Table 2.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals in the logistic regression analysis of the association between online health information seeking and a physician visit (n=18,197).
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Age (per 10-year interval) | 1.27 (1.17-1.37) | <.001 | |||
| Gender |
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Female | 1.00 |
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Male | 0.60 (0.55-0.66) | <.001 | ||
| Education |
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Primary and secondary | 1.00 |
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Upper secondary | 1.02 (0.90-1.15) | .78 | ||
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Less than 4 years of college | 0.98 (0.85-1.12) | .75 | ||
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Four years or more of college | 0.78 (0.68-0.88) | <.001 | ||
| Household income (US)a |
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<39 000 US | 1.00 |
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39 000 – 61 000 US | 1.28 (1.08-1.52) | .005 | ||
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61 000 – 83 000 US | 1.32 (1.10-1.57) | .002 | ||
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>83 000 US | 1.23 (1.04-1.46) | .02 | ||
| Occupation |
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Full-time work | 1.00 |
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Part-time work | 1.26 (1.06-1.50) | .008 | ||
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Unemployed | 0.76 (0.49-1.20) | .23 | ||
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Housekeeping | 0.59 (0.36-1.02) | .047 | ||
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Retired | 1.00 (0.85-1.19) | .96 | ||
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Student/military service | 0.68 (0.37-1.31) | .22 | ||
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Disability and other family welfare benefits | 1.65 (1.34-2.05) | <.001 | ||
| Web search engine use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 3.69 (2.33-5.83) | <.001 | ||
| Video search engine use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 0.95 (0.77-1.17) | .63 | ||
| Social media use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 0.89 (0.75-1.08) | .23 | ||
| App use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 1.00 (0.84-1.20) | .98 | ||
| Disease |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 1.22 (0.79-1.88) | .38 | ||
| Self-reported health |
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Very bad | 1.00 |
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Bad | 0.36 (0.02-1.73) | .32 | ||
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Neither bad nor good | 0.20 (0.01-0.92) | .11 | ||
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Good | 0.12 (0.01-0.57) | .04 | ||
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Very good | 0.07 (0.004-0.33) | .009 | ||
| Gender, male; app use, ever | 1.34 (1.05-1.71) | .02 | |||
| Age; disease, ever | 1.16 (1.07-1.25) | <.001 | |||
| Age; Web search engine use, ever | 0.86 (0.79-0.93) | <.001 | |||
aOne US dollar is approximately 9 Norwegian kr.