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Table 6 Factors associated with high scores for involvement in undertaking activities related to genetics and nutritional genomics among dietitians

From: The application of genetics and nutritional genomics in practice: an international survey of knowledge, involvement and confidence among dietitians in the US, Australia and the UK

 

B ± SE (95 % CI for B)

β

p value

Model 2: Clinical activities (11 activities)

 Years of experience

0.01 ± 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.02)

0.03

0.371

 PhD

−0.11 ± 0.43 (−0.95 to 0.74)

−0.01

0.806

 Graduated via a postgraduate degree

0.08 ± 0.17 (−0.25 to 0.41)

0.02

0.629

 Perceive genetics to be important

−0.06 ± 0.41 (−0.87 to 0.75)

−0.01

0.887

 Employed by the public health service

0.10 ± 0.18 (−0.26 to 0.46)

0.02

0.596

 Research dietitian

−0.04 ± 0.28 (−0.60 to 0.52)

−0.01

0.887

 Health promotion/public health dietitian

0.29 ± 0.23 (−0.16 to 0.74)

0.05

0.199

 Food service/industry dietitian

0.35 ± 0.35 (−0.33 to 1.03)

0.04

0.306

 Media and press dietitian

0.05 ± 0.53 (−0.98 to 1.09)

0.00

0.921

 Knowledge score

0.03 ± 0.03 (−0.03 to 0.08)

0.04

0.347

 Clinical confidence score

0.15 ± 0.01 (0.12 to 0.17)

0.55

<0.001

 Education confidence score

−0.15 ± 0.05 (−0.25 to −0.04)

−0.17

0.006

 Education involvement score

1.01 ± 0.14 (0.73 to 1.29)

0.31

<0.001

Model 3: Educational activities (3 activities)

 Years of experience

0.00 ± 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01)

0.09

0.014

 PhD

0.13 ± 0.13 (−0.12 to 0.39)

0.04

0.312

 Perceive genetics to be important

0.25 ± 0.12 (0.01 to 0.50)

0.07

0.040

 Employed by the public health service

−0.09 ± 0.06 (−0.20 to 0.02)

−0.06

0.100

 Clinical dietitian

−0.19 ± 0.07 (−0.32 to −0.05)

−0.10

0.009

 Education dietitian

0.14 ± 0.05 (0.03 to 0.24)

0.09

0.010

 Research dietitian

0.02 ± 0.09 (−0.15 to 0.20)

0.01

0.811

 Knowledge score

−0.00 ± 0.01 (−0.02 to 0.01)

−0.01

0.760

 Clinical confidence score

−0.01 ± 0.01 (−0.02 to 0.00)

−0.06

0.267

 Education confidence score

0.10 ± 0.02 (0.07 to 0.13)

0.39

<0.001

 Clinical involvement score

0.09 ± 0.01 (0.07 to 0.12)

0.30

<0.001

  1. By multivariate linear regression