Table 3.
Determinants of visits to a GP (yes/no) for men and women with health complaints
| GP visits (yes/no) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Men (n = 619) |
Women (n = 492) |
||||
|
Variable (reference category) |
OR |
|
Confidence interval |
OR |
|
Confidence interval |
|
Personal characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (31–40 years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15-30 years |
1.49 |
|
(0.88 - 2.53) |
0.65 |
|
(0.37 - 1.13) |
| 41-50 years |
1.49 |
# |
(0.96 - 2.31) |
1.17 |
|
(0.72 - 1.91) |
| 51-64 years |
1.75 |
* |
(1.09 - 2.82) |
1.52 |
|
(0.85 - 2.72) |
| Education (Intermediate) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
0.94 |
|
(0.59 - 1.49) |
1.37 |
|
(0.82 - 2.31) |
| High |
0.92 |
|
(0.62 - 1.35) |
1.14 |
|
(0.72 - 1.81) |
| Coping styles Avoiding (low) |
0.71 |
* |
(0.50 - 1.00) |
1.11 |
|
(0.74 - 1.67) |
| Active (low) |
0.98 |
|
(0.68 - 1.42) |
1.09 |
|
(0.74 - 1.61) |
| Support seeking (low) |
1.02 |
|
(0.72 - 1.45) |
1.06 |
|
(0.71 - 1.58) |
|
Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Health complaints (other) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Musculo skeletal |
0.81 |
|
(0.58 - 1.14) |
1.31 |
|
(0.88 - 1.95) |
| Psychological |
1.01 |
|
(0.63 - 1.61) |
1.50 |
|
(0.90 - 2.52) |
| Health status (low) |
0.68 |
# |
(0.45 - 1.03) |
0.88 |
|
(0.55 - 1.40) |
| Control over health outcomes (low) |
0.81 |
|
(0.58 - 1.15) |
1.04 |
|
(0.69 - 1.56) |
| Fatigue (low) |
1.65 |
# |
(0.98 - 2.76) |
1.02 |
|
(0.60 - 1.72) |
|
Sickness absence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sickness absence (%) |
0.99 |
|
(0.98 - 1.00) |
0.99 |
* |
(0.98 - 1.00) |
| Sickness absence (frequency) |
1.09 |
|
(0.90 - 1.33) |
0.98 |
|
(0.79 - 1.22) |
|
Work characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Full time work (<40 hrs/wk) |
1.01 |
|
(0.72 - 1.43) |
1.53 |
|
(0.88 - 2.69) |
| Burnout (low) |
0.91 |
|
(0.62 - 1.35) |
0.71 |
|
(0.45 - 1.10) |
| Work handicap (no) |
0.99 |
|
(0.67 - 1.44) |
1.60 |
* |
(1.03 - 2.49) |
| Engagement (low) |
1.49 |
* |
(1.02 - 2.19) |
0.83 |
|
(0.55 - 1.27) |
| Social support supervisor (low) |
0.91 |
|
(0.63 - 1.32) |
1.19 |
|
(0.79 - 1.79) |
| Social support colleagues (low) |
0.91 |
|
(0.64 - 1.29) |
0.96 |
|
(0.64 - 1.43) |
| Work load physical (low) |
1.21 |
|
(0.84 - 1.75) |
0.92 |
|
(0.62 - 1.38) |
| Work load static (low) |
1.01 |
|
(0.71 - 1.43) |
1.02 |
|
(0.68 - 1.53) |
| Work pressure (low) |
1.08 |
|
(0.76 - 1.54) |
0.96 |
|
(0.64 - 1.44) |
| Emotional workload (low) |
0.99 |
|
(0.69 - 1.41) |
0.86 |
|
(0.57 - 1.29) |
| Decision latitude (low) |
0.96 |
|
(0.66 - 1.38) |
0.69 |
# |
(0.46 - 1.05) |
| R Square Personal characteristics |
2.2 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
| R Square Health characteristics |
2.0 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
| R Square sickness absence |
0.4 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
| R Square Work characteristics |
1.3 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
|
| R Square Total | 5.9 | # | 8.0 | *** | ||
# = p < 0.10; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001.
1Nagelkerke R Square.