Table 5.
Factors associated with seeking medical advice in general populations when people's children had symptoms (logistic regression n = 1,237).
| Covariable | UORa | p-value | ATORb | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (95% CIc) | (95% CIc) | |||
| Age | 0.940 (0.913–0.967) | < 0.001 | 0.989 (0.958–1.021) | 0.5 |
| Work status | ||||
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | ||
| Employed | 4.962 (2.432–10.122) | < 0.001 | 2.663 (1.101–6.443) | 0 |
| Monthly household income | ||||
| < 10,000 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10,000–30,000 | 2.102 (0.976–4.527) | 0.1 | 1.943 (0.867–4.358) | 0.1 |
| ≥30,000 | 3.578 (1.098–11.666) | 0 | 1.279 (0.362–4.521) | 0.7 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Countryside | 1 | - | 1 | |
| City | 0.512 (0.261–1.004) | 0.1 | 1.331 (0.607–2.918) | 0.5 |
| Relationship with children | ||||
| Father | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mother | 1.490 (0.853–2.601) | 0.2 | 2.115 (1.145–3.907) | 0 |
| Other | 2.020 (0.468–8.720) | 0.3 | 2.209 (0.391–12.463) | 0.4 |
| Have how many children ≤ 14 y | 0.919 (0.836–1.011) | 0.1 | 0.921 (0.841–1.009) | 0.1 |
| Scores in symptoms of OSA | 1.029 (0.961–1.101) | 0.4 | 0.994 (0.900–1.098) | 0.9 |
| Scores in examination of OSA | 1.268 (1.069–1.503) | 0 | 1.207 (0.953–1.527) | 0.1 |
| Scores in complications of OSA | 1.146 (1.051–1.250) | 0 | 1.041 (0.914–1.186) | 0.5 |
| Scores in treatment of OSA | 1.200 (1.076–1.338) | 0 | 1.105 (0.940–1.299) | 0.2 |
| Children with a prior diagnosis as OSA | ||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 41.284 (5.69–299.519) | < 0.001 | 49.507 (6.474–378.611) | < 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).