Table 6.
Determinants of visits to a medical specialist (yes/no) for men and women with health complaints
| Visits to a medical specialist (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 |
2.05 |
* |
(1.02 - 4.13) |
0.68 |
|
(0.35 - 1.31) |
| 41-50 years |
2.37 |
** |
(1.33 - 4.21) |
1.23 |
|
(0.72 - 2.11) |
| 51-64 years |
2.60 |
** |
(1.41 - 4.81) |
1.11 |
|
(0.60 - 2.05) |
| Education (Intermediate) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
1.13 |
|
(0.65 - 1.95) |
0.86 |
|
(0.49 - 1.52) |
| High |
1.27 |
|
(0.79 - 2.04) |
1.21 |
|
(0.72 - 2.02) |
| Coping styles Avoiding (low) |
0.56 |
** |
(0.37 - 0.86) |
0.74 |
|
(0.47 - 1.16) |
| Active (low) |
1.00 |
|
(0.64 - 1.55) |
0.86 |
|
(0.56 - 1.32) |
| Support seeking (low) |
1.17 |
|
(0.77 - 1.78) |
0.98 |
|
(0.63 - 1.53) |
|
Health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Health complaints (other) |
|
|
|
|
||
| Musculo skeletal |
1.16 |
|
(0.75 - 1.80) |
1.21 |
|
(0.78 - 1.89) |
| Psychological |
0.34 |
** |
(0.16 - 0.71) |
0.65 |
|
(0.34 - 1.26) |
| Health status (low) |
0.82 |
|
(0.50 - 1.32) |
0.48 |
** |
(0.29 - 0.79) |
| Control over health outcomes (low) |
0.97 |
|
(0.64 - 1.47) |
0.98 |
|
(0.63 - 1.54) |
| Fatigue (low) |
1.47 |
|
(0.78 - 2.76) |
1.12 |
|
(0.64 - 1.98) |
|
Sickness absence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sickness absence (%) |
1.01 |
|
(0.99 - 1.02) |
0.99 |
|
(0.98 - 1.01) |
| Sickness absence (frequency) |
1.14 |
|
(0.91 - 1.44) |
1.14 |
|
(0.90 - 1.44) |
| Work characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Full time work (<40 hrs/wk) |
0.93 |
|
(0.61 - 1.42) |
1.07 |
|
(0.58 - 1.99) |
| Burnout (low) |
0.86 |
|
(0.54 - 1.35) |
0.64 |
# |
(0.39 - 1.05) |
| Work handicap (no) |
1.44 |
|
(0.91 - 2.27) |
0.96 |
|
(0.59 - 1.56) |
| Engagement (low) |
1.37 |
|
(0.86 - 2.18) |
0.64 |
# |
(0.40 - 1.02) |
| Social support supervisor (low) |
0.63 |
* |
(0.40 - 0.98) |
1.31 |
|
(0.84 - 2.06) |
| Social support colleagues (low) |
1.16 |
|
(0.76 - 1.78) |
0.98 |
|
(0.63 - 1.53) |
| Work load physical (low) |
0.88 |
|
(0.57 - 1.37) |
1.09 |
|
(0.70 - 1.70) |
| Work load static (low) |
0.77 |
|
(0.51 - 1.18) |
0.81 |
|
(0.52 - 1.27) |
| Work pressure (low) |
0.77 |
|
(0.51 - 1.18) |
0.99 |
|
(0.64 - 1.54) |
| Emotional workload (low) |
0.89 |
|
(0.57 - 1.37) |
0.83 |
|
(0.52 - 1.30) |
| Decision latitude (low) |
1.10 |
|
(0.70 - 1.72) |
0.79 |
|
(0.51 - 1.24) |
| R Square Personal characteristics |
6.80 |
*** |
|
1.6 |
|
|
| R Square Health characteristics |
2.40 |
# |
|
3.1 |
# |
|
| R Square sickness absence |
0.80 |
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
| R Square Work characteristics |
2.90 |
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
| R Square Total | 12.90 | *** | 8.3 | *** | ||
# = p < 0.10; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001.
1Nagelkerke R Square.