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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2018 Oct 3;23(9):836–841. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1527875

Table 2.

Logistic Regression for Electronic Communication with Healthcare Providers or Staff.

Variable Log Reg Adj OR 95% CI for Log Reg (Lower) 95% CI for Log Reg (Upper)
Age 1.003 .991 1.016
Racea .786 .504 1.225
Educationb 1.826** 1.234 2.704
Sexc 1.067 .719 1.582
Preferred languaged 1.596 1.077 2.365
Communication with providere .976 .651 1.463
Comorbidityg 1.648* 1.074 2.528
Regular provider 1.362 .913 2.032
Engagement in health-related social activities on the Internet or SNS 2.805*** 1.861 4.229
a

White is the reference group

b

Male is the reference group

c

High school degree is the reference group

d

Sign language is the reference group

e

Spoken/Lipreading/Writing is the reference group

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

P<.001