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Table 2 β-values (slope parameters) from the ordinal logistic regression

From: Adoption of direct-acting antiviral medications for hepatitis C: a retrospective observational study

Slope (β) parameter for

β-Estimate (95% CI)

Standard Error

Wald Chi-Square

P-Value

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Limits

Northeast Region

Reference

Midwest Region

−0.14 (−0.28, 0.00)

0.0721

3.684

0.055

0.871

0.756

1.003

South Region

− 0.07 (− 0.17, 0.04)

0.0547

1.4505

0.228

0.936

0.841

1.042

West Region

−0.03 (− 0.16, 0.10)

0.0678

0.2778

0.598

0.965

0.845

1.102

Gender – Female

Reference

Gender – Male

−0.04 (−0.16, 0.07)

0.058

0.5577

0.455

0.958

0.855

1.073

Primary Care

Reference

Regular Specialty

0.01 (−0.19, 0.22)

0.1059

0.0038

0.951

1.007

0.818

1.239

Infectious Disease*

−0.01 (−0.18, 0.16)

0.0854

0.021

0.885

0.988

0.835

1.168

Gastroenterologists & Hepatologists

0.17 (0.04, 0.29)

0.0623

6.7374

0.009

1.176

1.04

1.328

Median Income

0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)

8.60E-07

1.8362

0.175

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  1. *p < 0.05