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Table 4 Respondents who believed they needed a personal physician

From: Doctors' personal health care choices: A cross-sectional survey in a mixed public/private setting

Variables*

Adjusted results

 

N

%

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Gender

    

0.017

   Male

928

72

1

  

   Female

360

28

1.23

1.04–1.45

 

Age

    

<0.001

   20–29

183

14

1

  

   30–39

339

26

0.78

0.60–1.00

 

   40–49

291

23

0.94

0.66–1.35

 

   50–59

261

20

1.38

0.85–2.27

 

   60–69

157

12

1.89

0.99–3.60

 

   70+

55

4

1.81

0.80–4.12

 

Medical degree

    

<0.001

   HK

807

63

1

  

   Mainland China/Taiwan

102

8

1.04

0.77–1.40

 

   North America

35

3

3.67

2.04–6.60

 

   Australia

129

10

2.34

1.78–3.06

 

   Europe

143

11

1.92

1.49–2.48

 

   Others

67

5

2.27

1.50–3.43

 

Practice setting

    

0.018

   Solo

465

38

1

  

   Group, community

265

22

1.18

0.92–1.52

 

   Group, hospital

480

40

0.84

0.62–1.15

 

HKCFP member

    

<0.001

   Yes

366

28

1

  

   No

916

71

0.54

0.44–0.66

 
  1. * Type of practice and specialty were not statistically significant
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