | -0.234 | 0.258 |
Family practice | referent | referent | referent |
Gastroenterology | -0.002 | -0.174 | 0.170 |
Internal medicine | -0.005 | -0.109 | 0.100 |
Other surgical subspecialty | -0.0444 | -0.332 | 0.243 |
General surgery | -0.053 | -0.223 | 0.116 |
Neurology | -0.056 | -0.200 | 0.087 |
Plastic surgery | -0.065 | -0.323 | 0.193 |
Rheumatology | -0.067 | -0.327 | 0.193 |
Orthopedic surgery | -0.101 | -0.248 | 0.046 |
Emergency medicine | -0.130 | -0.269 | 0.010 |
Thoracic surgery | -0.138 | -0.635 | 0.360 |
Hematology and oncology | -0.141 | -0.377 | 0.095 |
Vascular surgery | -0.160 | -0.386 | 0.065 |
Obstetrics and gynecology | -0.188* | -0.335 | -0.041 |
Nephrology | -0.206* | -0.395 | -0.016 |
Pulmonary critical care medicine | -0.273** | -0.451 | -0.094 |
Neurological surgery | -0.707*** | -1.104 | -0.309 |