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Table 3 Independent associations with recommendation for follow up

From: Subspecialty surveillance of long-term course of small and moderate muscular ventricular septal defect: heterogenous practices, low yield

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Variable

Nwith(% Follow-up recommended)

Nwithout(% Follow-up recommended)

p

Odds ratio (95% CL)

p

High volume provider

444 (26.3)

156 (66.0)

<0.001

5.23 (3.44-7.93)

<0.001

Non MD provider

88 (31.8)

512 (37.5)

0.303

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Echo reader provider

451 (33.7)

149 (45.6)

0.009

1.20 (0.78-1.84)

0.409

Male gender

262 (36.3)

338 (37.0)

0.855

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Multiple mVSD

60 (58.3)

540 (34.3)

<0.001

0.38 (0.21-0.68)

0.001

Small-moderate or moderate mVSD

31 (67.7)

569 (35.0)

<0.001

0.27 (0.12-0.63)

0.002

Age < 3 months

304 (44.1)

296 (29.0)

<0.001

0.57 (0.39-0.83)

0.003