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Table 4 Results of binary logistic regression analysis model showing predictors of believing that diagnostic errors is an urgent problem

From: Diagnostic errors in Dentistry, opinions of egyptian dental teaching staff, a cross-sectional study

Variables

Regression coefficient (b)

Standard Error (SE)

P-value

Odds Ratio (OR)

95% CI for OR

Sex

0.955

0.915

0.297

2.598

0.432–15.618

Age (Reference category: Above 50 y)

     

25–35 y

-20.133

5.873

0.999

0.001

0.00001–3.212

36–50 y

-21.095

5.872

0.998

0.001

0.00001–3.21

Degree (Reference category: Professor)

     

Assistant lecturer

2.282

2.008

0.256

3.798

0.191–10.395

Lecturer

3.122

1.543

0.043*

2.703

1.104–46.907

Associate professor

1.243

1.379

0.367

3.466

0.232–51.715

Institution (Reference category: Al-Azhar University)

     

Governmental university

-0.872

1.166

0.455

0.418

0.043–4.112

Private university

-2.184

1.062

0.040*

0.113

0.014–0.903

Number of patients (Reference category: More than 30 patients)

     

10–20 patients

18.66

4.915

0.998

0.001

0.00001–4.022

20–30 patients

1.327

1.224

0.278

3.77

0.342–4.552

  1. *: Significant at P ≤ 0.05