Covariates | n % | Frequency of doctor visits /year | P | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None n % | 1 to 5 times n % | 6 to 11 times n % | 12 or more n % | |||
Total | 880 | 247 (28.1) | 153 (17.4) | 66 (7.5) | 414 (47.0) | |
Age (years) | ||||||
60–69 | 437 (49.7) | 135 (30.9) | 84 (19.2) | 24 (5.5) | 194 (44.4) | .012 |
70–79 | 387 (44.0) | 88 (22.7) | 62 (16.0) | 40 (10.4) | 197 (50.9) | |
80 and over | 56 (6.3) | 24 (42.9) | 7 (12.5) | 2 (3.5) | 23 (41.1) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 220 (25.0) | 65 (29.5) | 55 (25.0) | 26 (11.8) | 74 (33.6) | .000 |
Female | 660 (75.0) | 182 (27.6) | 98 (14.8) | 40 (6.2) | 340 (51.5) | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 544 (61.8) | 156 (28.7) | 93 (17.1) | 38 (7.0) | 257 (47.2) | .852 |
Unmarried/widow/Separated | 336 (38.2) | 91(27.1) | 60 (17.9) | 28 (8.3) | 157 (46.7) | |
Education | ||||||
Primary education | 116 (13.2) | 40 (34.5) | 14 (12.1) | 2 (1.7) | 60 (51.7) | .000 |
Secondary education | 675 (76.7) | 189 (28.0) | 112 (16.6) | 53 (7.9) | 321 (47.6) | |
Tertiary education | 89 (10.1) | 18 (20.2) | 27 (30.3) | 11 (12.4) | 33 (37.1) | |
Family income | ||||||
Low income | 556 (63.2) | 162 (29.1) | 96 (17.3) | 37 (6.7) | 261 (46.9) | .211 |
Middle income | 196 (22.3) | 45 (23.0) | 41 (20.9) | 20 (10.2) | 90 (45.9) | |
High income | 128 (14.5) | 40 (31.3) | 16 (12.5) | 9 (7.0) | 63 (49.2) | |
SRH | ||||||
Very good/good | 286 (32.5) | 114 (39.9) | 38 (13.3) | 16 (5.6) | 118 (41.2) | .001 |
Fair | 394 (44.8) | 111 (28.2) | 91 (23.1) | 38 (9.6) | 154 (39.1) | |
Poor | 200 (22.7) | 22 (11.0) | 24 (12.0) | 12 (6.0) | 142 (71.0) | |
Number of Medical conditions | ||||||
None | 27 (3.1) | 8 (29.6) | 2 (7.4) | 5 (18.5) | 12 (44.5) | .124 |
1–2 | 330 (37.5) | 89 (27.0) | 62 (18.8) | 17 (5.2) | 162 (49.0) | |
≤ − 3 | 523 (59.4) | 150 (28.7) | 89 (17.0) | 44 (8.4) | 240 (45.9) | |
Physical activity | ||||||
Active | 700 (79.5) | 177 (25.3) | 138 (19.7) | 54 (7.7) | 331 (47.3) | .000 |
Inactive | 180 (20.5) | 70 (38.9) | 15 (8.3) | 12 (6.7) | 83 (46.1) |