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PT referral rates were stratified by insurance type. Multivariable logistic regression assessed predictors of referral including insurance type, age, BMI, sex, race\/ethnicity, provider specialty, year of visit, and comorbidities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Crude PT referral rates at the initial visit were 12.06% for Medicaid, 6.83% for Medicare, 10.29% for commercial insurance, and 8.33% for uninsured patients. Adjusted analysis showed that Medicaid patients had higher referral odds (OR, 1.20; 95% CI [1.10, 1.30];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), whereas Medicare patients had lower odds (OR, 0.76; 95% CI [0.66, 0.88];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) compared to those with commercial insurance. Female (OR, 1.21; 95% CI [1.14, 1.29];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and Hispanic patients\u00a0(OR 1.18; 95% CI [1.09, 1.29];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) demonstrated increased referral odds. Provider specialty was associated with PT referral, with non\u2010operative sports medicine providers having the highest referral odds (OR, 3.00; 95% CI [2.72, 3.31];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) relative to orthopaedic surgery.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite strong clinical practice guidelines recommending PT, formal referral rates for patients with KOA remain low regardless of insurance type, patient characteristics, and referring healthcare provider specialty. 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