Table 3 Logistic regressions for family physician intensity of utilization (high use versus low use)

Variable (reference)

OR ^a

CI-L ^a

CI-U ^a

OR ^a

CI-L ^a

CI-U ^a

OR ^a

CI-L ^a

CI-U ^a

CONTEXT

Province (Ontario)

Atlantic

1.07

0.75

1.52

1.30

1.00

1.68

1.08

0.79

1.46

Quebec

0.57

0.38

0.86

0.51

0.38

0.68

0.53

0.40

0.71

Manitoba

0.72

0.44

1.20

1.29

0.88

1.88

0.84

0.51

1.36

Saskatchewan

1.17

0.77

1.78

1.74

1.28

2.36

1.44

0.98

2.11

Alberta

1.10

0.74

1.63

1.42

1.08

1.87

0.98

0.72

1.32

British Columbia

1.11

0.79

1.55

1.46

1.16

1.83

1.30

0.95

1.78

PREDISPOSING

Sex (Male)

Female

0.91

0.72

1.15

1.23

0.97

1.56

2.13

1.68

2.70

Education attainment

-

-

-

0.95

0.84

1.08

1.11

1.00

1.25

Birth country (Canada)

Other

1.16

0.73

1.84

1.52

1.11

2.10

1.01

0.70

1.47

Racial origin (White)

Visible minority

0.88

0.64

1.23

0.94

0.72

1.22

0.91

0.67

1.24

Community belonging

0.93

0.77

1.12

1.04

0.94

1.15

1.11

0.98

1.25

ENABLING

Household income (Middle)

Low income

1.28

0.89

1.83

0.92

0.67

1.25

1.02

0.73

1.43

Low-middle income

0.83

0.57

1.20

0.99

0.74

1.32

1.04

0.75

1.45

Low-high income

0.78

0.53

1.15

0.85

0.63

1.16

0.94

0.67

1.30

High income

0.93

0.60

1.45

1.06

0.78

1.44

0.80

0.55

1.17

Income missing

1.18

0.79

1.75

1.04

0.80

1.36

0.86

0.60

1.23

Living arrangement (Unattached)

With spouse (and children)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.77

1.11

2.82

With parent (and siblings)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.08

0.84

1.40

Other (e.g. roommates)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.20

0.81

1.77

Regular medical doctor (Yes)

No

1.01

0.61

1.67

0.85

0.64

1.13

0.91

0.70

1.20

Urban or rural (Urban)

Rural

0.95

0.73

1.25

0.94

0.77

1.15

1.09

0.83

1.45

NEED - PERCEIVED

Self-perceived health

0.96

0.80

1.14

1.12

1.00

1.26

1.35

1.19

1.53

Self-perceived mental health

1.22

1.06

1.41

1.10

0.99

1.21

1.14

1.00

1.29

Opinion of weight (About right)

Underweight

1.10

0.68

1.78

1.09

0.79

1.50

0.99

0.63

1.56

Overweight

1.03

0.68

1.55

0.87

0.68

1.13

0.82

0.61

1.10

Stress

-

-

-

1.14

1.03

1.26

1.15

1.02

1.30

NEED-EVALUATED

BMI (20-24 years) (Normal)

Underweight

0.69

0.32

1.50

0.88

0.53

1.47

1.44

0.93

2.24

At risk of overweight

1.67

1.19

2.35

1.06

0.81

1.38

-

-

-

Overweight

1.49

0.92

2.40

1.34

0.94

1.92

1.11

0.83

1.49

Obese

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.65

1.11

2.44

Number of chronic conditions (None)

1 condition

1.31

0.99

1.73

1.49

1.21

1.84

1.46

1.14

1.87

2 conditions

1.92

1.41

2.61

1.68

1.32

2.14

2.45

1.83

3.27

3 conditions

2.67

1.71

4.18

2.19

1.62

2.96

2.66

1.86

3.80

4+ conditions

4.53

2.40

8.55

5.22

3.69

7.36

4.46

2.96

6.72

HEALTH PRACTICES

Physical activity (Inactive)

Active

1.35

1.01

1.82

1.16

0.94

1.43

1.14

0.91

1.43

Moderate

1.16

0.82

1.64

0.95

0.75

1.20

1.02

0.80

1.29

Smoking (Never)

Daily (Ever for Early)

1.25

0.78

2.00

1.12

0.85

1.48

0.96

0.73

1.26

Occasional

-

-

-

1.26

0.89

1.78

0.94

0.67

1.32

Former

-

-

-

1.31

1.05

1.63

1.01

0.78

1.31

Number of sexual partners

-

-

-

1.02

0.89

1.16

1.18

1.05

1.34

Alcohol frequency (No drinking)

Low frequency (Ever for Early)

1.23

0.87

1.74

0.99

0.78

1.26

0.96

0.64

1.43

High frequency

-

-

-

0.79

0.57

1.12

0.90

0.59

1.38

Heavy drinking (No)

Yes

1.18

0.65

2.15

1.25

1.02

1.55

0.92

0.70

1.22

INTERACTIONS

Sex (Male) × Birth control (Not sexually active)

female birth control yes

1.81

1.26

2.60

female birth control no

2.53

1.07

6.00