Table 4.
Explanatory variables | Bivariate models | Multiple regression models (adjusted for sex, age and general health) | |||
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OR [95 % CI] | Model I | Model II | Model III | ||
Education | SSS | Education + SSS | |||
Education | None/Primary (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | - | 1 (Ref.) |
Secondary | 1.21 [0.43,3.41] | 2.07 [0.52,8.16] | - | 2.07 [0.46,9.30] | |
Tertiary | 0.71 [0.22,2.28] | 1.41 [0.32,6.26] | - | 1.47 [0.31,6.97] | |
SSSa | Lower (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | - | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Middle | 1 [0.31,3.21] | - | 1.13 [0.29,4.36] | 1.1 [0.27,4.44] | |
High | 1.23 [0.39,3.85] | - | 1.55 [0.39,6.25] | 1.44 [0.34,5.98] | |
Sex | Male (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
Female | 1.1 [0.39,3.07] | 1.03 [0.26,4.05] | 1.29 [0.31,5.27] | 1.46 [0.33,6.38] | |
Language | German (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
English | 0.18 [0.04,0.72] | 0.19 [0.03,1.11] | 0.44 [0.08,2.54] | 0.3 [0.04,2.01] | |
Othersc | 0.52 [0.19,1.38] | 0.53 [0.14,1.94] | 1.03 [0.26,4.01] | 0.78 [0.18,3.39] | |
Age (yrs) | 0.96 [0.91,1.02] | 0.94 [0.88,1.01] | 0.95 [0.89,1.02] | 0.95 [0.88,1.02] | |
General health statusb | “Good” (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
“Bad” | 3.44 [1.26,9.38] | 4.41 [1.29,15.14] | 4.60 [1.27,16.73] | 5.10 [1.28,20.38] | |
BIC | - | 125.65 | 118.02 | 125.38 | |
N | - | 108 | 94 | 93 |
OR indicates the odds ratio compared to the reference group, CI indicates 95 % confidence interval, Pseudo R 2 squared for logistic regression, N absolute frequency of participating persons. Variations in N result from missing in single items. All data on utilisation of health care services refer to the past 12 months. aSSS: Subjective social status in Germany on a scale from 1 to 10. Lower: 1–4 points. Middle: 5–6 points. High: 7–10 points. b“How is your health in general?” “Bad” = fair/bad/very bad. “Good” = good/very good. cOther languages: Arabic, French, Persian, Russian, Serbian. Bold figures: Reflect ORs which are smaller/larger than 1 with a confidence level of 95 %