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Table 2 Associations between low impact consulters and high impact non-consulters and demographic/socio-economic factors (age and sex adjusted odds ratios)

From: Incongruous consultation behaviour: results from a UK-wide population survey

Demographic and socio-economic factors

Low impact consulters

High impact

non-consulters

 

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-

value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

Males†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Females

1.26 (0.87 to 1.83)

0.220

1.20 (0.97 to 1.48)

0.087

Age

18-24 yrs†

1.00

 

1.00

 

25-34 yrs

0.81 (0.40 to 1.65)

0.556

0.93 (0.62 to 1.40)

0.731

35-44 yrs

0.71 (0.37 to 1.38)

0.308

0.59 (0.40 to 0.86)

0.006

45-54 yrs

0.88 (0.46 to 1.68)

0.699

0.63 (0.43 to 0.92)

0.016

55-60 yrs

1.14 (0.60 to 2.19)

0.684

0.67 (0.45 to 0.99)

0.043

Marital status

Single†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Married/living together

0.83 (0.49 to 1.41)

0.490

0.87 (0.64 to 1.17)

0.354

No longer married

1.13 (0.54 to 2.33)

0.750

1.75 (1.13 to 2.71)

0.012

Social support

Low†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

0.94 (0.43 to 2.07)

0.876

0.51 (0.32 to 0.79)

0.003

High

0.87 (0.40 to 1.88)

0.717

0.44 (0.28 to 0.69)

< 0.001

Education

No qualifications†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Secondary school

0.82 (0.48 to 1.41)

0.480

0.56 (0.40 to 0.79)

0.001

Higher education

0.54 (0.31 to 0.95)

0.033

0.42 (0.30 to 0.60)

< 0.001

Housing

Owned/mortgaged†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Privately rented and other

1.02 (0.57 to 1.85)

0.938

1.29 (0.93 to 1.80)

0.131

Council/housing association

1.14 (0.59 to 2.19)

0.693

2.80 (1.91 to 4.11)

< 0.001

Employment

Full-time†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Part-time

0.82 (0.50 to 1.35)

0.436

1.09 (0.81 to 1.46)

0.572

Self-employed

0.31 (0.11 to 0.86)

0.024

1.53 (1.05 to 2.24)

0.029

Not working due to illness

1.44 (0.74 to 2.81)

0.289

9.19 (5.32 to 15.87)

< 0.001

Others not in employment

0.67 (0.39 to 1.15)

0.146

1.42 (1.06 to 1.91)

0.021

Household income (annual)

< £15,000†

1.00

 

1.00

 

£15,000-29,999

0.89 (0.50 to 1.56)

0.672

0.77 (0.55 to 1.08)

0.135

£30,000-49,000

0.81 (0.46 to 1.42)

0.459

0.48 (0.34 to 0.67)

< 0.001

£50,000+

0.71 (0.40 to 1.28)

0.256

0.33 (0.23 to 0.47)

< 0.001

Ethnicity

White†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Other

0.54 (0.13 to 2.25)

0.393

0.99 (0.53 to 1.83)

0.966

Smoking

Never†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Ex-smoker

1.00 (0.65 to 1.55)

0.991

1.70 (1.33 to 2.17)

< 0.001

Current smoker

1.14 (0.72 to 1.82)

0.579

2.00 (1.53 to 2.60)

< 0.001

Access to a GP surgery

Good†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate

0.98 (0.64 to1.50)

0.938

1.32 (1.04 to 1.68)

0.021

Poor

1.04 (0.40 to 2.66)

0.942

1.74 (1.02 to 2.96)

0.042

Access to a pharmacy

Good†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate

1.34 (0.85 to 2.11)

0.210

1.24 (0.94 to 1.63)

0.125

Poor

2.74 (1.17 to 6.38)

0.020

1.26 (0.66 to 2.42)

0.482

Access to a shop selling

OTC medicines

Good†

1.00

 

1.00

 

Moderate

1.17 (0.71 to 1.93)

0.544

1.16 (0.86 to 1.55)

0.335

Poor

3.26 (1.28 to 8.33)

0.013

1.91 (0.89 to 4.11)

0.100

  1. † Referent group
  2. Figures highlighted are significant at 5% level (p < 0.05)