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. 2013 May 4;6:20. doi: 10.1186/1755-7682-6-20

Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of predictors of satisfaction related to demographics, socioeconomics, and health characteristics

Characteristics Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Age (per years)
1.01
0.99-1.02
0.6
---
---
---
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
Male
1
---
---
---
---
---
Women
0.93
0.56-0.52
0.78
---
---
---
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
Married
1
---
---
1
---
---
Others
0.52
0.31-0.86
0.10
0.67
0.34-1.16
0.15
Residence
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urban
1
---
---
---
---
---
Rural
0.81
0.47-1.40
0.33
---
---
---
Distance patient’s home hospital
 
 
 
 
 
 
≤ 10 Kilometers
2.32
1.40-3.84
0.001
2.64
1.53-4.53
< 0.001
> 10 Kilometers
1
---
---
1
---
---
Education level
 
 
 
 
 
 
No education
1.10
0.45-2.44
0.82
2.53
1.02-6.3
0.04
Primary
1.22
0.49-3.06
0.67
3.04
1.10-8.04
0.03
Secondary
2.21
0.91-5.38
0.08
5.19
2.04-3.21
0.001
High
1
---
---
1
---
---
Monthly income
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 180 euro
0.62
0.38-1.03
0.065
0.78
0.45-1.35
0.37
More than 180 euro
1
---
---
1
---
---
Health insurance status
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
1
---
---
---
---
---
No
1.09
0.5-1.98
0.8
---
---
---
Type of admission
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emergent
0.11
0.05-2.26
<0.001
0.15
0.04-0.31
< 0.001
Urgent
0.26
0.13-0.52
<0.001
0.35
0.15-0.86
0.02
Non urgent
1
---
---
1
---
---
Waiting time
 
 
 
 
 
 
>15 minuts
1
---
---
1
---
---
≤15 minuts
0.41
0.24-0.71
0.001
0.41
0.23-0.75
0.003
Day of week
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weekday
1.97
1.03-3.74
0.04
2.66
1.32-5.34
0.006
Weekend 1 --- --- 1 --- ---

OR, Odds Ratio; 95% CI, 95% Confidence Interval; N, Number. %: Percentage. 1 indicated a reference category; Odds ratio > 1 is indicated a bad satisfaction. Odds ratio < 1 is indicated a better satisfaction.