Table 2 Rates of use of genetic testing for rare diseases by physicians with different characteristics

Department

Pediatrics

94.1% (93.4–94.8)

93.5% (92.3–94.6)

95.9% (95.0-96.9)

92.5% (90.1–94.1)

Surgical

58.3% (56.6–60.0)

57.7% (54.7–60.6)

62.3% (59.7–65.4)

54.6% (51.7–57.6)

Non-surgical

74.4% (73.6–75.2)

73.6% (72.3–75.0)

77.4% (76.1–78.6)

71.4% (69.9–73.0)

Diagnosis-related

68.1% (64.1–72.2)

73.0% (66.7–79.3)

72.7% (66.4–79.0)

52.9% (43.9–61.9)

P value for difference

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Title

Resident physician

75.5% (74.0-77.1)

77.1% (74.4–79.8)

80.8% (78.3–83.4)

69.1% (66.3–72.0)

Attending physician

75.2% (74.2–76.2)

76.0% (74.4–77.6)

77.6% (75.9–79.2)

71.1% (69.1–73.1)

Associate chief physician

76.4% (75.3–77.5)

75.7% (73.8–77.5)

79.2% (77.5–81.0)

73.5% (71.2–75.7)

Chief physician

77.0% (75.8–78.2)

75.1% (73.0-77.3)

80.5% (78.7–82.3)

73.7% (71.1–76.4)

P value for trend

0.033

0.287

0.342

0.007

Education

Bachelor’s degree or below

66.6% (65.1–68.1)

67.4% (65.0-69.9)

74.0% (71.1–76.9)

62.2% (59.9–64.5)

Master’s degree

75.5% (74.6–76.3)

75.7% (74.3–77.0)

76.8% (75.4–78.2)

73.4% (71.8–75.1)

Doctorate/postdoc

83.2% (82.2–84.1)

83.3% (81.5–85.1)

83.3% (82.0-84.7)

82.7% (80.1–84.8)

P value for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Length of service

≤ 5

76.0% (74.5–77.4)

77.5% (75.2–79.9)

80.3% (77.8–82.7)

69.9% (67.1–72.7)

6–10

76.7% (75.5–77.9)

78.1% (76.1–80.0)

78.8% (76.9–80.8)

72.4% (70.0-74.7)

11–20

75.9% (74.8–76.9)

74.6% (72.8–76.4)

79.8% (78.2–81.4)

72.2% (70.1–74.3)

21–30

75.2% (73.8–76.5)

73.9% (71.5–76.2)

78.3% (76.3–80.3)

72.0% (69.3–74.7)

>30

76.6% (74.5–78.7)

75.6% (72.0-79.1)

78.9% (75.3–81.6)

74.9% (70.4–79.4)

P value for trend

0.537

0.010

0.318

0.126