Table 2.
Logistic regression of demographic factors (independent variables: rows) predicting interest in specific Internet services (dependent variable: columns) among Internet users (n = 711)
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) (P value) | |||||||||||||
| Communicate with health care professionals using Internet(Q5) | Find out the status of clinic appointment(Q6a) | Request a prescription refill(Q6b) | Obtain lab results(Q6c) | Consult about non urgent matters(Q6d) | Learn through patient education program(Q6e) | Send feedback about improving services(Q6f) | Access screening tools(Q6g) | ||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||
| < 40 | 1.98 (1.16–3.37) (P = .01) |
2.37 (1.30–4.29) (P = .03) |
2.12 (1.24–3.62) (P = .02) |
1.98 (1.16–3.36) (P = .07) |
1.96 (1.18–3.25) (P = .18) |
2.27 (1.26–4.09) (P = .07) |
2.51 (1.44–4.38) (P = .002) |
2.05 (1.21–3.47) (P = .12) |
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| 41-60 | 1.38 (0.83–2.29) (P = .92) |
1.93 (1.09–3.43) (P = .32) |
1.76 (1.05–2.95) (P = .35) |
1.84 (1.09–3.09) (P = .18) |
2.23 (1.34–3.70) (P = .02) |
2.18 (1.23–3.86) (P = .12) |
1.61 (0.95–2.72) (P = .94) |
2.21 (1.32–3.72) (P = .04) |
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| > 60 (RC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Education | |||||||||||||
| High school or less (RC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| College/ University |
1.79 (1.20–2.65) (P = .003) |
2.34 (1.48–3.69) (P < .001) |
2.19 (1.48–3.24) (P < .001) |
2.04 (1.38–3.02) (P <.001) |
1.67 (1.13–2.48) (P = .01) |
1.55 (0.98–2.46) (P = .06) |
1.72 (1.13–2.61) (P = .01) |
NS | |||||
| English First Language | |||||||||||||
| No (RC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Yes | 1.87 (1.13–3.08) (P = .01) |
2.45 (1.41–4.28) (P = .001) |
2.13 (1.13–4.02) (P = .02) |
2.73 (1.46–5.09) (P = .001) |
1.36 (0.81–2.28) (P = .24) |
1.38 (0.76–2.51) (P = .28) |
1.96 (1.16–3.31) (P = .01) |
NS | |||||
| Gender | |||||||||||||
| Female (RC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Male | 0.75 (0.51–1.11) (P = .16) |
NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 1.33 (0.87–2.01) (P = .18) |
NS | |||||
| Born in Canada | |||||||||||||
| No (RC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Yes | NS | NS | 0.58 (0.34–0.99) (P = .048) |
0.54 (0.31–0.94) (P = .03) |
NS | NS | NS | NS | |||||
RC = reference category
NS = nonsignificant factors (P values > .2)