Table 3.

OR (95% CI) from univariable unadjusted analyses of each individual covariate and its relationship to each resource use variable in the panel data set

Independent variables		(A) Hospital use	(B) Primary care use	(C) Other healthcare services	(D) Wash/meals assistance
Frequent internet use		0.76 (0.47 to 1.25)	0.79 (0.52 to 1.20)	1.42 (0.97 to 2.09)	0.12*** (0.05 to 0.29)
	Age bands (years)
	65–74	Reference case	Reference case	Reference case	Reference case
	75–84	1.44 (0.85 to 2.44)	1.54 (0.98 to 2.42)	0.94 (0.62 to 1.42)	7.36*** (2.98 to 18.19)
	85+	1.55 (0.59 to 4.08)	4.76*** (1.70 to 13.36)	1.50 (0.68 to 3.34)	176.38*** (33.87 to 918.41)
Gender (male)		1.13 (0.69 to 1.84)	0.95 (0.62 to 1.43)	0.57** (0.39 to 0.83)	0.60 (0.25 to 1.41)
Site (urban)		1.35 (0.82 to 2.23)	0.95 (0.62 to 1.46)	1.40 (0.94 to 2.08)	2.76* (1.15 to 6.63)
Season at start (autumn)		0.71 (0.44 to 1.16)	0.71 (0.47 to 1.07)	0.84 (0.57 to 1.24)	2.26 (0.95 to 5.37)
SF-12 mental score		0.97 (0.94 to 1.00)	0.96** (0.93 to 0.98)	0.97** (0.94 to 0.99)	0.94* (0.89 to 0.99)
SF-12 physical score		0.94*** (0.92 to 0.96)	0.95*** (0.93 to 0.97)	0.98** (0.96 to 0.99)	0.85*** (0.82 to 0.89)
Recent sudden illness		5.07*** (2.68 to 9.59)	3.40*** (1.79 to 6.46)	3.46*** (2.00 to 5.99)	4.69** (1.54 to 14.30)
Not White British		0.84 (0.41 to 1.73)	1.31 (0.70 to 2.47)	0.77 (0.44 to 1.35)	2.79 (0.82 to 9.48)
Left full-time education aged ≥17		1.21 (0.73 to 1.99)	1.10 (0.72 to 1.68)	2.29*** (1.55 to 3.40)	1.22 (0.51 to 2.92)
Lonely (six-item de Jong Gierveld)		1.79* (1.05 to 3.05)	1.71* (1.08 to 2.72)	1.65* (1.07 to 2.52)	5.41*** (2.12 to 13.79)

*p<0.05; ** p<0.01; *** p<0.001.