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Table 1 Simple logistic regression of factors significantly determining the odds for providing a correct answer to Question 1 for Clinical Cases 1 and 2

From: Acute stroke awareness of family physicians: translation of policy to practice

Diagnosis

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P

Lower limit

Upper limit

Clinical Case 1

 Gender (Woman/Man)

1.213

0.525

2.802

0.651

 Age (years)

1.050

1.016

1.086

0.004

 Diploma received before 2005 (yes/no)

0.321

0.112

0.916

0.034

 Years of working (years)

1.058

1.019

1.100

0.003

 Other specialisation (yes/no)

0.292

0.120

0.710

0.007

 Practice located within 90 km radius (yes/no)

4.504

1.779

11.401

0.001

 Thrombolysis mentioned to patient (yes/no) (Q2 case 1)

3.976

1.702

9.289

0.001

 Thrombolysis communicated accurately (yes/no) (Q2 case 1)

2.833

1.165

6.892

0.022

Clinical Case 2

 Gender (Woman/Man)

1.133

0.484

2.656

0.773

 Age (years)

1.055

1.019

1.092

0.002

 Work (board-certified family physician) (yes/no)

0.085

0.011

0.654

0.018

 Diploma received before 2005 (yes/no)

0.104

0.023

0.467

0.003

 Years of working (years)

1.077

1.034

1.122

0.000

 Other specialisation (yes/no)

0.391

0.163

0.940

0.036

 Practice located within 90 km radius (yes/no)

3.631

1.454

9.065

0.006