Table 2.
Prevalence ratios (with 95% CI) for the use of healthcare services according to health need (self-rated health) for men and women.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| General practitioner (last 4 weeks) | ||||
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Very good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good | 1.00 (0.92, 1.09) | 0.98 (0.91, 1.07) | 0.96 (0.88, 1.04) | 0.94 (0.86, 1.03) |
| Fair | 0.98 (0.88, 1.09) | 0.93 (0.83, 1.04) | 1.03 (0.94, 1.13) | 0.98 (0.89, 1.08) |
| Poor | 1.09 (0.94, 1.26) | 1.01 (0.86, 1.18) | 1.04 (0.93, 1.17) | 0.98 (0.87, 1.11) |
| Very poor | 1.02 (0.90, 1.14) | 0.87 (0.63, 1.19) | 1.13 (0.94, 1.35) | 0.99 (0.80, 1.23) |
| General vs. Roma | 1.01 (0.90, 1.14) | 0.58 (0.40, 0.82) | 1.40 (1.27, 1.53) | 1.64 (1.07, 2.54) |
| Very good * General/Roma | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Good * General /Roma | 1.41 (0.95, 2.10) | 1.65 (1.07, 2.54) | ||
| Fair * General/Roma | 2.39 (1.62,3.54) | 2.52 (1.65, 3.86) | ||
| Poor * General/Roma | 3.21 (2.12,4.89) | 2.69 (1.72, 4.20) | ||
| Very poor * General/Roma | 3.44 (2.00, 5.91) | 3.25 (2.02, 5.22) | ||
| BIC | −73,843.43 | −73,863.14 | −87,876.46 | −100,045.5 |
| Emergency services (last 12 months) | ||||
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Very good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good | 1.17 (1.02, 1.35) | 1.17 (1.01, 1.36) | 1.35 (1.16, 1.57) | 1.34 (1.14, 1.57) |
| Fair | 2.04 (1.76, 2.36) | 2.02 (1.72, 2.36) | 2.16 (1.86, 2.52) | 2.14 (1.82, 2.52) |
| Poor/ | 3.31 (2.83, 3.88) | 3.34 (2.82, 3.97) | 3.11 (2.66, 3.64) | 3.12 (2.64, 3.69) |
| Very poor | 3.65 (3.02, 4.40) | 3.96 (3.20, 4.90) | 3.67 (3.07, 4.38) | 3.66 (3.00, 4.46) |
| General vs. Roma | 1.38 (1.23, 1.55) | 1.39 (0.95, 2.03) | 1.52 (1.37, 1.68) | 1.28 (0.77, 2.12) |
| Very good * General/Roma | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Good * General/Roma | 1.08 (0.70, 1.66) | 1.22 (0.71, 2.09) | ||
| Fair * General /Roma | 1.10 (0.72, 1.67) | 1.27 (0.75, 2.16) | ||
| Poor * General/Roma | 0.95 (0.61, 1.47) | 1.12 (0.65, 1.92) | ||
| Very poor * General/Roma | 0.78 (0.47, 1.29) | 1.19 (0.69, 2.05) | ||
| BIC | −76,574.16 | −76,542.47 | −90,025.56 | −100,508.6 |
| Hospitalization (last 12 months) | ||||
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Very good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good | 1.98 (1.37, 2.85) | 2.11 (1.43, 3.11) | 0.91 (0.68,1.22) | 0.91 (0.67,1.22) |
| Fair | 6.14 (4.25, 8.87) | 6.57 (4.43, 9.74) | 2.27 (1.71, 3.03) | 2.17 (1.61, 2.91) |
| Poor | 11.96 (8.17, 17.50) | 12.54 (8.33, 18.88) | 4.34 (3.23,5.83) | 4.31 (3.19, 5.83) |
| Very poor | 17.93 (11.88, 27.07) | 18.34 (11.64, 28.89) | 7.01 (5.05, 9.72) | 6.81 (4.83, 9.63) |
| General vs. Roma | 1.14 (0.90, 1.46) | 2.20 (0.86, 5.63) | 1.36 (1.09, 1.70) | 0.82 (0.26, 2.55) |
| Very good * General/Roma | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Good * General l/Roma | 0.46 (0.15, 1.37) | 1.24 (0.35, 4.42) | ||
| Fair * General/Roma | 0.43 (0.15, 1.21) | 2.22 (0.69, 7.22) | ||
| Poor * General/Roma | 0.56 (0.20, 1.59) | 1.38 (0.41, 4.62) | ||
| Very poor * General/Roma | 0.62 (0.22, 1.79) | 1.74 (0.52, 5.83) | ||
| BIC | −81,696.03 | −81,662.74 | −96,180.38 | −96,149.2 |
* Adjusted for age and education.