Table 4.
Associations between age, Socioeconomic status and reported barriers for GP contact regarding ED
| Bothersome ED | Being too embarrassed | Wasting the GP’s time | Worried about what the GP might find | Being too busy | Other | None | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj. ORa (95% CI) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj. ORa (95% CI) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj. ORb (95% CI) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj. ORb (95% CI) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj. ORb (95% CI) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adj. ORb (95% CI) |
|
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 20–39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40–59 | 0.55 (0.32–0.94) | 0.51 (0.29–0.89) | 0.71 (0.36–1.39) | 0.72 (0.36–1.45) | 0.57 (0.31–1.05) | 0.56 (0.30–1.05) | 0.50 (0.27–0.91) | 0.47 (0.25–0.87) | 1.18 (0.57–2.41) | 1.43 (0.69–2.97) | 1.75 (0.90–3.39) | 1.61 (0.82–3.14) |
| 60–79 | 0.32 (0.19–0.54) | 0.29 (0.17–0.50) | 0.62 (0.32–1.20) | 0.63 (0.32–1.24) | 0.25 (0.14–0.46) | 0.25 (0.14–0.47) | 0.21 (0.12–0.39) | 0.21 (0.11–0.38) | 1.41 (0.70–2.81) | 1.70 (0.84–3.47) | 3.07 (1.61–5.83) | 2.83 (1.47–5.44) |
| 80+ | 0.42 (0.23–0.79) | 0.39 (0.21–0.74) | 0.76 (0.34–1.66) | 0.76 (0.34–1.69) | 0.43 (0.20–0.89) | 0.43 (0.20–0.92) | 0.21 (0.09–0.49) | 0.21 (0.09–0.48) | 1.11 (0.49–2.50) | 1.24 (0.54–2.82) | 3.44 (1.67–7.05) | 3.27 (1.58–6.75) |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Married/Cohabiting | 1.00 (0.76–1.31) | 1.17 (0.88–1.55) | 0.85 (0.60–1.19) | 0.90 (0.63–1.28) | 0.80 (0.56–1.15) | 0.96 (0.66–1.40) | 0.94 (0.64–1.38) | 1.16 (0.77–1.74) | 0.73 (0.55–0.97) | 0.69 (0.51–0.93) | 1.30 (1.00–1.69) | 1.19 (0.91–1.56) |
| Educational level | ||||||||||||
| Low (< 10 years) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle (10–14 years) | 0.88 (0.67–1.15) | 0.78 (0.59–1.02) | 0.79 (0.56–1.10) | 0.77 (0.55–1.08) | 1.09 (0.75–1.57) | 0.93 (0.64–1.36) | 1.51 (0.99–2.31) | 1.26 (0.82–1.94) | 1.52 (1.06–2.18) | 1.59 (1.11–2.28) | 0.81 (0.63–1.04) | 0.90 (0.69–1.16) |
| High (≥ 15 years) | 0.69 (0.51–0.94) | 0.65 (0.48–0.90) | 0.69 (0.47–1.03) | 0.68 (0.46–1.01) | 0.67 (0.43–1.05) | 0.62 (0.40–0.98) | 1.27 (0.78–2.05) | 1.18 (0.72–1.92) | 3.04 (2.09–4.43) | 3.10 (2.13–4.53) | 0.68 (0.51–0.90) | 0.70 (0.52–0.93) |
| Labour market affiliation | ||||||||||||
| Working | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Retirement pension | 0.84 (0.68–1.04) | 1.26 (0.93–1.70) | 0.95 (0.72–1.26) | 0.96 (0.66–1.40) | 0.64 (0.47–0.87) | 0.93 (0.60–1.43) | 0.37 (0.27–0.51) | 0.55 (0.36–0.84) | 0.87 (0.69–1.10) | 0.76 (0.56–1.03) | 1.70 (1.39–2.08) | 1.35 (1.04–1.75) |
| Out of workforcea | 1.39 (0.96–2.01) | 1.38 (0.94–2.01) | 1.23 (0.77–1.99) | 1.16 (0.72–1.89) | 2.02 (1.32–3.10) | 1.97 (1.27–3.07) | 0.43 (0.23–0.80) | 0.43 (0.23–0.81) | 0.83 (0.53–1.30) | 0.88 (0.56–1.40) | 0.77 (0.52–1.14) | 0.77 (0.51–1.14) |
| Equivalence weighted disposable income | ||||||||||||
| Low (1st quartile) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile) | 1.01 (0.76–1.35) | 1.01 (0.75–1.36) | 0.91 (0.64–1.31) | 0.97 (0.67–1.41) | 0.90 (0.62–1.31) | 0.90 (0.60–1.33) | 0.94 (0.62–1.41) | 0.89 (0.58–1.38) | 0.98 (0.70–1.36) | 0.99 (0.70–1.40) | 1.09 (0.83–1.42) | 1.09 (0.83–1.44) |
| High (4th quartile) | 0.91 (0.67–1.24) | 0.95 (0.68–1.33) | 0.84 (0.56–1.24) | 0.96 (0.62–1.47) | 0.74 (0.49–1.12) | 0.76 (0.48–1.21) | 1.07 (0.69–1.65) | 0.95 (0.59–1.54) | 1.47 (1.04–2.07) | 1.26 (0.86–1.84) | 0.88 (0.66–1.17) | 0.97 (0.71–1.33) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Danish | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Immigrants and descendants of immigrants | 0.84 (0.49–1.44) | 0.73 (0.42–1.26) | 1.34 (0.72–2.48) | 1.34 (0.72–2.50) | 1.57 (0.85–2.91) | 1.31 (0.69–2.49) | 2.51 (1.42–4.41) | 1.95 (1.09–3.49) | 1.19 (0.68–2.07) | 1.08 (0.61–1.90) | 0.46 (0.27–0.80) | 0.57 (0.32–1.00) |
a Comprises disability pension and unemployment, bAdjustments were made for marital status, age group and educational level