Table 2 Odds ratios from multinomial logistic regression of factors associated with frequency of doctor visits per year (n = 880)
Variables | 1–5 times doctor visits OR a (95% CI) b P c | 6 to 11 times doctor’s visits per year OR a (95% CI) b P c | More than 12 times OR a (95% CI) b P c | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1a | Model 2a | Model 3a | Model 1b | Model 2b | Model 3b | Model 1c | Model 2c | Model 3c | |
SRH | |||||||||
Very good or good | 0.30 (0.15–0.60) *** | 0.25 (0.12–0.51) *** | 0.21 (0.10–0.44) *** | 0.25 (0.10–0.61) *** | 0.22 (0.09–0.55) *** | 0.21 (0.08–0.53) *** | 0.16 (0.09–0.26) *** | 0.14 (0.08–0.24) *** | 0.15 (0.09–0.26) *** |
Fair | 0.75 (0.39–1.42) ns | 0.71 (0.37–1.37) ns | 0.62 (0.32–1.21) ns | 0.62 (0.28–1.38) ns | 0.61 (0.27–1.35) ns | 0.57 (0.25–1.30) ns | 0.21 (0.12–0.35) *** | 0.21 (0.12–0.35) *** | 0.22 (0.13–0.37) *** |
Poor | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |
Physical activity | |||||||||
Inactive | 0.23 (0.12–0.42) *** | 0.21 (0.11–0.40) *** | 0.47 (0.23–0.94) * | 0.43 (0.21–0.88) ** | 0.52 (0.35–0.77) *** | 0.53 (0.35–0.80) *** | |||
Active | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
Age (years) | |||||||||
60–69 | 2.18 (0.84–5.66) ns | 2.37 (0.50–1.21) ns | 1.38 (0.70–2.73) ns | ||||||
70–79 | 2.29 (0.88–5.95) ns | 5.49 (1.20–0.04) ** | 2.03 (1.03–3.99) ** | ||||||
80 and over | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||||||
Gender | |||||||||
Female | 0.48 (0.29–0.77) *** | 0.48 (0.26–0.89) ** | 1.25 (0.83–1.88) ns | ||||||
Male | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||||||
Education | |||||||||
Below Primary education | 0.35 (0.14–0.86) * | 0.11 (0.02–0.58) *** | 0.80 (0.38–1.68) ns | ||||||
Secondary education | 0.42 (0.21–0.82) ** | 0.48 (0.21–1.12) ns | 0.76 (0.41–1.43) ns | ||||||
Tertiary education | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||||||