Table 2.
Logistic regression analysis of using NHS 24 compared with not using NHS 24
| Category | Characteristic | UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
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| Sex | Male | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.86 (1.47 to 2.32) | 1.70 (1.29 to 2.25) | |
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| Age group, years | 18–24 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25–34 | 2.90 (1.60 to 5.27) | 2.19 (1.11 to 4.29) | |
| 35–44 | 2.59 (1.50 to 4.47) | 1.94 (0.98 to 3.81) | |
| 45–54 | 1.63 (0.97 to 2.74) | 1.29 (0.66 to 2.52) | |
| 55–64 | 1.62 (0.97 to 2.68) | 1.01 (0.51 to 1.97) | |
| 65–74 | 0.86 (0.52 to 1.45) | 0.57 (0.25 to 1.28) | |
| ≥75 | 1.07 (0.65 to 1.76) | 0.73 (0.32 to 1.68) | |
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| Marital status | Single | 1.00 | |
| Married/living together | 1.50 (1.10 to 2.05) | – | |
| No longer married | 1.02 (0.70 to 1.50) | – | |
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| Number of children | None | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| One or more | 1.54 (1.20 to 1.99) | 1.75 (1.19 to 2.58) | |
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| Educational status | No educational qualifications | 1.00 | |
| Secondary school or equivalent | 1.56 (1.13 to 2.16) | – | |
| Higher education | 1.60 (1.17 to 2.19) | – | |
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| Housing tenure | Owned/mortgaged | 1.00 | |
| Rented from council/housing association | 1.03 (0.72 to 1.48) | – | |
| Rented from private landlord | 1.10 (0.72 to 1.68) | – | |
| Other | 1.49 (0.71 to 3.12) | – | |
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| Employment status | Work full-time | 1.00 | |
| Work part-time | 1.41 (0.93 to 2.15) | – | |
| Self-employed | 0.98 (0.61 to 1.58) | – | |
| Others not in paid employment | 1.16 (0.74 to 1.81) | – | |
| Retired | 0.69 (0.53 to 0.91) | – | |
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| Annual household income, £ | <15 000 | 1.00 | |
| 15 000–29 999 | 1.30 (0.94 to 1.80) | – | |
| 30 000–49 999 | 1.27 (0.89 to 1.81) | – | |
| ≥50 000 | 1.26 (0.88 to 1.82) | – | |
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| Smoking status | Current smoker | 1.00 | |
| Ex-smoker | 1.11 (0.78 to 1.61) | – | |
| Never smoked | 1.27 (0.90 to 1.79) | – | |
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| Access to telephone at home | Yes | 1.00 | |
| No | 1.27 (0.55 to 2.92) | – | |
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| Access to internet at home | Yes | 1.00 | |
| No | 0.61 (0.46 to 0.81) | – | |
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| Social support | Low social support | 1.00 | |
| Medium social support | 1.62 (0.87 to 3.00) | – | |
| High social support | 1.96 (1.07 to 3.60) | – | |
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| General health | Excellent | 1.00 | |
| Very good | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.41) | – | |
| Good | 0.86 (0.60 to 1.24) | – | |
| Fair | 1.08 (0.72 to 1.62) | – | |
| Poor | 1.16 (0.69 to 1.94) | – | |
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| Chronic condition | Yes | 1.00 | |
| No | 1.04 (0.82 to 1.32) | – | |
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| Consulted health professional in last year | Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 0.56 (0.39 to 0.80) | 0.54 (0.36 to 0.82) | |
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| Overall access to services | Good access | 1.00 | |
| OK access | 1.15 (0.78 to 1.70) | – | |
| Poor access | 0.85 (0.57 to 1.25) | – | |
Only those significant at univariate level (P < 0.05) were included in the multivariate analysis. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; adjusted for sex, age, marital status, number of children, education, employment, access to internet, level of social support, and consulted health professional in last year, except when the variable itself was being examined. UOR = unadjusted odds ratio.