Table 2 Results of multivariable analyses for (A) patients who booked their appointments in advance (n = 988) and (B) the subgroup of patients who reported illness as their reason for contact (n = 415)
Category (RC = reference) | (A) Patients who booked their appointment in advance (n = 988) | (B) Patients who reported illness as their reason for contact (n = 415) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% CI for OR | p value | n | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% CI for OR | p value | |
Age | ||||||||
975 | 1.02 | 1.003–1.03 | 0.02 | 411 | 1.02 | 1.001–1.04 | 0.04 | |
Data missing/NA | 13 | 4 | ||||||
Sex | ||||||||
Male (RC) | 347 | 1.0 | 131 | 1.0 | ||||
Female | 639 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.4 | 0.81 | 284 | 1.1 | 0.7–1.8 | 0.72 |
Data missing/NA | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Type of residence | ||||||||
Urban (RC) | 459 | 1.0 | 187 | 1.0 | ||||
Rural | 515 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.2 | 0.55 | 221 | 1.0 | 1.6–1.5 | 0.96 |
Data missing/NA | 14 | 7 | ||||||
Working status | ||||||||
Working (RC) | 240 | 1.0 | 113 | 1.0 | ||||
Retired | 172 | 1.3 | 0.8–2.0 | 0.28 | 223 | 2.4 | 1.2–4.7 | 0.01 |
Other or several | 572 | 1.3 | 0.8–2.1 | 0.27 | 78 | 2.2 | 1.0–4.7 | 0.04 |
Data missing/NA | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Education | ||||||||
Lower-level (RC) | 628 | 1.0 | 266 | 1.0 | ||||
Middle-level | 256 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.4 | 0.96 | 101 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.8 | 0.90 |
Upper-level | 90 | 1.5 | 0.9–2.6 | 0.11 | 44 | 1.4 | 0.6–3.0 | 0.38 |
Data missing/NA | 14 | 4 | ||||||
Income (own estimate) | ||||||||
Below average (RC) | 382 | 1.0 | 170 | 1.0 | ||||
Around average | 530 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.1 | 0.18 | 218 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.2 | 0.16 |
Above average | 69 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.2 | 0.14 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.2–1.4 | 0.20 |
Data missing/NA | 7 | 3 | ||||||
Chronic diseasea | ||||||||
No (RC) | 298 | 1.0 | 130 | 1.0 | ||||
Yes | 694 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.7 | 0.21 | 281 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.7 | 0.92 |
Data missing/NA | 9 | 4 | ||||||
Health status (own estimate) | ||||||||
Very good/good (RC) | 390 | 1.0 | 147 | 1.0 | ||||
Fair/poor | 595 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.3 | 0.60 | 266 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.6 | 0.91 |
Data missing/NA | 9 | 2 | ||||||
Has an assigned GP | ||||||||
No (RC) | 304 | 1.0 | 138 | 1.0 | ||||
Yes | 673 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.10 | 275 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.5 | 0.72 |
Data missing/NA | 11 | 2 | ||||||
Reason for appointment | ||||||||
Illness (RC) | 415 | 1.0 | ||||||
Non-urgent check-up | 233 | 4.5 | 3.2–6.5 | < 0.001 | ||||
Need for a medical document | 141 | 4.0 | 2.6–6.2 | < 0.001 | ||||
Other or several | 197 | 2.0 | 1.4–2.9 | < 0.001 | ||||
Data missing/NA | 2 | |||||||