Table 2.

Negative Binomial Regression Predicting the Number of Practice Sites per Physician

EstimateSE95% LCLM95% UCLMP Value
Intercept1.18330.01591.15211.2144<.0001
Age (years)
    <400.28840.02050.24820.3287<.0001
    40–490.27040.01810.2350.3058<.0001
    50–590.15910.01890.1220.1962<.0001
    ≥60Reference
Sex
    MaleReference
    Female−0.15440.0139−0.1816−0.1273<.0001
IMG status
    IMG0.02680.015−0.00260.0562.0735
    Non-IMGReference
Present employment setting
    Self-employed solo practice−0.41380.0225−0.4579−0.3696<.0001
    Two-physician practice−0.320.0394−0.3973−0.2427<.0001
    Group practiceReference
    Medical school−0.06030.0457−0.14990.0293.1873
    State/local−0.07490.0196−0.1132−0.0366.0001
    Federal−0.12330.081−0.28190.0354.1279
    Others−0.06620.0162−0.0979−0.0345<.0001
Primary Specialty
    Non–primary careReference
    Primary care−0.27810.0138−0.3052−0.2511<.0001
Dispersion0.4090.00660.39630.4221
  • A total of 19,451 cases were used; 665 cases were excluded because of missing values.

  • IMG, international medical graduate; LCLM, Lower Confidence Limit; SE, standard error; UCLM, Upper Confidence Limit.