Table 5.
Logistic regression analyses
| Variables | Undiagnosed margins | Poor margins |
|---|---|---|
| Visit_GP | 0.0174** (0.00800) | 0.0353*** (0.0112) |
| Age group (ref.: 16–44) | ||
| 45–54 | 0.0132** (0.00579) | 0.0266*** (0.00775) |
| 55–64 | 0.0359*** (0.00898) | 0.0426*** (0.00945) |
| 65+ | 0.0409*** (0.00848) | 0.0752*** (0.00935) |
| edu | −0.00628 (0.00743) | −0.0254** (0.0101) |
| Obesity status (ref.: underweight/normal weight) | ||
| Over | 0.00300 (0.00511) | 0.00638 (0.00650) |
| Obese | 0.0396*** (0.00742) | 0.0654*** (0.00876) |
| Smoking status (ref.: non-smoker) | ||
| Ex-occasional/regular smoker | −0.00944 (0.00909) | 0.00687 (0.0102) |
| Current smoker | −0.00836 (0.00886) | −0.000764 (0.00989) |
| Ethnicity (ref.: Whites) | ||
| Black | 0.0798* (0.0450) | |
| Indian | 0.0789** (0.0395) | |
| Pakistani | 0.150** (0.0639) | |
| Bangladeshi | 0.118 (0.0878) | |
| Chinese and other Asian | −0.00110 (0.0351) | |
| Mixed | −0.00943 (0.0333) | |
| Any other | 0.0652 (0.0663) | |
| Male | 0.0163*** (0.00569) | 0.0175** (0.00700) |
| Tertile of income (ref.: <17,402) | ||
| 17,402–34,788 | 0.00156 (0.00744) | −0.00576 (0.00856) |
| >34,788 | −0.0153** (0.00670) | −0.0218** (0.00861) |
| Black | 0.0313* (0.0171) | |
| Asian | 0.0351*** (0.0124) | |
| Observations | 3397 | 3651 |
Standard errors in parentheses
*** p < 0.01; ** p < 0.05; * p < 0.1