| Variable |
OR (95% CI) |
p-value |
| Perception of bias in peers prescription
practices* |
6.67 (1.60 - 27.74) |
0.01 |
| Group practice structure |
3.01 (0.94 - 9.65) |
0.06 |
| < 4 meetings with sales representatives per
month |
2.39 (0.91 - 6.33) |
0.08 |
| Annual income =EUR160’000 |
2.13 (0.82 - 5.55) |
0.12 |
| < 16 minutes spent per meetings with sales
representatives |
1.99 (0.67 - 5.89) |
0.22 |
| Male sex |
1.80 (0.56 - 5.84) |
0.33 |
| =4 sponsored medical meetings attended in
2010 |
1.77 (0.67 - 4.67) |
0.25 |
| Working Full-time |
1.58 (0.61 - 4.11) |
0.35 |
| Perception of a bias in own prescription
practices* |
1.50 (0.15 - 15.18) |
0.73 |
| Practice located in small towns or rural villages |
1.46 (0.45 - 4.76) |
0.53 |
| Not member of a health maintenance
organization |
1.12 (0.39 - 3.17) |
0.84 |
| Age |
1.02 (0.96 - 1.07) |
0.61 |
Abbreviations: OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval
*Perception of bias in peers prescription practices dichotomised as “strongly
agree” vs “agree, disagree, strongly disagree” on a 4 item like rt scale.