Table 2.
Predictors of Use of Social Media in Health Communication Using Logistic Regression.
| Characteristics | Health Information Share | Medical Information Exchange | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P Value | OR | 95% CI | P Value | |||
| Year | ||||||||
| 2013 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 2014 | – | – | – | 1.88 | 1.09 | 3.26 | .025 | |
| 2017 | 0.65 | 0.49 | 0.85 | .002 | – | – | – | |
| Age-group | ||||||||
| 18-49 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 50-64 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.43 | <.001 | 0.62 | 0.32 | 1.22 | .162 |
| 65+ | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.25 | <.001 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 1.07 | .065 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Female | 2.22 | 1.51 | 3.26 | <.001 | 1.16 | 0.65 | 2.09 | .614 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.82 | 0.52 | 1.31 | .408 | 1.53 | 0.68 | 3.43 | .293 |
| Hispanic | 1.01 | 0.66 | 1.55 | .967 | 2.22 | 0.82 | 6.04 | .116 |
| Other | 1.13 | 0.69 | 1.84 | .625 | 1.97 | 0.63 | 6.14 | .235 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| High school graduate | 1.48 | 0.66 | 3.34 | .338 | 1.21 | 0.12 | 12.33 | .868 |
| Some college | 2.11 | 0.89 | 4.98 | .088 | 2.11 | 0.21 | 20.94 | .517 |
| College or higher | 1.46 | 0.59 | 3.58 | .407 | 1.35 | 0.14 | 13.01 | .794 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 0.97 | 0.53 | 1.80 | .930 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 3.01 | .856 |
| Married | 1.37 | 0.85 | 2.23 | .193 | 0.85 | 0.34 | 2.14 | .730 |
| Family income | ||||||||
| Less than US$20 000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| US$20 000 to < US$35 000 | 1.01 | 0.59 | 1.73 | .979 | 0.43 | 0.15 | 1.26 | .122 |
| US$35 000 to < US$50 000 | 1.09 | 0.60 | 1.96 | .774 | 1.37 | 0.43 | 4.44 | .589 |
| US$50 000 to < US$75 000 | 0.99 | 0.54 | 1.80 | .970 | 1.12 | 0.33 | 3.82 | .852 |
| US$75 000 or More | 0.95 | 0.54 | 1.65 | .840 | 2.20 | 0.74 | 6.57 | .154 |
| Employment | ||||||||
| Not Employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Employed | 1.16 | 0.79 | 1.70 | .445 | 0.54 | 0.26 | 1.11 | .093 |
| Census region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Midwest | 1.43 | 0.76 | 2.70 | .258 | 1.50 | 0.52 | 4.38 | .448 |
| South | 1.47 | 0.90 | 2.39 | .118 | 1.01 | 0.39 | 2.58 | .990 |
| West | 1.24 | 0.75 | 2.06 | .394 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 2.99 | .857 |
| Health insurance | ||||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Yes | 1.07 | 0.58 | 1.99 | .819 | 0.66 | 0.27 | 1.62 | .354 |
| General health | ||||||||
| Poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Excellent | 0.77 | 0.22 | 2.66 | .676 | 0.54 | 0.10 | 2.94 | .466 |
| Very Good | 0.97 | 0.31 | 3.06 | .962 | 1.05 | 0.23 | 4.78 | .950 |
| Good | 0.75 | 0.23 | 2.46 | .629 | 0.91 | 0.20 | 4.07 | .898 |
| Fair | 1.13 | 0.35 | 3.62 | .839 | 0.94 | 0.20 | 4.48 | .941 |
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Current | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Former | 0.92 | 0.55 | 1.55 | .758 | 0.93 | 0.30 | 2.90 | .892 |
| Never | 1.05 | 0.69 | 1.61 | .813 | 1.21 | 0.56 | 2.62 | .615 |
| Diagnosed with cancer | ||||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Yes | 1.53 | 0.96 | 2.43 | .073 | 1.75 | 0.49 | 6.29 | .384 |
| Family history of any cancer | ||||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Yes | 1.56 | 1.10 | 2.21 | .014 | 1.59 | 0.63 | 4.01 | .319 |
| Not sure | 0.77 | 0.42 | 1.40 | .385 | 1.55 | 0.20 | 11.71 | .667 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.