Table 3.

Risk analysis for health system delay (univariate and logistic regression analysis)

	HSD >11 days %	OR (95% CI)	P- value*	aOR (95% CI)	P-value*
Foreign-born			<0.001		0.024
No†	61.5	1.00		1.00
Yes	37	0.37 (0.22 to 0.63)		0.50 (0.27 to 0.91)
Age			0.1	–	–
>Median	43.7	1.00
≤Median	54.6	1.55 (0.92 to 2.62)
Gender			0.003		<0.001
Male†	55.4	1.00		1.00
Female	34.9	0.43 (0.25 to 0.75)		0.28 (0.15 to 0.53)
First visit with GP			<0.001	–
No†	39.9	1.00
Yes	68.7	3.30 (1.80 to 6.06)
First visit at hospital			<0.001		0.001
No†	64.6	1.00		1.00
Yes	35.7	0.30 (0.17 to 0. 53)		0.35 (0.18 to 0.66)
Seeking treatment somewhere else, after first visit			<0.001	–	–
No†	35.1	1.00
Yes	66.7	3.70 (2.12 to 6.44)
Cough>3 weeks			0.036	–	–
No†	57.7	1.00
Yes	43.1	0.56 (0.32 to 0.97)
Dizziness			0.04		0.023
No†	49.8	1.00		1.00
Yes	21.4	0.28 (0.75 to 1.01)		0.18 (0.04 to 0.78)
Prior unspecific treatment			<0.001		0.012
No†	34.1	1.00		1.00
Yes	57.1	2.58 (1.49 to 4.46)		2.25 (1.19 to 4.25)
Repeated visits with different providers in a different facility			<0.001	–	–
No†	37.3	1.00
Yes	62.8	2.84 (1.61 to 5.01)

*P <0.05 are indicated in bold.

†Reference category.

aOR, adjusted OR; GP, general practitioner; HSD, health system delay.