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Table 4 Associations between age, Socioeconomic status and reported barriers for GP contact regarding ED

From: Socioeconomic status and barriers for contacting the general practitioner when bothered by erectile dysfunction: a population-based cross-sectional study

Bothersome ED

Being too embarrassed

Wasting the GP’s time

Worried about what the GP might find

Being too busy

Other

None

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adj. ORa

(95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adj. ORa

(95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adj. ORb

(95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adj. ORb

(95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adj. ORb

(95% CI)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adj. ORb

(95% CI)

Age

 20–39

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 40–59

0.55 (0.32–0.94)

0.51 (0.29–0.89)

0.71 (0.36–1.39)

0.72 (0.36–1.45)

0.57 (0.31–1.05)

0.56 (0.30–1.05)

0.50 (0.27–0.91)

0.47 (0.25–0.87)

1.18 (0.57–2.41)

1.43 (0.69–2.97)

1.75 (0.90–3.39)

1.61 (0.82–3.14)

 60–79

0.32 (0.19–0.54)

0.29 (0.17–0.50)

0.62 (0.32–1.20)

0.63 (0.32–1.24)

0.25 (0.14–0.46)

0.25 (0.14–0.47)

0.21 (0.12–0.39)

0.21 (0.11–0.38)

1.41 (0.70–2.81)

1.70 (0.84–3.47)

3.07 (1.61–5.83)

2.83 (1.47–5.44)

 80+

0.42 (0.23–0.79)

0.39 (0.21–0.74)

0.76 (0.34–1.66)

0.76 (0.34–1.69)

0.43 (0.20–0.89)

0.43 (0.20–0.92)

0.21 (0.09–0.49)

0.21 (0.09–0.48)

1.11 (0.49–2.50)

1.24 (0.54–2.82)

3.44 (1.67–7.05)

3.27 (1.58–6.75)

Marital status

 Single

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Married/Cohabiting

1.00 (0.76–1.31)

1.17 (0.88–1.55)

0.85 (0.60–1.19)

0.90 (0.63–1.28)

0.80 (0.56–1.15)

0.96 (0.66–1.40)

0.94 (0.64–1.38)

1.16 (0.77–1.74)

0.73 (0.55–0.97)

0.69 (0.51–0.93)

1.30 (1.00–1.69)

1.19 (0.91–1.56)

Educational level

 Low (< 10 years)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Middle (10–14 years)

0.88 (0.67–1.15)

0.78 (0.59–1.02)

0.79 (0.56–1.10)

0.77 (0.55–1.08)

1.09 (0.75–1.57)

0.93 (0.64–1.36)

1.51 (0.99–2.31)

1.26 (0.82–1.94)

1.52 (1.06–2.18)

1.59 (1.11–2.28)

0.81 (0.63–1.04)

0.90 (0.69–1.16)

 High (≥ 15 years)

0.69 (0.51–0.94)

0.65 (0.48–0.90)

0.69 (0.47–1.03)

0.68 (0.46–1.01)

0.67 (0.43–1.05)

0.62 (0.40–0.98)

1.27 (0.78–2.05)

1.18 (0.72–1.92)

3.04 (2.09–4.43)

3.10 (2.13–4.53)

0.68 (0.51–0.90)

0.70 (0.52–0.93)

Labour market affiliation

 Working

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Retirement pension

0.84 (0.68–1.04)

1.26 (0.93–1.70)

0.95 (0.72–1.26)

0.96 (0.66–1.40)

0.64 (0.47–0.87)

0.93 (0.60–1.43)

0.37 (0.27–0.51)

0.55 (0.36–0.84)

0.87 (0.69–1.10)

0.76 (0.56–1.03)

1.70 (1.39–2.08)

1.35 (1.04–1.75)

 Out of workforcea

1.39 (0.96–2.01)

1.38 (0.94–2.01)

1.23 (0.77–1.99)

1.16 (0.72–1.89)

2.02 (1.32–3.10)

1.97 (1.27–3.07)

0.43 (0.23–0.80)

0.43 (0.23–0.81)

0.83 (0.53–1.30)

0.88 (0.56–1.40)

0.77 (0.52–1.14)

0.77 (0.51–1.14)

Equivalence weighted disposable income

 Low (1st quartile)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile)

1.01 (0.76–1.35)

1.01 (0.75–1.36)

0.91 (0.64–1.31)

0.97 (0.67–1.41)

0.90 (0.62–1.31)

0.90 (0.60–1.33)

0.94 (0.62–1.41)

0.89 (0.58–1.38)

0.98 (0.70–1.36)

0.99 (0.70–1.40)

1.09 (0.83–1.42)

1.09 (0.83–1.44)

 High (4th quartile)

0.91 (0.67–1.24)

0.95 (0.68–1.33)

0.84 (0.56–1.24)

0.96 (0.62–1.47)

0.74 (0.49–1.12)

0.76 (0.48–1.21)

1.07 (0.69–1.65)

0.95 (0.59–1.54)

1.47 (1.04–2.07)

1.26 (0.86–1.84)

0.88 (0.66–1.17)

0.97 (0.71–1.33)

Ethnicity

 Danish

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Immigrants and descendants of immigrants

0.84 (0.49–1.44)

0.73 (0.42–1.26)

1.34 (0.72–2.48)

1.34 (0.72–2.50)

1.57 (0.85–2.91)

1.31 (0.69–2.49)

2.51 (1.42–4.41)

1.95 (1.09–3.49)

1.19 (0.68–2.07)

1.08 (0.61–1.90)

0.46 (0.27–0.80)

0.57 (0.32–1.00)

  1. a Comprises disability pension and unemployment, bAdjustments were made for marital status, age group and educational level