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Table 5 Physician-related predictors for PCPs’ diagnosis of a somatoform disorder (n = 99)

From: Diagnosis of somatoform disorders in primary care: diagnostic agreement, predictors, and comaprisons with depression and anxiety

Physician-related characteristics

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age

0.90 (0.81; 1.00)

0.06

Female sex

2.26(0.74; 6.85)

0.15

Specialization internal medicine

5.95 (1.70; 20.80)

<.01

Years in general practice

1.06 (0.93; 1.21)

0.38

Training in psychosomatic basic care

0.58 (0.15; 2.96)

0.51

Solo practice

2.92 (1.02; 8.38)

<.05

  1. Results of multiple logistic regression analysis