Table 2 Diagnostic criteria for PCOS used and their associated physician characteristics using the multivariable logistic regression analysis (N=2328)

 Female (ref.)

799 (35.5)

1091 (48.5)

1.000

272 (12.1)

1.000

41 (1.8)

1.000

46 (2.0)

1.000

 male

33 (41.8)

32 (40.5)

0.824 (0.490,1.387)

9 (11.4)

0.707 (0.327,1.530)

2 (2.5)

1.450 (0.320,6.567)

3 (3.8)

2.100 (0.559,7.884)

 18–25

10 (38.5)

12 (46.2)

0.964 (0.383,2.425)

2 (7.7)

0.340 (0.070,1.650)

0 (0)

-

2 (7.7)

3.039 (0.473,19.5080

 26–35 (ref.)

159 (31.5)

244 (48.4)

1.000

79 (15.7)

1.000

10 (2.0)

1.000

12 (2.4)

1.000

 36–45

343 (34.6)

513 (51.7)

1.050 (0.723,1.526)

100 (10.1)

0.828 (0.481,1.423)

18 (1.8)

1.024 (0.315,3.335)

18 (1.8)

2.334 (0.890,6.119)

 46–55

282 (39.2)

317 (44.1)

91 (12.7)

1.378 (0.689,2.754)

13 (1.8)

0.703 (0.159,3.102)

16 (2.2)

5.385 (0.341,21.631)

 ≥56

38 (43.7)

37 (42.5)

1.118 (0.700,1.783)

1.024 (0.538,1.949)

9 (10.3)

1.048 (0.394,2.792)

2 (2.3)

0.774 (0.105,5.701)

1 (1.1)

2.952 (0.286,30.497)

 Tertiary (ref.)

443 (46.6)

360 (37.9)

1.000

120 (12.6)

1.000

17 (1.8)

1.000

11 (1.2)

1.000

 Secondary

310 (29.2)

577 (54.3)^*

2.012 (1.627,2.488)

132 (12.4)^*

1.557 (1.141,2.124)

17 (1.6)

1.300 (0.625,2.705)

26 (2.4)^*

3.203 (1.442,7.115)

 Primary

26 (17.3)

97 (64.7)^*

3.724 (2.331,5.950)

15 (10.0)

1.962 (0.989,3.891)

5 (3.3)^*

4.194 (1.360,12.932)

7 (4.7)^*

7.959 (2.593,24.426)

 Others

53 (32.1)

89 (53.9)^*

1.820 (1.240,2.671)

14 (8.5)

0.917 (0.495,1.736)

4 (2.4)

1.753 (0.549,5.602)

5 (3.0)

2.777 (0.853,9.042)

 Ge-ObGyn (ref.)

757 (34.4)

1090 (49.5)

1.000

264 (12.0)

1.000

41 (1.9)

1.000

49 (2.2)

1.000

 Re-ObGyn

75 (59.1)

33 (26.0)^*

0.513 (0.328,0.802)

17 (13.4)

0.833 (0.465,1.493)

2 (1.6)

0.696 (0.155,3.132)

0 (0)

-

 ≤5 (ref.)

74 (32.3)

100 (43.7)

1.000

43 (18.8)

1.000

4 (1.7)

1.000

8 (3.5)

1.000

 6–10

116 (30.4)

196 (51.4)

1.171 (0.763,1.797)

46 (12.1)

0.676 (0.386,1.183)

8 (2.1)

1.346 (0.360,5.035)

15 (3.9)

0.246 (0.059,1.032)

 11–20

243 (33.4)

387 (53.2)

1.194 (0.718,1.985)

80 (11.0)

0.680 (0.339,1.364)

10 (1.4)

0.971 (0.191,4.930)

7 (1.0)

1.448 (0.473,4.433)

 >20

399 (40.3)

440 (44.4)

0.733 (0.416,1.292)

112 (11.3)^*

0.405 (0.182,0.902)

21 (2.1)

1.378 (0.238,7.960)

19 (1.9)

0.252 (0.053,1.193)

 <1 (ref.)

19 (17.0)

58 (51.8)

1.000

20 (17.9)

1.000

3 (2.7)

1.000

12 (10.7)

1.000

 1–5

290 (29.9)

521 (53.7)

0.617 (0.354,1.077)

119 (12.3)^*

0.446 (0.225,0.884)

19 (2.0)

0.436 (0.113,1.677)

21 (2.2)^*

0.144 (0.058,0.357)

 6–10

288 (42.0)

293 (42.8)^*

0.430 (0.239,0.773)

84 (12.3)^*

0.412 (0.197,0.864)

9 (1.3)

0.230 (0.051,1.044)

11 (1.6)^*

0.113 (0.038,0.336)

 11–20

180 (43.4)

184 (44.3)

0.554 (0.299,1.026)

39 (9.4)^*

0.349 (0.156,0.781)

7 (1.7)

0.324 (0.064,1.635)

5 (1.2)^*

0.096 (0.025,0.362)

 >20

55 (37.7)

67 (45.9)

0.747 (0.372,1.503)

19 (13.0)

0.580 (0.232,1.451)

5 (3.4)

0.757 (0.131,4.367)

0 (0.0)

-

 1-50 (ref.)

482 (29.8)

859 (53.1)

1.000

2 (12.5)

1.000

30 (1.9)

1.000

44 (2.7)

1.000

 50-200

244 (45.6)

215 (40.2)^*

0.417 (0.282,0.616)

62 (11.6)

0.755 (0.530,1.076)

10 (1.9)

0.894 (0.401,1.995)

4 (0.7)

0.407 (0.137,1.204)

 >200

106 (60.2)

49 (27.8)^*

0.673 (0.531,0.854)

17 (9.7)^*

0.535 (0.298,0.961)

3 (1.7)

0.625 (0.167,2.338)

1 (0.6)

0.395 (0.050,3.127)