Table 3.

Multivariate Analysis of Factors Related to Perceptions on Healthcare Experience of Respondents to the 2007 National Emphysema/COPD Association Survey with a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

	Female gendera	Anxiety	Exacerbations	Low income
Diagnosis was delayed	1.66 (1.13-2.45), 0.01	1.83 (1.10-3.06), 0.02	1.60 (1.08-2.37), 0.01	NS
Doctor difficult to reach	2.54 (1.33-4.86), 0.004	NS	2.25 (1.20-4.20), 0.01	NS
Insufficient time with doctor	2.15 (1.10-4.21), 0.02	NS	NS	NS
Insurance is a barrier	NS	NS	NS	1.76 (1.12-2.77), 0.01

Multivariate models additionally adjusted for depression and use of oxygen.

^aFor all predictors, odds ratio (95% confidence interval), p-value.

NS, nonsignificant.