Table 3. Adjusted Associations between American Board of Family Medicine Recertification Examination Score and Result with and without Scope of Practice for Primary Care (SP4PC) Scale
Linear Regression: Examination Score: Beta Estimate of Change in Examination ScoreLogistic Regression: Passing Examination: OR of Passing (95% CI)
Without SP4PCWith SP4PCWithout SP4PCWith SP4PC
SP4PC4.9*1.09 (1.07–1.11)
Urban−15.6*−5.8*0.73 (0.62–0.87)0.86 (0.73–1.02)
Female−9.4*−7.8*0.81 (0.72–0.92)0.83 (0.72–0.94)
Age−1.0*−0.9*0.96 (0.95–0.96)0.96 (0.95–0.96)
Degree (DO)−57.5*−55.8*0.39 (0.33–0.47)0.40 (0.33–0.48)
International medical school graduates−71.5*−67.8*0.30 (0.26–0.34)0.31 (0.27–0.36)
Medical school faculty17.0*9.4*1.44 (1.24–1.68)1.30 (1.11–1.52)
Hold other American Board of Medical Specialties certification−3.46.41.20 (0.83–1.72)1.37 (0.94–1.99)
Practice organization
GroupReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Solo−40.8*−36.4*0.48 (0.41–0.56)0.51 (0.43–0.60)
Other3.911.7*1.11 (0.97–1.28)1.31 (1.14–1.51)
  • * Beta estimate significantly different than zero at P < .05.

  • OR, odds ratio; DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine.