Table 1.

Multivariate model associated with those that had mistrust in the medical profession

Question	Answer	Odds ratio	p-value	95% confidence interval
		–3.50	<0.01^a	–4.32 – –2.68
What age group are you?	18–29 years^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	50–69 years	–0.29	0.42	–1.01–0.42
	<18 years	–0.40	0.68	–2.30–1.50
	Prefer not to say	13.19	0.98	–818.60–844.98
	>70 years	1.97	0.22	–1.18–5.13
	30–49 years	0.08	0.76	–0.40–0.55
Have you ever witnessed unprofessional behaviour from doctors on Twitter?	No^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Not sure	0.80	0.09	–0.12–1.72
	Yes	2.70	<0.01^a	2.08–3.33
Have you ever witnessed an incident on Twitter where doctors could have potentially breached patient confidentiality?	No^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Not sure	0.55	0.08	–0.06–1.15
	Yes	0.96	<0.01^a	0.49–1.43
Do you think Twitter should fact check the content posted by doctors?	No^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Not sure	0.52	0.07	–0.04–1.09
	Yes	0.55	0.03^a	0.05–1.06
Do you think doctors’ regulators should monitor Twitter accounts in line with their role of conduct?	No^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Not sure	0.33	0.32	–0.32–0.98
	Yes	0.63	0.02^a	0.08–1.18
Do you think doctors’ employers should monitor Twitter accounts?	No^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Not sure	–0.20	0.56	–0.86–0.46
	Yes	0.80	0.01^a	0.22–1.39
Should doctors be allowed to post adverts and monetise their Twitter account?	No^b	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Not sure	–0.52	0.07	–1.08–0.05
	Yes	–0.56	0.02^a	–1.04 – –0.07