From: Referring patients to specialists: A structured vignette survey of Australian and British GPs
Variable | OR | Robust S.E. | P>|z| | 95% C.I. |
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Respondent variables | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Respondent age | ||||
30–39 | 5.3 | 2.72 | 0.001 | 1.9 to 14.5 |
40–49 | 3.2 | 1.74 | 0.03 | 1.1 to 9.3 |
Years in practice (20+) | 3 | 1.24 | 0.007 | 1.3 to 6.8 |
Vignette variables | ||||
Age in vignette (> 60 years) | 2.95 | 0.46 | <0.001 | 2.2 to 4.0 |
Duration of symptoms (6 weeks) | 2.3 | 0.38 | <0.001 | 1.7 to 3.2 |
Rectal bleeding | 11.76 | 2.99 | <0.001 | 7.1 to 19.4 |
Altered bowel habit | 4.94 | 0.84 | <0.001 | 3.5 to 6.9 |
Iron Deficiency anaemia | 7.12 | 1.28 | <0.001 | 5.0 to 10.2 |
Weight loss | 2.62 | 0.46 | <0.001 | 1.9 to 3.7 |