TABLE 4.

Results of logistic regression analysis

	ROUTINE CARE (N=17,670)			IMMEDIATE CARE (N=9,786)
	ODDS RATIO	95%	CI	ODDS RATIO	95%	CI
Gender
Female	1.33*	1.13	1.57	1.26*	1.04	1.55
Male	1			1
Age group
<35	1.95*	1.41	2.72	2.10*	1.40	3.19
35–64	1.90*	1.43	2.56	1.74*	1.18	2.59
65+	1			1
Residence
Rural	1.04	0.87	1.24	1.30*	1.03	1.60
Urban	1			1
Region
East	1.23*	1.02	1.47	1.24*	1.01	1.51
Quebec	1.38*	1.12	1.68	1.30*	1.02	1.64
Ontario	1.20	0.98	1.45	1.21	0.97	1.49
West	1			1
Immigration status
Immigrant (<5 yrs ago)	0.81	0.41	1.65	2.40*	1.26	4.45
Immigrant (≥5 yrs ago)	0.71*	0.55	0.93	1.06	0.79	1.38
Not an immigrant	1			1
Number of children ≤12 yrs
>1 child	0.90	0.69	1.11	0.92	0.74	1.16
1 child	1.00	0.71	1.30	1.05	0.80	1.38
None	1			1
Lone-parent status
Yes	0.99	0.66	1.50	1.18	0.82	1.68
No	1			1
Education
Less than high school	0.68*	0.55	0.86	0.69*	0.52	0.90
High school/Some post-secondary	0.76*	0.63	0.92	1.00	0.80	1.21
Post-secondary degree/diploma	1			1
Income
Lowest	1.02	0.73	1.41	1.11	0.74	1.64
Lower-middle	0.92	0.70	1.19	0.85	0.65	1.13
Upper-middle	1.12	0.93	1.35	0.81	0.66	1.00
Highest	1			1
Job status
Full time	1.57*	1.24	2.01	1.02	0.80	1.37
Part time	1.53*	1.14	2.07	0.91	0.67	1.27
Not working	1			1
Health status
Fair/poor	1.42*	1.09	1.81	0.99	0.70	1.39
Good	1.26*	1.05	1.49	1.12	0.89	1.39
Excellent/very good	1			1
Some restriction
Yes	1.52*	1.20	1.90	1.26	0.93	1.71
No	1			1
Regular family doctor
No	2.17*	1.69	2.73	1.07	0.79	1.44
Yes	1			1

^*p < 0.05