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Table 3 Linear regression analysis to identify determinants of the score on the ITHOP scale

From: Treatment intentions of general practitioners regarding hypertension in the oldest old: a vignette study

 

Bivariate

Multivariate

 

β (95 % CI)

P valueμ

β (95 % CI)

P value

Male

−0.16 (−1.5, 1.2)

0.82

-

-

Age (categories)a

−0.63 (−1.1,−0.12)

0.015

-

-

Experience (categories)a

−0.47 (−0.89,−0.045)

0.030

−0.59 (−1.0,−0.14)

0.010

Job position

 Trainee

−0.066 (−2.2, 2.1)

0.95

-

-

 Trainer

−1.8 (−4.5, 0.92)

0.19

-

-

 CCD

0.23 (−2.9, 3.6)

0.88

-

-

Location practice

 City

−1.5 (−2.8,−0.14)

0.030

0.78 (−1.6, 3.1)

0.52

 Rural

1.7 (0.36, 3.0)

0.013

2.6 (0.24, 5.0)

0.031

  1. aCorrelation coefficient is 0.95 (P < 0.001): the variables were not entered together in the multivariate analysis; μDeterminants with a P value <0.10 were entered in the multivariable model
  2. ITHOP intention to treat hypertension in older persons, CCD coordinating and consulting doctor in a nursing home
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