Table 3.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals in the logistic regression analysis of the association between online health information seeking and the decision to visit a physician (n=9071).
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age (per 10-year interval) | 0.73 (0.68-0.79) | <.001 | |
| Gender |
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Female | 1.00 |
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Male | 0.87 (0.78-0.98) | .02 |
| Education |
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Primary and secondary | 1.00 |
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Upper secondary | 1.18 (0.97-1.43) | .11 |
|
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Less than 4 years of college | 1.25 (1.03-1.53) | .03 |
|
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Four years or more of college | 1.34 (1.11-1.62) | .003 |
| Occupation |
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Full-time work | 1.00 |
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Part-time work | 0.92 (0.76-1.10) | .36 |
|
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Unemployed | 0.83 (0.45-1.45) | .54 |
|
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Housekeeping | 0.95 (0.35-2.26) | .92 |
|
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Retired | 1.11 (0.87-1.42) | .40 |
|
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Student/military service | 0.86 (0.40-1.73) | .69 |
|
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Disability and other family welfare benefits | 1.39 (1.14-1.68) | <.001 |
| Web search engine use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 2.95 (2.03-4.46) | <.001 |
| Video search engine use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 1.43 (1.21-1.70) | <.001 |
| Social media use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 1.43 (1.20-1.69) | <.001 |
| App use |
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Never | 1.00 |
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Ever | 1.26 (1.13-1.42) | <.001 |
| Self-reported health |
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Very bad | 1.00 |
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Bad | 1.43 (0.58-4.02) | .46 |
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Neither bad nor good | 1.45 (0.60-4.04) | .44 |
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Good | 1.27 (0.53-3.53) | .62 |
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Very good | 0.96 (0.40-2.70) | .94 |
| Gender, male; social media use, ever | 0.70 (0.51-0.96) | .03 | |