Vascular assessment techniques of podiatrists in Australia and New Zealand: a web-based survey

Table 3 Clinical indicators for vascular assessment

Clinical indicators	Medical history					Medical history and observations					Medical history, observations and referral type		Medical history and referral type
	N	%	RRR	P value	95 % CI	N	%	RRR	P value	95 % CI	N	%	N	%	RRR	P value	95 % CI
Education level^a
Diploma	6	8.45	0.93	0.789	0.55 to 1.569	13	18.31	0.78	0.251	0.51 to 1.189	47	66.2	5	7.04	1.40	0.44	06 to 3.282
Bachelor	30	11.95				33	13.15				150	59.76	38	15.14
Postgrad/RHD	5	5.68				11	12.5				53	60.23	19	21.59
Practice setting^b
Private	30	10.38	0.02	<0.0001	0.003 to 0.153	52	17.99	0.38	<0.0001	0.22 to 0.652	162	56.06	45	15.57	0.10	0.028	0.01 to 0.782
Public	9	8.82				4	3.92				74	72.55	15	14.71
Geographical location
Metro	21	8.57	2.05	0.292	0.54 to 7.773	40	16.33	0.96	0.945	0.27 to 3.430	149	60.82	35	14.29	2.38	0.345	0.39 to 14.435
Regional	16	12.21	0.71	0.609	0.2 to 2.592	15	11.45	0.36	0.11	0.11 to 1.258	81	61.83	19	14.5	1.35	0.731	0.24 to 7.640
Rural	4	7.69	1.15	0.831	0.31 to 4.304	4	7.69	0.94	0.927	0.27 to 3.249	33	63.46	11	21.15	2.77	0.244	0.5 to 15.394
Experience
Years (mean, SD)	12.01	8.96	1.04	0.018	1.01 to 1.073	14.82	11.14	1.04	0.004	1.01 to 1.066	12.14	10.04	13.60	9.73	1.06	0.039	1.00 to 1.117

*Values in bold are considered statistically significant, RRR = relative risk ratio
The reference group of the nominal logistic regression model used a combination of responses of Observations, Medical History and Referral Type
^aBachelor or equivalent degree was used as the reference category for education level
^bPrivate practitioners were used as the reference category for work setting

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