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Table 2 Prescribing Practices by Provider Type

From: Assessing practice pattern differences in the treatment of acute low back pain in the United States Military Health System

 

NSAID Prescriptions OR (95% CI)

Opiate Prescriptions OR (95% CI)

Plain Radiography OR (95% CI)

Computed Tomography OR (95% CI)

MRI OR (95% CI)

Provider Type

 Physician

1

1

1

1

1

 Nurse Practitioner

1.21 (1.18–1.24)*

0.82 (0.80–0.85)*

1.15 (1.11–1.19)*

0.43 (0.33–0.58)*

0.93 (0.87–1.00)*

 Physician Assistant

1.38 (1.35–1.41)*

0.92 (0.89–0.94)*

1.25 (1.22–1.28)*

0.58 (0.48–0.71)*

0.94 (0.89–0.99)*

 Physician Resident

0.81 (0.75–0.86)*

0.72 (0.66–0.79)*

0.84 (0.77–0.93)*

0.35 (0.16–0.80)*

0.77 (0.63–0.93)*

Personnel Category

 Active Duty

1

1

1

1

1

 Civilian

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

1.15 (1.11–1.18)*

1.06 (1.04–1.09)*

0.57 (0.46–0.70)*

0.86 (0.82–0.91)*

 Contractor

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

1.29 (1.25–1.34)*

1.09 (1.05–1.13)*

1.16 (0.91–1.48)

0.98 (0.91–1.06)

 Other

0.99 (0.91–1.07)

1.09 (0.99–1.21)

1.02 (0.93–1.12)

0.25 (0.08–0.85)*

0.92 (0.76–1.11)

  1. Adjusted Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Intervals for FY 2015
  2. CI Confidence Interval; P P-value * P < .05
  3. All models controlled for provider characteristics (military service, personnel category, TRICARE region) and patient characteristics (age, gender, beneficiary category). In all models, physicians were the reference category