Table 1.
Univariate association between level of continuity of care and categorical variables.
| Do you have your family doctor? | |||||
| No | Yes, but do not know the name | Yes, and know the name | Yes, but do not know the name/No | Yes, and know the name/No | |
| (n=3315) | (n=101) | (n=471) | |||
| n (%)† | n (%)† | n (%)† | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age | |||||
| <25 | 546 (16.5) | 9 (8.9) | 28 (5.9) | Ref | Ref |
| 25 to 45 | 1128 (34.0) | 26 (25.7) | 124 (26.3) | 1.40 (0.66 to 3.01) | 2.14 (1.40 to 3.27) |
| 46 to 65 | 1041 (31.4) | 40 (39.6) | 124 (36.3) | 2.33 (1.12 to 4.84) | 3.20 (2.12 to 4.84) |
| >66 | 600 (18.1) | 26 (25.7) | 148 (31.4) | 2.63 (1.22 to 5.66) | 4.81 (3.16 to 7.32) |
| Rurality (yes) | 574 (17.3) | 25 (24.8) | 81 (17.2) | 1.57 (0.99 to 2.49) | 0.99 (0.77 to 1.28) |
| Sex (Female) | 2005 (60.5) | 69 (68.3) | 338 (71.8) | 1.41 (0.92 to 2.16) | 1.66 (1.34 to 2.05) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 1804 (54.4) | 56 (55.4) | 262 (55.6) | Ref | Ref |
| Separated or Divorced | 287 (8.7) | 10 (9.9) | 51 (10.8) | 1.12 (0.57 to 2.23) | 1.22 (0.88 to 1.69) |
| Single | 885 (26.7) | 20 (19.8) | 84 (17.8) | 0.73 (0.43 to 1.22) | 0.65 (0.50 to 0.85) |
| Widowed | 339 (10.2) | 15 (14.9) | 74 (15.7) | 1.43 (0.80 to 2.55) | 1.50 (1.13 to 1.99) |
| Educational level | |||||
| <8 years | 1018 (30.7) | 44 (43.6) | 162 (34.5) | Ref | Ref |
| 8–12 years | 1892 (57.1) | 52 (51.5) | 237 (50.4) | 0.64 (0.42 to 0.96) | 0.79 (0.64 to 0.97) |
| >12 years | 402 (12.1) | 5 (5.0) | 71 (15.1) | 0.29 (0.11 to 0.73) | 1.11 (0.82 to 1.50) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Worker | 1499 (45.5) | 38 (37.6) | 177 (37.7) | Ref | Ref |
| Not worker | 1237 (37.6) | 40 (39.6) | 147 (31.3) | 1.28 (0.81 to 2.00) | 1.01 (0.8 to 1.27) |
| Retired | 556 (16.9) | 23 (22.8) | 146 (31.1) | 1.63 (0.96 to 2.76) | 2.22 (1.75 to 2.83) |
| Cardiovascular risk | |||||
| Low | 1799 (54.3) | 43 (42.6) | 174 (36.9) | Ref | Ref |
| High | 1322 (39.9) | 47 (46.5) | 241 (51.2) | 1.49 (0.98 to 2.27) | 1.88 (1.53 to 2.32) |
| Very High | 194 (5.9) | 11 (10.9) | 56 (11.9) | 2.37 (1.20 to 4.68) | 2.98 (2.13 to 4.17) |
| Level of physical activity | |||||
| Low | 1013 (31.3) | 45 (45.5) | 162 (35.9) | Ref | Ref |
| Moderate | 625 (19.3) | 17 (17.2) | 95 (21.1) | 0.61 (0.35 to 1.08) | 0.95 (0.72 to 1.25) |
| High | 1601 (49.4) | 37 (37.4) | 194 (43.0) | 0.52 (0.33 to 0.81) | 0.76 (0.61 to 0.95) |
| Current smoker (yes) | 1140 (35.2) | 30 (30.9) | 120 (26.3) | 0.82 (0.53 to 1.27) | 0.65 (0.52 to 0.82) |
| Nutritional status | |||||
| BMI <25 | 943 (31.3) | 20 (22.5) | 112 (25.7) | Ref | Ref |
| BMI 25 to 29.9 | 1199 (39.8) | 35 (39.3) | 151 (34.7) | 1.38 (0.80 to 2.40) | 1.06 (0.82 to 1.37) |
| BMI>30 | 873 (29.0) | 34 (38.2) | 172 (39.5) | 1.84 (1.05 to 3.22) | 1.66 (1.29 to 2.14) |
| Household income | |||||
| US$<374 | 2084 (64.9) | 78 (78.8) | 278 (61.2) | Ref | Ref |
| US$ 374 to 1268 | 1072 (33.4) | 19 (19.2) | 163 (35.9) | 0.47 (0.29 to 0.79) | 1.14 (0.93 to 1.40) |
| >US$1268 | 55 (1.7) | 2 (2.0) | 13 (2.9) | 0.97 (0.23 to 4.06) | 1.77 (0.96 to 3.28) |
| DM diagnosis (Yes) | 328 (11.1) | 15 (17.4) | 75 (17.3) | 1.70 (0.96 to 2.99) | 1.68 (1.27 to 2.20) |
| Years since diagnosis DM (mean (SD)) (n=327) | 8.8 (9.9) | 9.3 (5.9) | 10.9 (9.0) | ||
| HbA1c (mean (SD)) (n=348) | 8.4 (2.5) | 7.8 (2.2) | 8.8 (2.4) | ||
| Hypertension diagnosis (Yes) | 994 (32.2) | 38 (40.0) | 220 (49.4) | 1.40 (0.93 to 2.13) | 2.06 (1.68 to 2.52) |
| Years since diagnosis hypertension (mean (SD)) (n=872) | 11.1 (12.2) | 13.6 (15.0) | 10.7 (9.8) | ||
| PAS (mm Hg) (mean(SD)) (n=1194) | 152.0 (21.6) | 149.7 (23.8) | 150.5 (20.4) | ||
| PAD (mm Hg) (mean(SD)) (n=1194)* | 84.4 (11.9) | 80.9 (12.0) | 81.9 (11.6) | ||
*ANOVA p-value<0.01.
†Column per cent.
BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycosylate haemoglobin; PAD, Diastolic Blood Pressure; PAS, Systolic Blood Pressure; Ref, reference.