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Table 5 Multivariate correlates of increased/decreased odds of agreeing with the following value of certification items

From: The association of physician assistant/associate demographic and practice characteristics with perceptions of value of certification

 

Helps with the credentialing process at my hospital or institution

Helps me to advance professionally

Helps me to better compete with other providers such as NPs for clinical positions

Helps with my professional liability insurance

Provides no value to me as a PA

Characteristic

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Age (less than 35 ref.)

 35–44

0.91

(0.82, 1.02)

0.64*

(0.57, 0.71)

0.79*

(0.71, 0.87)

0.89*

(0.81, 0.99)

1.27*

(1.10, 1.48)

 45–54

1.05

(0.92, 1.19)

0.52*

(0.46, 0.59)

0.70*

(0.62, 0.78)

0.79*

(0.70, 0.88)

1.48*

(1.27, 1.74)

 55 + 

0.96

(0.83, 1.11)

0.55*

(0.48, 0.63)

0.61*

(0.53, 0.70)

0.71*

(0.62, 0.81)

1.71*

(1.44, 2.04)

Gender (female ref.)

 Male

1.13*

(1.03, 1.25)

1.05

(0.96, 1.16)

1.07

(0.98, 1.17)

0.94

(0.86, 1.03)

1.35*

(1.20, 1.52)

Race (White ref.)

 Asian

1.05

(0.86, 1.29)

1.65*

(1.35, 2.03)

1.43*

(1.19, 1.73)

1.35*

(1.12, 1.63)

1.53*

(1.22, 1.90)

 Black/African American

1.24

(0.95, 1.62)

1.41*

(1.11, 1.81)

1.34*

(1.06, 1.71)

0.89

(0.70, 1.12)

1.14

(0.84, 1.52)

 Other

0.94

(0.74, 1.20)

1.01

(0.80, 1.27)

1.01

(0.81, 1.27)

1.19

(0.95, 1.49)

0.91

(0.67, 1.23)

Ethnicity (Non-Hispanic/Latino ref.)

 Hispanic/Latino

1.05

(0.85, 1.30)

1.17

(0.96, 1.43)

1.06

(0.88, 1.29)

1.09

(0.90, 1.33)

0.99

(0.76, 1.28)

Specialty (Primary Care ref.)

 Surgery–Subspecialties

1.39*

(1.21, 1.60)

0.73*

(0.64, 0.83)

0.82*

(0.72, 0.93)

0.84*

(0.74, 0.95)

1.35*

(1.14, 1.59)

 Emergency Medicine

1.62*

(1.37, 1.91)

1.12

(0.96, 1.30)

1.23*

(1.07, 1.43)

1.18*

(1.02, 1.36)

1.09

(0.90, 1.33)

 Internal Medicine–Subspecialties

1.37*

(1.16, 1.62)

0.91

(0.78, 1.07)

0.96

(0.82, 1.11)

0.87

(0.75, 1.01)

1.18

(0.96, 1.44)

 Dermatology

0.63*

(0.52, 0.76)

0.68*

(0.56, 0.83)

0.82*

(0.68, 1.00)

0.90

(0.75, 1.10)

1.65*

(1.29, 2.10)

 Surgery—General

1.48*

(1.11, 1.99)

0.75*

(0.58, 0.97)

0.89

(0.69, 1.15)

0.67*

(0.52, 0.87)

1.07

(0.74, 1.50)

 Hospital Medicine

1.51*

(1.12, 2.07)

1.22

(0.92, 1.63)

0.92

(0.71, 1.21)

0.82

(0.63, 1.07)

1.34

(0.94, 1.87)

 Pain Medicine

0.82

(0.61, 1.13)

0.78

(0.58, 1.06)

0.85

(0.63, 1.14)

0.89

(0.66, 1.19)

1.31

(0.88, 1.89)

 Psychiatry

0.85

(0.62, 1.18)

0.64*

(0.47, 0.87)

0.84

(0.62, 1.14)

1.00

(0.74, 1.36)

1.48*

(1.00, 2.14)

 Occupational Medicine

0.93

(0.67, 1.31)

1.02

(0.73, 1.42)

0.91

(0.66, 1.26)

0.68*

(0.49, 0.94)

1.10

(0.71, 1.64)

 Obstetrics and Gynecology

1.03

(0.72, 1.50)

0.80

(0.56, 1.13)

0.72

(0.51, 1.01)

1.02

(0.72, 1.44)

1.48

(0.94, 2.27)

 Pediatrics-Subspecialties

1.58*

(1.06, 2.43)

0.79

(0.55, 1.14)

0.97

(0.68, 1.39)

0.80

(0.56, 1.14)

0.82

(0.45, 1.38)

 Critical Care Medicine

0.86

(0.58, 1.29)

1.05

(0.70, 1.59)

1.18

(0.80, 1.76)

0.80

(0.54, 1.17)

1.55

(0.94, 2.46)

 Other

0.88

(0.77, 1.00)

0.78*

(0.68, 0.88)

0.85*

(0.75, 0.96)

0.73*

(0.64, 0.83)

1.04

(0.88, 1.23)

  1. Abbreviation: ref. indicates reference, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. *P < .05
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