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. 2020 Oct 26;19:168. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01241-0

Table 3.

Binary logistic regressions results for healthcare utilization

Any visit to a health professional in the last year Any doctor visit in the last 4 months Any hospitalizations in the last year Use of pap smear in the last 2 years Use of mammogram in the last 2 years Prostate cancer screening in the last 2 years
Variable Categories OR SE OR SE OR SE OR SE OR SE OR SE
PREDISPOSING FACTORS
Age 60 to 65c
66 to 70 0.940 0.104 0.915 0.131 0.960 0.140 0.692b 0.092 0.710a 0.105 1.332 0.207
71 to 75 0.932 0.107 1.182 0.151 1.108 0.170 0.257b 0.036 0.404b 0.063 1.116 0.184
76 to 80 0.859 0.112 1.283 0.194 0.982 0.178 0.235b 0.041 0.469b 0.101 1.514a 0.282
> 80 0.666b 0.095 1.134 0.192 1.071 0.230 0.130b 0.028 0.238b 0.060 0.771 0.160
Gender Malec
Female 0.876 0.077 0.817 0.087 1.268 0.165 NA NA NA
Marital status Not marriedc
Married or cohabiting 0.925 0.082 1.011 0.120 1.082 0.130 1.366b 0.142 1.336a 0.153 1.403b 0.182
Education No formal educationc
Primary 1.193 0.143 1.152 0.189 1.119 0.187 1.124 0.155 1.269 0.219 1.203 0.214
Secondary 1.904b 0.275 1.280 0.252 1.271 0.251 0.981 0.168 1.469 0.295 1.498 0.316
Technical or above 3.178b 0.649 1.247 0.369 1.255 0.325 1.006 0.265 2.805b 0.854 0.835 0.213
Ethnic minority Not belonging to an ethnic minorityc
Belonging to an ethnic minority 1.113 0.099 0.954 0.096 1.092 0.127 0.839 0.118 0.882 0.120 1.343a 0.176
Displacement Not being displacedc
Being displaced 0.862 0.099 1.087 0.126 0.952 0.150 1.124 0.176 0.936 0.153 0.949 0.144
ENABLING FACTORS
Wealth quintile Poorest c
2nd poorest 1.466b 0.155 1.304a 0.157 0.955 0.133 1.589b 0.235 1.123 0.172 1.286 0.219
Middle 1.436b 0.162 1.238 0.160 0.999 0.161 1.505b 0.239 1.545b 0.253 1.308 0.237
2nd richest 1.740b 0.225 1.328 0.207 1.399a 0.215 1.695b 0.289 1.630b 0.291 1.707b 0.334
Richest 2.370b 0.376 1.696a 0.348 0.910 0.180 3.357b 0.666 2.095b 0.473 1.573a 0.342
Geographic region Bogotac
Oriental 0.994 0.157 1.000 0.211 1.202 0.253 0.827 0.165 1.273 0.288 1.550 0.349
Orinoquia and Amazonia 1.207 0.306 1.592 0.448 1.549 0.698 1.509 0.438 0.941 0.283 1.678 0.642
Atlantico 0.878 0.126 1.472a 0.258 1.364 0.243 1.151 0.196 1.236 0.227 1.410 0.304
Central 0.659b 0.093 0.986 0.185 1.351 0.242 1.052 0.172 1.298 0.252 1.158 0.241
Pacifica 1.012 0.144 1.181 0.224 1.128 0.216 1.095 0.199 1.018 0.209 1.193 0.268
Area of residence Ruralc
Urban 1.658b 0.194 1.501b 0.196 1.468a 0.223 1.499b 0.227 1.880b 0.332 1.767b 0.287
Type of health insurance Uninsuredc
Subsidized 1.808a 0.508 4.967b 1.263 1.186 0.414 1.744 0.593 1.890 0.638 2.345b 0.862
Contributory 2.011a 0.575 6.376b 1.673 1.340 0.479 2.839b 0.987 4.210b 1.447 5.47b 2.055
Speciald
Type of health insurance (sub-analysis) Subsidizedc
Contributory 1.120 0.104 1.286a 0.147 1.122 0.145 1.654b 0.204 2.248b 0.275 2.343b 0.331
Receives a pension Noc
Yes 1.256a 0.143 1.113 0.169 0.638b 0.100 1.157 0.181 0.869 0.146 1.316 0.213
NEED FACTORS
Multimorbidity No diseasesc
One chronic disease 1.459b 0.157 2.382b 0.264 1.450a 0.258 1.658b 0.237 1.363a 0.203 1.771b 0.260
Multimorbid 1.945b 0.207 3.987b 0.528 2.599b 0.432 1.569b 0.216 1.498b 0.225 2.307b 0.331
Self-rated health Bad healthc
Good health 0.895 0.074 0.574b 0.053 0.616b 0.078 1.125 0.117 1.180 0.134 0.966 0.115
Barthel index (dependency) Independentc
Mild dependency 1.335a 0.190 1.202 0.242 1.760b 0.304 0.955 0.165 0.962 0.167 1.072 0.248
Moderate to severe dependency 1.188 0.200 1.204 0.250 1.490 0.325 0.814 0.160 0.671 0.159 0.980 0.258
Total dependency 2.246 1.857 1.355 1.373 1.200 1.167 0.173 0.189 0.011b 0.015 No observations
Walking Impairment No impairmentc
Mild difficulty 0.987 0.120 1.106 0.149 1.044 0.169 0.994 0.132 1.123 0.163 0.992 0.197
Somewhat/Very difficult 1.060 0.119 1.420a 0.207 1.047 0.163 0.832 0.118 0.913 0.138 1.154 0.226
Walking help No help neededc
Help needed 1.268 0.185 1.150 0.234 0.653 0.152 1.242 0.213 1.041 0.206 1.103 0.279
Amputations No amputationsc
Any amputation 1.881 0.646 0.532 0.213 2.027a 0.637 0.803 0.414 0.433 0.252 0.658 0.248
Statistical parameters Observations 17,459 17,444 17,455 9735 9741 7663
Wald (Chi2) test 400.2 392.26 202.48 432.3 361.3 280
Log Likelihood −2,495,693.8 −1,963,778.3 −1,280,073 −1,219,592.2 −1,251,254.3 −1,127,363.8
p-value < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001

aStatistical significance at 5% level bStatistical significance at 1% level cBaseline variable for comparison dexcluded from the analysis

OR Odds Ratio, SE Standard error, NA Not applicable