Adjusted Association Between Physician Demographics, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use of Methods of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment*
| Discussed Breast Cancer Risk Factors | Used Software to Calculate Breast Cancer Risk | Ordered or Referred for BRCA1/2 Testing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty | |||
| Internal medicine (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Family practice | 1.47 (0.58–3.71) | 0.83 (0.37–1.81) | 0.95 (0.57–1.59) |
| Obstetrics/gynecology | 3.35 (1.01–11.13) | 5.37 (2.49–11.55) | 2.36 (1.24–4.49) |
| Solo practice | 0.14 (0.04–0.56) | 0.16 (0.02–1.36) | 0.27 (0.07–0.96) |
| Family member with breast cancer | 1.63 (0.41–6.39) | 2.76 (1.27–5.30) | 1.19 (0.59–2.47) |
| Attitudes | |||
| Many patients ask for information about their risk of breast cancer | 24.60 (3.44–195.82) | 0.83 (0.42–1.61) | 1.52 (0.95–2.44) |
| Knowledge | |||
| Accuracy score (one point increase) | 1.23 (0.26–5.69) | 4.57 (1.17–17.08) | 1.82 (0.73–4.55) |
* Models include all the variables in the table as well as physician age, sex, and number of patients seen per week.
All data provided as odds ratio (95% CI).