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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression

From: Current state of knowledge of basic life support in health professionals of the largest city in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Odds Ratio[95% CI]

P-value

Univariate analysis

 Age

  21–30

Reference

 

  31–40

0.88[0.54–1.43]

0.61

  41–50

0.79[0.35–1.79]

0.57

  51–60

1.34[0.18–9.70]

0.76

 Gender

  Female

Reference

 

  Male

0.75[0.49–1.12]

0.16

 Designation

  Intern

Reference

 

  Resident

1.02[0.58–1.80]

0.92

  Faculty

2.0[1.0–4.01]

0.04*

  Others

1.63[0.96–2.74]

0.06

 BLS course

  No

Reference

 

  Yes

3.43[2.28–5.15]

< 0.001*

 Education

  Nurses

Reference

 

  Doctors

6.89[4.06–11.70]

< 0.001*

  Dentists

1.81[1.07–3.07]

0.02*

 Years since graduation

  0–5

Reference

 

  6–10

0.36[0.20–0.63]

< 0.001*

  > 10

1.26[0.62–2.55]

0.50

Multivariate analysis

 Education

  Nurses

Reference

 

  Doctors

5.89[2.91–11.89]

< 0.001*

  Dentists

1.30[0.69–2.45]

0.41

 Years

  0–5

Reference

 

  6–10

0.46[0.24–0.88]

0.02*

  > 10

1.80[0.79–4.10]

0.16

 BLS course

  No

Reference

 

  Yes

2.19[1.34–3.56]

0.002*

 Designation

  Intern

Reference

 

  Resident

2.41[1.19–4.90]

0.01*

  Faculty

3.49[1.51–8.05]

0.003*

  Others

1.85[1.00–3.41]

0.04*

  1. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit; 0.47; χ2 = 6.59
  2. CI Confidence interval; *P<0.05
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