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. 2019 Mar;17(2):116–124. doi: 10.1370/afm.2366

Table 3.

Logistic Modeling Results for the Provision of After-hours Care and On-call Participation

Characteristic Model 1: Rural
OR (95% CI)
Model 2: Urban
OR (95% CI)
Model 3:
Metropolitan OR (95% CI)
Panel A: Urgent After-Hours Care
Sex (female) 0.46 (0.35-0.59)a 0.54 (0.45-0.65)a 0.66 (0.58-0.75)a
Year 0.94 (0.90-0.98)c 0.89 (0.86-0.91)a 0.87 (0.85-0.89)a
Age, y
 35-<45 0.77 (0.57-1.04) 0.69 (0.55-0.86)c 0.8 (0.69-0.92)c
 45-<55 0.75 (0.55-1.04) 0.56 (0.44-0.71)a 1.02 (0.88-1.18)
 55-<65 0.42 (0.30-0.59)a 0.47 (0.37-0.61)a 0.94 (0.80-1.10)
 ≥65 0.23 (0.15-0.36)a 0.3 (0.22-0.41)a 0.71 (0.59-0.86)b
Training (international) 1.22 (0.97-1.55) 0.98 (0.83-1.15) 0.86 (0.76-0.97)c
Proportion APP 0.41 (0.29-0.58)a 0.89 (0.69-1.16) 0.63 (0.54-0.73)a
Proportion female 6.43 (3.15-13.14)a 3.67 (2.02-6.69)a 2.82 (2.03-3.91)a
Proportion aged ≥65 y 5.5 (2.69-11.22)a 2.66 (.64-4.30)a 3.27 (2.51-4.27)a
Proportion >1 chronic ADGs 4.44 (2.18-9.04)a 2.45 (1.40-4.28)c 1.86 (1.39-2.50)a
Proportion low SES 0.24 (0.13-0.46)a 1.71 (0.92-3.21) 0.39 (0.27-0.57)a
Panel B: On-call rota participation
Sex (female) 0.56 (0.43-0.73)a 0.59 (0.48-0.72)a 0.81 (0.70-0.94)c
Year (continuous) 0.93 (0.90-0.97)b 0.96 (0.93-0.98)c 0.93 (0.91-0.95)a
Age, y
 35-<45 0.84 (0.66-1.07) 0.78 (0.65-0.94)c 0.73 (0.64-0.84)a
 45-<55 0.77 (0.58-1.01) 0.63 (0.51-0.78)a 0.67 (0.58-0.79)a
 55-<65 0.44 (0.33-0.60)a 0.47 (0.37-0.59)a 0.47 (0.40-0.56)a
 ≥65 0.16 (0.10-0.24)a 0.3 (0.22-0.40)a 0.32 (0.25-0.40)a
Training (international) 1.3 (1.03-1.64)c 1.33 (1.12-1.59)c 1.08 (0.93-1.26)
Proportion APP 5.51 (3.76-8.06)a 4.35 (3.46-5.46)a 2.16 (1.89-2.46)a
Proportion female 0.75 (0.39-1.44) 1.39 (0.84-2.32) 1.38 (1.04-1.84)c
Proportion aged ≥65 y 1.36 (0.71-2.60) 1.29 (0.83-2.02) 1.35 (1.04-1.74)c
Proportion >1 chronic ADGs 2.6 (1.41-4.83)c 5.54 (3.45-8.89)a 3.02 (2.29-3.99)a
Proportion low SES 0.45 (0.25-0.82)c 3.18 (1.80-5.64)a 0.77 (0.56-1.08)

ADG = aggregated diagnostic groupings; APP = alternative payment plan; OR = odds ratio; SES = socioeconomic status.

a

P <.0001

b

P <.001

c

P <.05