| Physician' Estimate of Disease Severity (Odds Ratio) ‡ | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient Variable | Beta | Much Better | Somewhat Better | Somewhat Worse | Much Worse |
 |  | (n = 108) | (n = 385) | (n = 400) | (n = 121) |
Increases physician's severity estimate | |||||
Age (older) | .173 | 0.950 *** | 0.980 * | 1.005 | 1.040* |
Male | .166 | 0.597 | 0.720 | 1.666* | 2.382* |
Public Clinic | .128 | 0.996 | 1.500 | 2.468*** | 3.884*** |
Bodily Pain (less) ¶ | .132 | 0.998 | 1.000 | 1.010** | 1.028*** |
Long-term Smoker (≥ 20 pack-years) | .082 | 0.588*** | 0.724*** | 0.869 | 0.902 |
Decreases physician's severity estimate | |||||
Physical Role Functioning (better) ¶ | .153 | 1.004 | 1.004 | 0.994 | 0.968*** |
Disease Impact on Activities (less) | .137 | 1.051* | 0.994 | 0.961** | 0.927** |
General Health Perception (better) ¶ | .114 | 1.008 | 1.007 | 0.991 | 0.985 |
Retired | .112 | 2.355** | 1.475* | 0.907 | 0.797 |
Asthma | .109 | 1.853 | 1.217 | 0.599* | 0.628 |