Variable

 

Compared To:

Estimate

Pr>[t]

Age

 

 

0.009

0.109

Practice Region

NE

West

-0.351

<0.0001

 

MW

West

-0.225

0.743

 

S

West

-0.212

0.001

Ethnicity

Caucasian

non Caucasian

0.525

<0.0001

Practice Duration

5-15y

<5 yrs

-0.225

0.002

 

16-25y

<5yrs

-0.135

0.255

 

25 yrs

<5yrs

0.160

0.018

Subspecialty

Med Derm

Surgical

0.114

0.062

Practice Setting

Solo Private Practice

Academic

-0.666

<0.0001

 

Group, single specialty

Academic

-0.636

<0.0001

Procedure Group

Destruction

Excision

-0.254

0.000

 

Biopsy

Excision

-0.060

0.289

 

Cosmetic

Excision

-0.179

0.056

 

ED&C

Excision

-0.003

0.969

Construct

Law

Medicine

-0.067

0.330

 

Ethics

Medicine

-0.213

0.001

Sued

Yes

No

0.130

0.008

Categories in italics = non-significant. Column labeled “Compared To” = reference case SOC = minimum standard of care
Table 2: Multivariate linear regression model for positive discrepancy between usual practice and opinion regarding minimum standard of care for informed consent: Point estimates with Pr>[t] (analogous to p value).