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. 2017 Mar 29;14(4):356. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14040356

Table 2.

Factors influencing the GP contract service demand by univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis.

Influence Factor Univariate Multivariable c
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
p Value Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
p Value
Sex
 Male 1.00 (reference) - -
 Female 0.96 (0.78–1.19) 0.72 - -
Age group
 60– 1.00 (reference) - -
 70– 1.18 (0.93–1.49) 0.18 - -
 80– 1.38 (1.04–1.83) 0.02 - -
Caregiver
 Spouse 1.00 (reference) - -
 (Grand)children 1.17 (0.92–1.50) 0.20 - -
 Others (e.g., community worker) 2.15 (1.09–4.25) 0.03 - -
 Nobody 1.01 (0.72–1.42) 0.94 - -
Chronic diseases history a
 No 1.00 (reference) - -
 Yes 1.12 (0.85–1.48) 0.41 - -
Diabetes or cardiovascular disease history b
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.26 (1.01–1.57) 0.04 1.33 (1.05–1.68) 0.02
Self-evaluated health status
 Very bad 1.00 (reference) - -
 Bad 2.27 (0.82–6.30) 0.12 - -
 Good 2.19 (0.80–5.98) 0.13 - -
 Very good 2.40 (0.87–6.62) 0.09 - -
Medical insurance c - -
 UEBMI 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 URBMI 2.30 (1.85–2.84) <0.001 1.96 (1.46–2.61) <0.001
Average personal income per month (USD$:RMB¥ = 1:6.9)
 ≤RMB 1000 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 RMB 1001–3000 0.54 (0.41–0.71) <0.001 0.67 (0.50–0.90) 0.01
 RMB 3001–5000 0.32 (0.24–0.44) <0.001 0.59 (0.39–0.90) 0.01
 ≥RMB 5001 0.69 (0.42–1.14) 0.15 1.19 (0.67–2.13) 0.55

a Participants with any history of the following diseases: hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, cerebral vascular disease, intervertebral diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, gastroenteritis, cholecystitis and gallstones, cataracts, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. b Participants with any history of the following diseases: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, and cerebral vascular disease. c Excludes 15 participants of other medical insurance types.