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Table 4 Predictors of types of lower limbs vascular tests undertaken by podiatrists

From: Lower limb vascular assessment techniques of podiatrists in the United Kingdom: a national survey

 

Observation, Doppler and pressure (ref) (n = 49)

Observation alone (n = 29)

Doppler alone (n = 50)

Observation and Doppler (n = 97)

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

Education level

Bachelor (ref)

30 (61.2%)

17 (58.6%)

  

28 (56.0%)

  

70 (72.1%)

  

PG/Research

16 (32.6%)

9 (31.0%)

−.10 (.32, 2.54)

0.85

18 (36.0%)

0.19 (0.51, 2.89)

0.65

24 (24.7%)

−0.47 (0.28, 1.37)

0.24

Diploma

3 (6.2%)

3 (10.4%)

0.63 (0.34, 10.49)

0.47

4 (8.0%)

0.35 (0.29, 6.93)

0.66

3 (3.1%)

−0.83 (0.08, 2.29)

0.33

Podiatry setting

Public (ref)

33 (67.3%)

17 (58.6%)

  

34 (68.0%)

  

64 (66.0%)

  

Private

16 (32.7%)

12 (41.4%)

0.44 (0.58, 4.14)

0.38

16 (32.0%)

−0.05 (0.40, 2.26)

0.906

33 (34.0%)

0.12 (0.53, 2.39)

0.75

  1. Ref reference category, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, PG post graduate study. Bolded P indicates significant difference at < 0.05