OR (95% CI) | Crude | Adjusted |
---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Sex (male) | 0.94 (0.74, 1.21) | 0.85 (0.64, 1.15) |
Hometown | ||
Urban | – | – |
Relatively urban | 1.49* (1.04, 2.15) | 1.45 (0.96, 2.17) |
Relatively rural | 1.30 (0.92, 1.83) | 1.24 (0.85, 1.83) |
Rural | 1.37 (0.96, 1.97) | 1.25 (0.84, 1.88) |
Other academic or professional experiences prior to medical school | 1.22 (0.92, 1.61) | 1.23 (0.90, 1.68) |
Physician parent | 0.75* (0.58, 0.96) | 0.59* (0.42, 0.83) |
Intent to inherit existing practice | 1.36 (0.95, 1.95) | 1.64* (1.01, 2.68) |
Career priorities | ||
Mastering advanced procedures | 0.72* (0.64, 0.81) | 0.75* (0.65, 0.87) |
Work life balance | 1.02 (0.90, 1.15) | 0.89 (0.76, 1.06) |
Frequent patient communication | 1.47* (1.28, 1.70) | 1.17 (0.97, 1.42) |
Opening own clinic | 1.13* (1.03, 1.23) | 1.08 (0.95, 1.22) |
Involvement in preventive medicine | 1.51* (1.35, 1.70) | 1.18* (1.01, 1.38) |
Involvement in terminal care | 1.41 (1.26, 1.58) | 1.10 (0.95, 1.28) |
Acute care rather than chronic care | 0.82* (0.73, 0.92) | 0.85* (0.74, 0.98) |
Not treat patients with psychosocial problems | 0.76* (0.68, 0.84) | 0.91 (0.80, 1.04) |
Income | 0.83* (0.73, 0.93) | 0.92 (0.79, 1.08) |
Access to advanced medical fields | 0.70* (0.62, 0.80) | 0.85 (0.71, 1.02) |
Clinical diagnostic reasoning | 1.60* (1.40, 1.82) | 1.65* (1.40, 1.94) |
Depth rather than breadth of practice | 0.61* (0.54, 0.69) | 0.69* (0.59, 0.81) |
Involvement in global health | 1.11* (1.00, 1.23) | 1.03 (0.90, 1.18) |
Community-oriented practice | 1.77* (1.55, 2.01) | 1.33* (1.13, 1.57) |