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Table 2 Logistic regressions for family physician utilization (use versus no use)

From: Understanding adolescent and young adult use of family physician services: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey

Stage of adolescence

Early

  

Middle

  

Young

adult

  

Sample size

4985

  

8718

  

6681

  

Variable (reference)

ORa

CI-La

CI-Ua

ORa

CI-La

CI-Ua

ORa

CI-La

CI-Ua

CONTEXT

         

Province (Ontario)

         

Atlantic

0.86

0.64

1.17

1.05

0.83

1.34

0.92

0.71

1.19

Quebec

0.53

0.37

0.77

0.70

0.55

0.88

0.95

0.73

1.23

Manitoba

0.77

0.51

1.17

1.20

0.81

1.77

1.51

1.00

2.27

Saskatchewan

0.95

0.65

1.37

1.38

1.00

1.91

1.13

0.75

1.72

Alberta

1.26

0.89

1.76

1.24

0.93

1.64

1.55

1.16

2.07

British Columbia

0.92

0.70

1.23

1.04

0.83

1.31

0.99

0.74

1.32

PREDISPOSING

         

Sex (Male)

         

Female

1.10

0.91

1.34

1.54

1.26

1.88

1.58

1.23

2.03

Education attainment

-

-

-

1.11

1.01

1.23

1.02

0.93

1.12

Birth country (Canada)

         

Other

1.28

0.86

1.92

0.86

0.65

1.15

0.93

0.64

1.34

Racial origin (White)

         

Visible minority

0.74

0.57

0.97

1.24

0.99

1.54

0.98

0.72

1.34

Community belonging

1.10

0.96

1.27

1.09

1.00

1.20

1.11

1.00

1.23

ENABLING

         

Household income (Middle)

         

Low income

1.03

0.75

1.40

0.76

0.59

0.97

0.82

0.60

1.11

Low-middle income

1.07

0.80

1.44

0.83

0.64

1.07

0.94

0.69

1.27

Low-high income

1.01

0.74

1.39

0.92

0.72

1.17

1.14

0.86

1.52

High income

1.06

0.77

1.47

1.02

0.78

1.35

0.84

0.63

1.12

Income missing

1.01

0.76

1.35

0.82

0.66

1.03

0.76

0.57

1.02

Living arrangement (Unattached)

         

With spouse (and children)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.19

0.64

2.12

With parent (and siblings)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.17

0.93

1.48

Other (e.g. roommates)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.51

0.97

2.34

Regular medical doctor (Yes)

         

No

0.39

0.30

0.51

0.35

0.30

0.42

0.40

0.33

0.48

Urban or rural (Urban)

         

Rural

0.85

0.68

1.05

0.86

0.73

1.02

0.79

0.64

0.98

NEED - PERCEIVED

         

Self-perceived health

0.98

0.86

1.11

1.00

0.91

1.10

0.93

0.81

1.06

Self-perceived mental health

0.97

0.82

1.13

0.91

0.83

0.99

0.93

0.83

1.05

Opinion of weight (About right)

         

Underweight

0.69

0.48

0.98

1.15

0.86

1.55

1.11

0.76

1.63

Overweight

0.94

0.68

1.29

1.09

0.84

1.43

1.24

0.96

1.61

Stress

-

-

-

1.04

0.96

1.14

1.10

0.99

1.21

NEED - EVALUATED

         

BMI (20-24 years) (Normal)

         

Underweight

0.79

0.45

1.39

0.91

0.62

1.35

0.78

0.51

1.18

At risk of overweight

0.87

0.60

1.26

0.94

0.75

1.18

-

-

-

Overweight

1.14

0.75

1.72

0.96

0.70

1.31

0.88

0.70

1.10

Obese

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.81

0.57

1.60

Number of chronic conditions (None)

         

1 condition

1.62

1.27

2.07

1.23

1.03

1.46

1.03

0.84

1.27

2 conditions

1.44

0.90

2.31

1.36

1.09

1.71

0.90

0.65

1.25

3 conditions

2.48

1.17

5.26

2.18

1.53

3.10

0.98

0.63

1.51

4+ conditions

1.61

0.36

7.26

2.08

1.03

4.20

0.72

0.33

1.55

HEALTH PRACTICES

         

Physical activity (Inactive)

         

Active

1.06

0.81

1.39

1.01

0.85

1.21

0.92

0.75

1.12

Moderate

0.80

0.60

1.06

1.03

0.86

1.24

1.01

0.82

1.26

Smoking (Never)

         

Daily(Ever for Early)

1.16

0.81

1.68

0.83

0.64

1.07

0.74

0.57

0.96

Occasional

-

-

-

1.27

0.93

1.73

1.33

1.00

1.78

Former

-

-

-

0.92

0.75

1.13

0.88

0.71

1.08

Number of sexual partners

-

-

-

1.07

0.94

1.22

1.02

0.92

1.14

Alcohol frequency (No drinking)

         

Low frequency (Ever for Early)

0.77

0.58

1.03

1.24

1.01

1.52

1.30

0.92

1.84

High frequency

-

-

-

1.33

0.98

1.81

1.40

0.96

2.05

Heavy drinking (No)

         

Yes

1.35

0.87

2.11

1.06

0.86

1.29

1.11

0.89

1.39

IV PARAMETER

1.70

0.16

17.94

2.13

0.87

5.23

4.85

2.02

11.64

  1. a - OR indicates odds ratios; CI-L and CI-U indicates lower and upper confidence intervals respectively; Bolded indicates significant results at p ≤ 0.05
  2. ' - ' in OR cell indicates variable was not applicable and therefore not used for the particular age group
  3. Variables included but not significant in any regression: age, school attendance, marital status, work status, and birth control use
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