Table 3.
Predictors of medical utilization
| Scale | B | SE B | Β | R 2 | ΔR 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | .04 | <.001 | ||||
| Gender | 2.00 | .49 | .20 | <.001 | ||
| Ethnicity | .37 | .66 | .03 | ns | ||
| Step 2 | .09 | .05 | <.001 | |||
| Gender | 1.68 | .49 | .17 | <.001 | ||
| Ethnicity | .19 | .66 | .01 | ns | ||
| SHAI-IL | .53 | .30 | .11 | <.10 | ||
| SHAI-IS | .22 | .27 | .05 | ns | ||
| SHAI-BV | .62 | .26 | .13 | <.05 | ||
| ASI-R | .00 | .02 | .01 | ns | ||
| IUS | .03 | .02 | .09 | ns | ||
| BAI | .05 | .03 | .09 | ns |
Note: Gender was coded as 1 = Male and 2 = Female. Ethnicity was coded as 1 = Hispanic and 2 = all other ethnicities. SHAI = Short Health Anxiety Inventory; IL = Illness Likelihood factor; IS = Illness Severity factor; BV = Body Vigilance factor; ASI-R = Anxiety Sensitivity Index-Revised; IUS = Intolerance for Uncertainty Scale; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory