Table 2.
Multivariate associations with ease of understanding online medical records or patient portalsa.
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“Very easy” vs “Not very easy,” adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Age group (years) | .05 | ||||
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18-34 | 1.5 (0.93-2.51) | .09 | ||
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35-49 | 1.9 (1.25-2.80) | .003 | ||
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50-64 | 1.4 (0.94-2.03) | .09 | ||
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65-74 | 1.4 (0.89-2.23) | .14 | ||
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≥75 | Reference | —b | ||
| Birth sex | |||||
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Female | 1.4 (1.02-2.03) | .04 | ||
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Male | Reference | — | ||
| Patient-provider communication score | 1.1 (1.09-1.16)c | <.001 | |||
| Ease of understanding medical statistics | <.001 | ||||
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Very easy | 8.5 (5.60-12.78) | <.001 | ||
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Easy | 2.0 (1.31-2.94) | .002 | ||
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Hard | Reference | — | ||
| How online records were accessed | .01 | ||||
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App | 1.8 (1.19-2.68) | .01 | ||
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Website | Reference | — | ||
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Both app and website | 1.4 (1.03-1.94) | .03 | ||
aFactors that were bivariately significant with P<.10 were attempted in the model. Using backward elimination, factors were removed one by one until all the remaining factors in the model were significant with P<.05.
bNot applicable.
cIncrease in odds per 1 unit increase in score.