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

Table 6

Odds ratios from binary logistic regression predicting patient-centered interaction.

	Unadjusted	Adjusted
Patient age 65 or older	1.34*	1.29^†
Patient characteristics
Gender—male		0.92
Race—white		1.48*
Education—less than high school		1.12
Education—high school degree		1.13
Education—some college		1.33
Education—college degree		1.12
Income—less than $20,000		0.84
Income—$20–$29,999		1.04
Income—$30,000–$39,999		0.75
Income—$40,000–$49,999		0.92
SF12—physical health		1.01
SF12—mental health		1.04*
Physician characteristics
Male		0.63^†
White		0.37**
Years of practice		0.97
Encounter characteristics
First visit		0.49^†
Number of visits		1.10

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.