Table 4 Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis on PD management practises and styles
Refer to neurologist | Contact neurologist before initiating change in medications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p value | aOR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | aOR (95% CI) | p value | |
Medical specialty | ||||||||
GP | 185.7 (28, > 999) | < 0.001 | 306 (12.6, > 999) | < 0.001 | Ref. | |||
Geriatrician | Ref. | 1.90 (0.65,5.54) | 0.24 | 4.50 (0.82,24.6) | 0.08 | |||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | Ref. | |||||||
Female | 0.63 (0.25,1.62) | 0.34 | 3.41 (0.25,47.5) | 0.36 | 0.71 (0.24,2.04) | 0.52 | 0.47 (0.13,1.66) | 0.47 |
Years of practice | 1.00 (0.95,1.05) | 0.95 | 1.01 (0.86,1.18) | 0.92 | 0.93 (0.85,1.01) | 0.10 | 0.91 (0.83,1.00) | 0.91 |
Duration spent with patient (min) | 0.83 (0.75,0.92) | < 0.001 | 1.15 (0.96,1.37) | 0.13 | 1.00 (0.93,1.08) | 0.94 | 0.93 (0.83,1.04) | 0.18 |