Table 4.
Factors associated with seeking medical advice in the general population when people had symptoms (logistic regression N = 1507).
| Covariable | UORa (95% CIc) | p-value | ATORb (95% CIc) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 1.040 (0.759–1.426) | 0.807 | 1.189 (0.837–1.690) | 0.334 |
| Age | 0.981 (0.966–0.997) | 0.021 | 0.995 (0.978–1.011) | 0.534 |
| Educational background | ||||
| College degree and less | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bachelor's degree | 1.770 (1.272–2.465) | 0.001 | 1.394 (0.969–2.006) | 0.074 |
| Master's or doctoral degree | 1.074 (0.666–1.732) | 0.771 | 0.985 (0.567–1.711) | 0.956 |
| Occupational background | ||||
| Non-medicine-related job | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medicine-related job | 1.133 (0.798–1.607) | 0.485 | 1.498 (0.992–2.262) | 0.055 |
| Monthly household income | ||||
| < 10,000 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10,000-30,000 | 1.319 (0.904–1.925) | 0.151 | 1.306 (0.868–1.966) | 0.200 |
| ≥ 30,000 | 6.539 (2.644–16.173) | < 0.001 | 4.621 (1.825–11.701) | 0.001 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Countryside | 1 | - | 1 | |
| City | 2.555 (1.700–3.838) | < 0.001 | 2.789 (1.788–4.351) | < 0.001 |
| Scores in symptoms of OSA | 1.004 (0.967–1.043) | 0.831 | 0.995 (0.934–1.059) | 0.866 |
| Scores in examination of OSA | 1.044 (0.955–1.142) | 0.341 | 1.047 (0.913–1.201) | 0.512 |
| Scores in complications of OSA | 1.062 (1.018–1.080) | 0.006 | 1.042 (0.974–1.118) | 0.229 |
| Scores in treatment of OSA | 1.057 (1.002–1.115) | 0.043 | 1.016 (0.929–1.112) | 0.725 |
| Previous diagnosis of OSA | ||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 6.461 (3.378–12.360) | < 0.001 | 4.872 (2.490–9.534) | < 0.001 |
| Demand for education in OSA | ||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3.321 (2.257–4.885) | < 0.001 | 2.301 (1.532–3.477) | < 0.001 |
a
UOR is the abbreviation of unadjusted odds ratio.
b
ATOR is the abbreviation of adjusted odds ratio.
c
CI is the abbreviation of confidence interval (Adjusted OR, CI, and p-value per multiple logistic regression model with medical practice as the outcomes).