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Table 4 Association between the correct use of diagnostic criteria and physicians’ characteristics (N=2328)

From: Is polycystic ovary syndrome appropriately diagnosed by obstetricians and gynaecologists across China: a nationwide survey

 

n (%)

729 (31.3%)

P

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Gender

 Female (ref.)

703 (31.3)

 

1.000

 

 Male

26 (32.9)

0.993

0.998

0.611, 1.630

Age (years)

 18–25

12 (46.2)

0.076

2.130

0.923, 4.193

 26–35 (ref.)

149 (29.2)

 

1.000

 

 36–45

315 (31.8)

0.667

1.079

0.763, 1.525

 46–55

223 (31.0)

0.803

1.058

0.681, 1.643

 ≥56

30 (34.5)

0.660

1.146

0.623, 2.108

Hospital classification

 Tertiary (ref.)

323 (34.0)

 

1.000

 

 Secondary

329 (31.0)

0.921

1.010

0.825, 1.237

 Primary

40 (26.7)

0.439

0.854

0.573, 1.274

 Others

37 (22.4)

0.034*

0.649

0.435, 0.968

Specialty

 Ge-ObGyn (ref.)

673 (30.6)

 

1.000

 

 Re-ObGyn

56 (44.1)

0.043*

1.492

1.014, 2.196

Years in post (y)

 ≤5 (ref.)

71 (31.0)

 

1.000

 

 6–10

114 (29.9)

0.854

0.963

0.648, 1.432

 11–20

239 (32.9)

0.874

0.963

0.602, 1.540

 >20

305 (30.8)

0.315

0.762

0.449, 1.295

Years of PCOS caring (y)

 <1 (ref.)

21 (18.8)

 

1.000

 

 1–5

293 (30.2)

0.021*

1.816

1.093, 3.018

 6–10

206 (30.1)

0.035*

1.788

1.041, 3.072

 11–20

156 (37.6)

0.001*

2.558

1.450, 4.510

 >20

53 (36.3)

0.004*

2.574

1.353, 4.899

Number of patients with PCOS treated annually

 1-50 (ref.)

469 (29.0)

 

1.000

 

 50-200

180 (33.6)

0.344

1.117

0.888, 1.404

 >200

80 (45.5)

0.005*

1.639

1.157, 2.323

  1. Data are presented as n (%)
  2. *P<0.05, multivariate binary logistic regression model. OR odds ratio. Ref reference category