Table 3.
Associations between low impact consulters and high impact non-consulters and health factors (age and sex adjusted odds ratios)
| Health factors | Low impact consulters | High impact non-consulters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 2.37 (1.61 to 3.50) | < 0.001 | 2.23 (1.80 to 2.76) | < 0.001 |
| Physical functioning | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.83 (1.07 to 3.11) | 0.027 | 1.19 (0.87 to 1.63) | 0.273 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.55 (0.91 to 2.65) | 0.108 | 1.57 (1.17 to 2.11) | 0.003 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 2.39 (1.49 to 3.85) | < 0.001 | 3.49 (4.23 to 3.20) | < 0.001 |
| Role physical | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.56 (0.82 to 2.99) | 0.175 | 1.16 (0.79 to 1.69) | 0.460 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.40 (0.83 to 2.37) | 0.206 | 2.32 (1.76 to 3.07) | < 0.001 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 3.28 (2.11 to 5.09) | < 0.001 | 6.67 (5.06 to 8.78) | < 0.001 |
| Bodily pain | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.24 (0.51 to 2.98) | 0.638 | 2.09 (1.37 to 3.17) | 0.001 |
| Quartile 3 | 3.37 (1.97 to 5.76) | < 0.001 | 2.96 (2.19 to 4.01) | < 0.001 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 3.63 (2.14 to 6.17) | < 0.001 | 11.10 (8.17 to 15.07) | < 0.001 |
| General health | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.61 (0.90 to 2.90) | 0.109 | 1.19 (0.87 to 1.63) | 0.279 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.66 (0.86 to 3.21) | 0.134 | 1.76 (1.24 to 2.51) | 0.002 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 2.71 (1.57 to 4.66) | < 0.001 | 4.27 (3.18 to 5.74) | < 0.001 |
| Vitality | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 0.96 (0.51 to 1.82) | 0.902 | 1.44 (1.01 to 2.04) | 0.042 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.63 (0.94 to 2.85) | 0.085 | 2.28 (1.65 to 3.15) | < 0.001 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 2.68 (1.55 to 4.64) | < 0.001 | 7.12 (5.08 to 9.98) | < 0.001 |
| Social functioning | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.44 (0.76 to 2.72) | 0.264 | 1.33 (0.91 to 1.95) | 0.139 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.75 (1.06 to 2.90) | 0.030 | 2.82 (2.11 to 3.77) | < 0.001 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 2.55 (1.65 to 3.94) | < 0.001 | 7.93 (6.03 to 10.43) | < 0.001 |
| Role emotional | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.12 (0.77 to 1.61) | 0.487 | 1.09 (0.79 to 1.42) | 0.635 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.48 (0.90 to2.43) | 0.118 | 1.26 (0.93 to1.70) | 0.133 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 1.69 (1.14 to 2.50) | 0.009 | 3.17 (2.51 to 4.00) | < 0.001 |
| Mental health | ||||
| Quartile 1 (best health)† | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 1.25 (0.76 to 2.05) | 0.386 | 1.00 (0.74 to 1.36) | 0.992 |
| Quartile 3 | 0.91 (0.50 to 1.66) | 0.764 | 2.05 (1.49 to 2.81) | < 0.001 |
| Quartile 4 (poorest health) | 1.72 (1.09 to2.73) | 0.021 | 3.93 (2.97 to 5.20) | < 0.001 |
† Referent group
Figures highlighted are significant at 5% level (p < 0.05)