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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2018 Feb 23;110(6):540–546. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2018.01.006

Table 2.

PC utilization: Relative risk ratios from Poisson regression N=1,578

Variables M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10
Predisposing Factors
Black 1.04 1.28* 0.92 0.62** 0.76 0.68* 0.70* 0.67* 0.69 0.60**
Female 1.28*** 1.27*** 1.11*** 1.11*** 1.16*** 1.17*** 1.17*** 1.17*** 1.17*** 1.16***
Age 1.01*** 1.01*** 0.99*** 0.99* 0.99** 0.99* 0.99** 0.99** 0.99** 0.99**
Age × Black 0.99 1.00 0.99 0.99* 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.00
Less than HS 1.05 1.05 0.83*** 0.83*** 0.93** 0.92** 0.92** 0.92** 0.93* 0.94*
Need Factors
SRH 0.77*** 0.75*** 0.74*** 0.75*** 0.74*** 0.74*** 0.74*** 0.74***
Functional Limit. 1.19*** 1.18*** 1.18*** 1.17*** 1.17*** 1.17*** 1.18*** 1.18***
Health Conditions 1.18*** 1.15*** 1.14*** 1.13*** 1.13*** 1.13*** 1.13*** 1.13***
SRH × Black 1.10*** 1.07* 1.07* 1.06* 1.06* 1.06* 1.04
Func. Lim. × Black 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.03
Health Con. × Black 1.10*** 1.10*** 1.10*** 1.10*** 1.10*** 1.10*** 1.10***
Enabling Factors
Employed 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.02
Income 1.04*** 1.04*** 1.04*** 1.04*** 1.04*** 1.04***
Insured 2.08*** 2.09*** 2.05*** 2.05*** 2.02*** 1.95***
Married 0.94* 0.95* 0.94* 0.94* 0.96 0.96
Rural 0.89*** 0.89*** 0.89*** 0.89*** 0.91*** 0.91***
ED Use 1.21*** 1.21*** 1.21*** 1.21*** 1.21***
Trust in Physicians
Mistrust 0.93*** 0.93*** 0.93*** 0.93***
Mistrust × Black 1.02 1.00 0.97
Life Course Factors
South-Never 1.15*** 1.07*
South-After 16 1.39*** 1.17**
South-Left After 16 0.97 0.87
South-Never × Black 1.25***
South-After 16 × Black 2.25***
South-Left After 16 × Black 1.26**

Note: 95% CIs provided in supplementary table 3;

p≤0.10;

*

p≤0.05;

**

p≤0.01;

***

p≤0.001