TABLE 3.

Results of multivariate logistic regression^a

	SPECIALIST VISITS (N=3,729)			ELECTIVE SURGERY (N=1,957)			DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (N=2,416)
	OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI
Gender
Female	0.74	0.52	1.04	0.76	0.44	1.33	0.73	0.43	1.22
Male	1			1			1
Age group
<35	1.14	0.65	1.98	0.93	0.40	2.20	2.78*	1.19	6.47
34–64	1.67*	1.02	2.73	1.28	0.63	2.60	1.36	0.74	2.50
65+	1			1			1
Region
East	0.76	0.50	1.16	1.03	0.54	1.97	0.66	0.39	1.10
Quebec	0.60*	0.36	0.99	0.86	0.35	2.13	0.54	0.23	1.25
Ontario	0.97	0.65	1.44	0.57	0.31	1.05	0.48*	0.27	0.86
West	1			1			1
Residence
Rural	0.59*	0.36	0.94	0.44*	0.22	0.88	1.31	0.66	2.60
Urban	1			1			1
Education
Less than high school	0.55*	0.32	0.94	0.39*	0.20	0.77	0.47*	0.26	0.85
High school/some post-secondary	0.93	0.62	1.37	0.83	0.46	1.49	0.64	0.35	1.15
Post-secondary degree/diploma	1			1			1
Income
Lowest quartile	0.85	0.43	1.67	0.85	0.32	2.23	1.32	0.62	2.82
Lower-middle quartile	0.92	0.48	1.74	0.54	0.23	1.30	1.71	0.78	3.75
Upper-middle quartile	0.84	0.56	1.26	0.91	0.45	1.81	1.52	0.81	2.83
Highest quartile	1			1			1
Health status
Fair/poor	1.05	0.65	1.70	1.69	0.81	3.56	0.97	0.47	2.01
Good	1.16	0.79	1.71	1.32	0.67	2.61	0.94	0.50	1.79
Excellent/very good	1			1			1
Some restriction
Yes	1.08	0.68	1.68	1.32	0.65	2.65	1.33	0.78	2.26
No	1			1			1
Waiting time
<1 month	1			1			1
1–3 months	6.47*	4.28	9.76	3.73*	1.64	8.53	8.64*	4.92	15.19
>3 months	33.14*	18.79	58.46	20.22*	8.53	47.93	27.29*	11.14	66.83
Waiting affected life
Yes	23.24*	14.40	37.51	23.18*	11.38	47.22	11.19*	5.54	22.59
No	1			1			1

^*p>0.05

^aModels adjusted for type of condition