Age-Related Differences in Doctor-Patient Interaction and Patient Satisfaction

Table 7

Odds ratios from binary logistic regression predicting patient satisfaction.

	Unadjusted	Age moderated	Adjusted
Patient-centered interaction	1.76**	1.38*	1.27
Patient age over 65		0.47*	0.76
Patient-centered × age over 65		2.02*	1.41
Patient characteristics
Gender—male			0.71
Race—white			1.69^†
Education—less than high school			0.24*
Education—high school degree			0.65^†
Education—some college			0.68
Education—college degree			1.33
Income—less than $20,000			1.13
Income—$20–$29,999			0.89
Income—$30,000–$39,999			0.97
Income—$40,000–$49,999			1.12
SF12—physical health			0.98
SF12—mental health			1.06**
Physician characteristics
Male			0.61^†
White			1.46^†
Years of practice			0.99
Encounter characteristics
First visit			0.50^†
Number of visits			1.12

Note: Coefficients are odds ratios. Standard errors are corrected using Huber-White sandwich matrix estimator that does not assume independence of cases within clusters. ^†P <  .10, *P <  .05, **P <  .01, ***P <  .001.