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Table 3 Adjusted associations between a guideline conform OAC initiation in relation to the health care setting

From: The health care setting rather than medical speciality impacts on physicians adherence to guideline-conform anticoagulation in outpatients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a cross sectional survey

 

OR

95%-CI

p-value

Model 1 (N = 221):

   

Ambulatory care

1.00

  

Hospital care

3.5

1.7-7.0

< 0.001

Model 2 (N = 219):

   

Ambulatory care

1.00

  

Hospital care

2.8

1.2-6.9

0.023

  1. Model 1: Adjusted association between guideline a conform OAC initiation and the health care setting controlled for physicians' speciality (GP, internist, cardiologist)
  2. Model 2: Model 1 in addition adjusted for physicians' characteristics (gender, general use of guidelines) and clinical experience (adverse events, years of experience, NVAF cases last 6 months)
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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