Skip to main content

Table 3 Determinants of frequent attendance in the DCH cohort (N = 54,849) by gender

From: Determinants of frequent attendance in Danish general practice: a cohort-based cross-sectional study

 

Frequent attendance

Female (N = 28,643)

Male (N = 26,206)

 

Crudea model

Adjustedb model

Crudea model

Adjustedb model

P-valuec

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Age

     

 50–54

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 55–59

1.19 (1.10–1.29)

0.96 (0.88–1.04)

1.49 (1.33–1.66)

1.31 (1.16–1.47)

< .0001

 60–65

1.34 (1.24–1.46)

0.89 (0.81–0.98)

1.99 (1.78–2.22)

1.37 (1.21–1.55)

< .0001

BMI

     

 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

0.87 (0.64–1.19)

0.98 (0.71–1.35)

0.39 (0.19–0.80)

0.66 (0.31–1.40)

0.1169

 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2)

1.30 (0.95–1.78)

1.30 (0.94–1.80)

0.53 (0.26–1.07)

0.56 (0.26–1.19)

0.0819

 Obese (≥30 kg/m2)

1.94 (1.41–2.66)

1.60 (1.15–2.23)

1.02 (0.50–2.07)

0.97 (0.45–2.05)

0.2235

Alcohol consumption

     

 Below the recommended weekly limit

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Above the recommended weekly limit

0.71 (0.67–0.77)

0.79 (0.73–0.85)

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.88 (0.80–0.97)

0.0519

Smoking status

     

 Never

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Previous

1.19 (1.09–1.29)

1.16 (1.06–1.26)

1.44 (1.27–1.63)

1.33 (1.16–1.51)

0.0262

 Current

1.27 (1.18–1.37)

1.19 (1.09–1.29)

1.39 (1.23–1.63)

1.29 (1.14–1.48)

0.1491

Physical activity

     

 No leisure time physical activity

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Physically active in leisure time

0.74 (0.70–0.79)

0.86 (0.80–0.93)

0.67 (0.61–0.74)

0.85 (0.77–0.94)

0.2173

Marital status

     

 Unmarried

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Divorced

1.29 (1.11–1.51)

1.05 (0.88–1.25)

1.02 (0.84–1.24)

1.01 (0.82–1.25)

0.9283

 Widow/widower

1.14 (0.96–1.36)

0.94 (0.78–1.15)

0.86 (0.63–1.17)

0.87 (0.62–1.21)

0.7943

 Married

0.99 (0.85–1.14)

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

0.65 (0.54–0.77)

0.76 (0.63–0.91)

0.2726

Occupational status

     

 Unemployed

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Employed

0.52 (0.48–0.56)

0.65 (0.61–0.71)

0.40 (0.35–0.44)

0.53 (0.48–0.60)

< .0001

Educational status

     

 No vocational training

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Higher education. <3 years

0.65 (0.59–0.71)

0.76 (0.69–0.84)

0.64 (0.54–0.75)

0.80 (0.67–0.95)

0.9217

 Higher education. 3–4 years

0.59 (0.54–0.64)

0.71 (0.65–0.78)

0.58 (0.51–0.67)

0.71 (0.61–0.82)

0.5737

 Higher education. >4 years

0.47 (0.41–0.53)

0.63 (0.55–0.73)

0.48 (0.41–0.55)

0.62 (0.53–0.72)

0.4581

Urbanization

     

 Suburban

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

-

 Urban

1.00 (0.94–1.07)

0.95 (0.89–1.02)

1.07 (0.97–1.17)

0.94 (0.86–1.04)

0.9194

Medical conditions

     

 Heart attack

2.64 (2.01–3.47)

1.15 (0.85–1.57)

2.54 (2.13–3.03)

1.07 (0.87–1.32)

0.5512

 High cholesterol

1.95 (1.74–2.18)

1.37 (1.211–1.55)

2.35 (2.07–2.65)

1.39 (1.20–1.59)

0.1549

 Angina pectoris

2.94 (2.48–3.48)

1.65 (1.36–1.99)

2.96 (2.52–3.47)

1.53 (1.27–1.86)

0.4896

 Stroke

2.67 (2.07–3.44)

1.66 (1.26–2.18)

2.57 (2.01–3.28)

1.20 (0.92–1.56)

0.6247

 Hypertension

2.70 (2.50–2.90)

2.27 (2.09–2.46)

4.13 (3.75–4.55)

3.25 (2.92–3.60)

<.0001

 Diabetes

3.05 (2.49–3.74)

1.85 (1.49–2.31)

4.20 (3.52–5.00)

2.48 (2.05–3.00)

0.0032

 Gallstones

1.87 (1.68–2.08)

1.45 (1.29–1.63)

1.64 (1.28–2.10)

1.30 (1.00–1.69)

0.8436

 Intestinal polyps

1.51 (1.27–1.78)

1.20 (1.00–1.44)

1.47 (1.21–1.79)

1.36 (1.10–1.67)

0.2483

 Mental illness

2.51 (2.26–2.78)

2.23 (2.00–2.49)

2.88 (2.42–3.43)

2.48 (2.06–2.99)

0.4134

 History of cancer in the family

1.06 (0.99–1.13)

1.05 (0.98–1.12)

1.01 (0.92–1.11)

1.03 (0.94–1.13)

0.7695

Oral contraceptives (OC) use

     

 Never

1.00

1.00

-

-

-

 Previous or current

0.99 (0.93–1.06)

0.99 (0.92–1.06)

   

Hormone therapy (HT)

     

 Never

1.00

1.00

-

-

-

 Previous or current user

1.59 (1.49–1.70)

1.54 (1.44–1.65)

   

No. of pregnancies

     

 0

1.00

1.00

-

-

-

 1

1.21 (1.04–1.42)

1.15 (0.97–1.36)

   

 2

1.13 (0.99–1.29)

1.13 (0.97–1.32)

   

 3

1.16 (1.01–1.33)

1.11 (0.95–1.30)

   

 4

1.30 (1.12–1.50)

1.14 (0.96–1.35)

   

 5

1.52 (1.28–1.80)

1.25 (1.03–1.51)

   

 6

1.54 (1.23–1.92)

1.18 (0.92–1.50)

   

 7

1.55 (1.11–2.17)

1.11 (0.77–1.57)

   

 8

2.12 (1.44–3.12)

1.51 (0.99–2.29)

   
  1. aAdjusted for age
  2. bFully adjusted model
  3. c P-value for interaction between gender and given covariate