Table 4.
Regression analysis of the factors that affect unmet medical needs according to age group.
| Variables | 19–39 Years Old | 40–59 Years Old | ≥60 Years Old | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | p | OR | p | OR | p | ||||||||
| Gender | Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Female | 0.98 | 0.68 | 1.41 | 0.921 | 1.14 | 0.92 | 1.41 | 0.248 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 1.21 | 0.960 | |
| Education | Graduate university graduate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| College or university graduate | 0.56 | 0.07 | 4.68 | 0.590 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.43 | 0.991 | 1.31 | 0.91 | 1.88 | 0.142 | |
| Middle and high school graduate | 1.19 | 0.79 | 1.81 | 0.405 | 1.01 | 0.80 | 1.26 | 0.956 | 1.30 | 0.89 | 1.90 | 0.170 | |
| Marital status | Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Unmarried | 0.82 | 0.52 | 1.29 | 0.395 | 1.41 | 1.06 | 1.87 | 0.018 | 1.59 | 1.31 | 1.92 | 0.000 | |
| Economic activity | Current worker | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Non-worker | 1.97 | 1.15 | 3.35 | 0.013 | 1.37 | 0.99 | 1.90 | 0.057 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 1.37 | 0.283 | |
| Monthly income (quintiles) | 5Q (highest) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 4Q | 1.91 | 1.03 | 3.54 | 0.039 | 1.05 | 0.75 | 1.45 | 0.789 | 1.14 | 0.71 | 1.82 | 0.599 | |
| 3Q | 3.83 | 2.12 | 6.91 | 0.000 | 1.05 | 0.74 | 1.48 | 0.800 | 1.30 | 0.84 | 2.01 | 0.246 | |
| 2Q | 2.32 | 1.14 | 4.71 | 0.020 | 1.03 | 0.70 | 1.51 | 0.897 | 1.07 | 0.70 | 1.62 | 0.767 | |
| 1Q (lowest) | 1.54 | 0.84 | 2.85 | 0.165 | 1.20 | 0.89 | 1.61 | 0.228 | 1.51 | 1.02 | 2.23 | 0.040 | |
| Medical insurance type | NHI | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Medicaid | 1.13 | 0.23 | 5.43 | 0.882 | 1.55 | 1.09 | 2.21 | 0.015 | 1.84 | 1.41 | 2.42 | 0.000 | |
| Others | 1.30 | 0.77 | 2.20 | 0.335 | 0.88 | 0.49 | 1.57 | 0.662 | 1.15 | 0.87 | 1.53 | 0.330 | |
| Private insurance | Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| No | 1.36 | 0.84 | 2.21 | 0.214 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.51 | 0.548 | 0.97 | 0.80 | 1.17 | 0.734 | |
| Non-covered treatment | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Yes | 1.22 | 0.83 | 1.80 | 0.312 | 1.19 | 0.95 | 1.50 | 0.123 | 1.31 | 1.08 | 1.58 | 0.006 | |
| Chronic disease | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Yes | 0.92 | 0.63 | 1.35 | 0.656 | 1.22 | 0.96 | 1.55 | 0.098 | 1.01 | 0.66 | 1.53 | 0.972 | |
| Disability | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Yes | 0.54 | 0.14 | 2.02 | 0.360 | 1.62 | 1.04 | 2.55 | 0.035 | 0.89 | 0.70 | 1.14 | 0.361 | |
| Regular exercise | Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| No | 0.90 | 0.22 | 3.79 | 0.887 | 1.68 | 1.02 | 2.77 | 0.041 | 1.21 | 0.98 | 1.49 | 0.074 | |
| Pain | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Yes | 1.43 | 0.80 | 2.53 | 0.226 | 2.82 | 2.22 | 3.59 | 0.000 | 2.14 | 1.73 | 2.64 | 0.000 | |
| Self-rated health status | Good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Moderate | 1.52 | 1.04 | 2.23 | 0.033 | 1.46 | 1.15 | 1.85 | 0.002 | 1.47 | 1.15 | 1.90 | 0.002 | |
| Bad | 2.43 | 1.32 | 4.48 | 0.004 | 2.23 | 1.57 | 3.16 | 0.000 | 2.34 | 1.77 | 3.08 | 0.000 | |
| Depression | Light | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Moderate | 2.26 | 1.31 | 3.91 | 0.003 | 1.43 | 1.08 | 1.89 | 0.013 | 1.97 | 1.63 | 2.39 | 0.000 | |
| Severe | 1.62 | 0.18 | 14.73 | 0.667 | 1.22 | 0.31 | 4.86 | 0.779 | 3.68 | 1.87 | 7.21 | 0.000 | |
Notes: A logistic regression analysis with a complex sampling design was performed, adjusting for all covariates. Abbreviations: NHI, National Health Insurance; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.