Table 2.
Probability of changing the decision to visit or not to visit a doctor based on information from the internet.
| Characteristics | Decided to visit a doctor when you would otherwise not have visited one (n=821) | Decided not to visit a doctor when you would otherwise have visited one (n=819) | |||||
|
|
ORa | P value | CI | OR | P value | CI | |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Female | 1.00 | —b | — | 1.00 | — | — |
|
|
Male | 0.75 | .15 | 0.50-1.11 | 0.63 | .02 | 0.43-0.93 |
| Age in years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-39 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
|
|
40-59 | 0.56 | .02 | 0.34-0.92 | 0.43 | .001 | 0.27-0.70 |
|
|
60 and over | 0.39 | .001 | 0.23-0.67 | 0.36 | <.001 | 0.22-0.59 |
| Educationc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
|
|
Middle | 1.11 | .79 | 0.50-2.45 | 1.05 | .90 | 0.50-2.21 |
|
|
High | 1.94 | .09 | 0.90-4.17 | 1.10 | .79 | 0.53-2.31 |
|
|
Highest | 1.04 | .92 | 0.47-2.31 | 1.28 | .51 | 0.61-2.68 |
| Self-rated health |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excellent | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
|
|
Good | 1.31 | .44 | 0.66-2.58 | 1.35 | .37 | 0.70-2.60 |
|
|
Fair | 1.73 | .14 | 0.83-3.59 | 1.58 | .21 | 0.78-3.22 |
|
|
Bad/very bad | 2.04 | .09 | 0.89-4.66 | 1.85 | .14 | 0.82-4.17 |
| Self-reported degree of anxiety/depression |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
None | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
|
|
Slight | 1.85 | .01 | 1.15-2.96 | 2.03 | .002 | 1.29-3.21 |
|
|
Moderate | 2.54 | .005 | 1.33-4.83 | 2.27 | .01 | 1.19-4.31 |
|
|
Severe | 3.2 | .01 | 1.28-8.04 | 2.97 | .02 | 1.18-7.47 |
aOR: odds ratio.
bNot applicable (reference group).
cLow (primary/part of secondary school), middle (high school), high (college/university less than 4 years), highest (college/university 4 years or more).