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Table 2 Association of pharmacist characteristics with knowledge (good vs. poor) (N = 399)

From: Investigation of community pharmacists’ knowledge and attitudes of pharmacogenomics testing: implication for improved pharmacogenomic testing practice

Independent variables (variables vs reference)

Knowledge (Good vs poor)

AORa (95% CIb)

P value

Years of experience

2–5 vs < 2

4.369 (0.850–22.443)

0.077

6–10 vs < 2

1.809 (0.506–6.468)

0.362

 > 10 vs < 2

1.802 (0.559–5.811)

0.324

Pharmacy type

Independent vs chain

0.616 (0.346–1.095)

0.099

Average number of patients per day

10–29 vs < 10

0.038 (0.01–0.146)

0.001***

30–49 vs < 10

0.097 (0.04 -0.237)

0.001***

 ≥ 50 vs < 10

0.636 (0.320–1.224)

0.196

Average prescriptions per day

10–29 vs < 10

0.046 (0.005–0.401)

0.005**

30–49 vs < 10

0.025 (0.003–0.211)

0.001***

 ≥ 50 vs < 10

0.049 (0.005–0.458)

0.008**

Workload in the pharmacy

High vs average

0.712 (0.123–4.136)

0.705

Very high vs average

0.571 (0.091–3.591)

0.550

Low vs average

0.983 (0.120–8.031)

0.987

Very low vs average

0.471 (0.044–5.004)

0.533

Received a formal education about pharmacogenetics

Yes vs no

0.530 (0.261–1.076)

0.079

  1. aAOR: adjusted odds ratio
  2. bCI: confidence interval
  3. **P-value ≤ 0.01, ***P-value ≤ 0.001