Table 2.

Crude and Adjusted Estimates for Reduced Perceived Access to Physiotherapy Care

	Odds ratio
Variable	Unadjusted	95% CI	Adjusted	95% CI
Covariates of reduced perceived access as a result of wait time
Presence of lung and breathing problems	6.742	1.762, 25.801	27.200	3.764, 195.543
Presence of other bone and joint problems	2.877	0.590, 14.024	5.524	0.900, 33.903
No previous physiotherapy treatment of LBP	1.028	0.282, 3.748	8.276	1.388, 49.331
Diagnostic imaging recommended	3.800	1.065, 13.564	8.469	1.628, 44.047
Covariates of reduced perceived access as a result of location
Presence of lung and breathing problems	8.900	2.409, 32.990	71.798	5.791, 890.212
Full- or part-time paid employment status	5.254	0.650, 42.476	16.305	0.797, 333.578
Prior use of prescription medication for back pain	3.286E8	0.000*	4.211E8	0.000*
Rural residence	6.565	0.814, 52.926	8.198E8	0.000*
Review by surgeon recommended	1.317	0.326, 5.317	55.483	1.844, 1,669.555
Covariates of reduced perceived access as a result of cost
Age ≥50 y	2.638	0.785, 8.866	4.773E51	0.000*
Annual income <$30,000	20.500	5.610, 74.916	2.372E51	0.000*
Current smoker	2.857	0.807, 7.956	7.307E50	0.000*
Not married	9.294	2.815, 30.691	1.245E77	0.000*
Obese	2.286	0.388, 5.690	7.708E25	0.000*
LBP caused by work	3.00	0.982, 9.165	2.679	0.000*
Presence of lung and breathing problems	2.545	0.698, 9.288	1.310E64	0.000*
Presence of other bone and joint problems	2.621	0.693, 9.905	8.742E12	0.000*
No urgent referral to surgeon	3.029E8	0.000*	3.871E52	0.000*
No follow-up recommended	1.19E10	0.000*	2.430E53	0.000*
Other management recommended	11.273	2.226, 57.085	2.014 E79	0.000*

Note: ORs significant at 0.05 level appear in bold.

^*Upper limit of 95% CI cannot be calculated.

LBP=low back pain.