Table 4 Individual factors associated with high agreement with the evidence for tPA use in acute stroke care
Factors | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) | 1.06 (0.99, 1.13) | 0.09 |
Gender | |||
 Male | 1.21 (0.69, 2.12) | 0.96 (0.48, 1.92) | 0.91 |
 Female |  |  |  |
Role | |||
 Other vs Emergency physician trainee | 0.50 (0.06, 4.27) | 0.60 (0.06, 6.02) | 0.91 |
 Emergency physician vs Emergency physician trainee | 0.91 (0.53, 1.55) | 0.92 (0.32, 2.65) |  |
Years worked in emergency care | |||
 5 years or less vs 16 years or more | 1.18 (0.55, 2.50) | 2.37 (0.42, 13.31) | 0.38 |
 6–10 years vs 16 years or more | 0.94 (0.48, 1.87) | 1.92 (0.47, 7.85) |  |
 11–15 years vs 16 years or more | 1.27 (0.66, 2.44) | 2.30 (0.90, 5.92) |  |
Does your role at the hospital include responsibility for determining the care that is provided to stroke patients? | |||
 Yes | 1.23 (0.62, 2.44) | 0.92 (0.41, 2.07) | 0.84 |
 No |  |  |  |
Does your role at the hospital include deciding which patients receive tPA? | |||
 Yes | 1.60 (0.90, 2.85) | 1.64 (0.89, 3.04) | 0.11 |
 No |  |  |  |