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Table 2 Significant results of multivariate logit regressions for any STMM participation, repeated STMM participation, and correlation with other volunteering or philanthropic activities

From: Demographic profile of physician participants in short-term medical missions

Any STMM participation (0 = no, 1 = yes) with demographic and professional characteristics (Observations 501, Prob > chi2 = 0.0000)

Coef.

P > z

[95% Conf. Interval]

Odds Ratio

[95% Conf. Interval]

 Ages 25–39

−1.33401

0.046

−2.64383

−0.02419

0.2634195

0.0710885

0.9761046

 Ages 40–55

−0.7503

0.019

−1.37846

−0.12214

0.4722246

0.2519665

0.8850227

 Pediatric cognitive medicine

1.128995

0.002

0.417094

1.840897

3.092548

1.517546

6.302186

 Surgery/anesthesiology

1.059275

0.000

0.54091

1.577639

2.884278

1.717569

4.843509

 Married

0.661369

0.02

0.104369

1.218368

1.937442

1.11001

3.381663

 Highest taxable income not reported

−1.45118

0.004

−2.45179

−0.45057

0.2342945

0.08614

0.637267

Single STMM (=0) Multiple STMM (=1) with demographic and professional characteristics (Observations 193, Prob > chi2 = 0.0891)

Coef.

P > z

[95% Conf. Interval]

Odds Ratio

[95% Conf. Interval]

 Surgery/anesthesiology

1.111934

0.029

0.111945

2.111924

3.040233

1.118451

8.264127

Any STMM participation (0 = no, 1 = yes) with other types of volunteering and philanthropy (Observations 501, Prob > chi2 = 0.0145)

Coef.

P > z

[95% Conf. Interval]

Odds Ratio

[95% Conf. Interval]

 System in practice to accommodate those who have limited ability to pay

−0.60334

0.003

−1.00231

−0.20436

0.5469826

0.3670295

0.8151659