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Table 2 Multiple logistic regression analysis with residents’ long work hours as the explanatory variable

From: Overwork among resident physicians: national questionnaire survey results

 

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P Value

Sex

Male

Reference

Female

0.65

0.55–0.76

< 0.01

Age (years)

≥ 25–<30

Reference

≥ 30–<35

1.24

1.05–1.46

0.01

≥ 35–<40

1.83

1.32–2.54

< 0.01

≥ 40

0.77

0.51–1.15

0.20

Marital Status

Married

Reference

Not married

1.11

0.93–1.32

0.23

Parental Status

Children

Reference

No children

1.41

1.12–1.75

< 0.01

Basic Area of Specialization

General Internal Medicine

Reference

Surgery

2.51

1.96–3.23

< 0.01

Orthopedic Surgery

1.29

0.97–1.74

0.08

Pediatrics

1.32

0.98–1.78

0.07

OB/GYN

1.36

0.99–1.87

0.06

Anesthesiology

0.46

0.31–0.69

< 0.01

Otolaryngology

0.69

0.47–1.00

0.05

Psychiatry

0.57

0.38–0.85

< 0.01

Dermatology

0.69

0.45–1.05

0.08

Ophthalmology

0.61

0.39–0.96

0.03

Emergency Medicine

1.11

0.74–1.66

0.62

Urology

1.37

0.93–2.03

0.11

Radiology

0.28

0.15–0.51

< 0.01

Neurosurgery

4.38

2.92–6.59

< 0.01

Pathology

0.46

0.26–0.81

< 0.01

Plastic Surgery

1.22

0.77–1.94

0.40

General Practice

0.81

0.45–1.47

0.49

Rehabilitation Medicine

0.50

0.23–1.08

0.08

Clinical Testing

0.24

0.03–1.95

0.18

Annual Income (dollars)

< 16,000

Reference

≥ 16,000–<32,000

0.84

0.54–1.30

0.43

≥ 32,000–<48,000

0.97

0.62–1.52

0.90

≥ 48,000–<64,000

0.79

0.50–1.25

0.31

≥ 64,000–<80,000

0.96

0.60–1.53

0.86

≥ 80,000–<96,000

0.71

0.42–1.17

0.18

≥ 96,000

0.76

0.42–1.36

0.36

Foundational Entity of Employer

Public

Reference

National University

0.85

0.62–1.16

0.30

Private University

0.96

0.66–1.40

0.84

Private

1.00

0.76–1.32

0.99

Employer’s Total No. of Beds

< 200

Reference

≥ 200–<400

1.45

0.65–3.21

0.36

≥ 400–<600

1.33

0.58–3.04

0.50

≥ 600–<800

1.40

0.59–3.31

0.45

≥ 800–<1,000

1.37

0.57–3.32

0.48

≥ 1,000

1.43

0.59–3.51

0.43

Employer’s No. of Full-time Physicians

< 100

Reference

≥ 100–<200

1.25

0.86–1.82

0.25

≥ 200–<300

1.64

1.05–2.55

0.03

≥ 300–<400

1.82

1.12–2.96

0.02

≥ 400–<500

1.56

0.93–2.62

0.10

≥ 600

1.41

0.85–2.34

0.18

Employer’s Regional Classification

Urban

Reference

Intermediate

1.00

0.85–1.18

0.98

Rural

0.82

0.41–1.62

0.56