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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis investigating which factors are associated with a higher likelihood of being a patient without appointment (Wald backwards selection, r2 = 0.25; n = 454)

From: Do general practice patients with and without appointment differ? Cross-sectional study

Variable

β

p-value

OR (95%-CI)

Age (per year)

−0.03

< 0.001

0.97 (0.96; 0.99)

Male gender

0.56

0.01

1.75 (1.14; 2.69)

At least one chronic disease

−0.55

0.02

0.58 (0.36; 0.91)

Screened positive for at least one mental disorder

0.55

0.03

1.73 (1.07; 2.79)

Openness for experience

−0.31

0.04

0,73 (0.54; 0.99)

Urgency (physician rating)

−0.38

< 0.001

0.68 (0.56; 083)

ICPC category respiratory

0.63

0.03

1.89 (1.08; 3.30)

ICPC category digestive

0.82

0.06

2.72 (0.98; 5.28)

ICPC category musculoskeletal

0.57

0.04

1.77 (1.02; 3.05)

ICPC category process codes

−0.83

0.03

0.44 (0.21; 0.91)

  1. β regression coefficient, OR odds ratio, 95%-CI 95% confidence interval. Variables excluded in the selection process: education, family status, children, insurance status, extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. Analyses controlled for center effects