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Table 4 Number of GPs who believed that EMFs can cause symptoms

From: Consultations in primary care for symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields – a survey among general practitioners

all GPs

% (95% C.I.)

OR (95% C.I.) a

p b

 

61.4

(56.1 – 66.4)

  

Sex

   

   Male

57.8

(51.9 – 63.5)

1

(reference)

 

   Female

76.1

(64.7 – 84.7)

1.76

(0.89 – 3.53)

0.095

Age group

   

   <35 – 44

70.3

(58.2 – 80.1)

1

(reference)

 

   45 – 54

66.7

(58.1 – 74.3)

0.76

(0.38 – 1.53)

 

   55 – 64

55.1

(46.7 – 63.1)

0.65

(0.33 – 1.29)

 

   ≥ 65

25

(8.9 – 53.2)

0.22

(0.04 – 1.2)

0.25

Majority of patients comes from rural/urban area

   

   Majority from rural area

63.7

(55 – 71.6)

1

(reference)

 

   Majority from urban or agglomeration area

54.7

(46.4 – 62.7)

0.57

(0.33 – 0.99)

 

   Equally urban or agglomeration/rural

70.5

(59.6 – 79.5)

0.85

(0.43 – 1.68)

0.12

Self-rated information level

   

   Rather bad

58.1

(46.7 – 68.7)

1

(reference)

 

   Middle

66.5

(59.1 – 73.1)

1.22

(0.67 – 2.23)

 

   Rather good

56.7

(46.4 – 66.4)

0.76

(0.39 – 1.5)

0.27

Complementary-medicine certificate

   

   None

54.6

(48.8 – 60.3)

1

(reference)

 

   At least onec

94.8

(85.9 – 98.2)

13.75

(4.09 – 46.2)

<0.0001

  1. Percentage of GPs who believe that EMF can cause symptoms, stratified by GP-characteristics. aOdds ratio of believing that EMF can cause symptoms compared to not believing or being unsure about it after multiple logistic regression (model variables: sex, age group, urban/rural patient collective, self rated information level and complementary-medicine certificate). bp-value after likelihood ratio test cAt least one of the following: traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, neural therapy, homeopathy or anthroposophical medicine.