Table 4.
Multivariate logistic regression models showing the association of individuals’ characteristics and time with (1) the fact of not paying attention to the source of the health information found online (2014, N=1422; 2017, N=3965), (2) trust in the information found online, and (3) the change in taking care of one’s health (both 2010, N=1707; 2014, N=3582; 2017, N=3965).
| Characteristic | Not paying attention to information source (N=5313), ORa (95% CI) | P valueb | Trust in the last health information found online, OR (95% CI) | P valueb | Change in taking care of one’s health, OR (95% CI) | P valueb | |
| Year | |||||||
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2010 | —c | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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2014 | 1 | — | 1.66 (1.35-2.04) | <.001 | 1.41 (1.19-1.65) | <.001 |
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2017 | 1.78 (1.50-2.11) | <.001 | 1.53 (1.27-1.85) | <.001 | 1.32 (1.13-1.55) | <.001 |
| Trust in health information found online | |||||||
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Not trustworthy | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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Trustworthy | — | — | — | — | 4.06 (3.26-5.06) | <.001 |
| Gender | |||||||
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Men | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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Women | 1.02 (0.87-1.19) | .80 | 0.93 (0.78-1.10) | .40 | 0.89 (0.79-1.01) | .07 |
| Age in years | |||||||
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18-24 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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25-34 | 0.96 (0.68-1.34) | .79 | 0.99 (0.72-1.37) | .96 | 1.37 (1.05-1.78) | .02 |
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35-44 | 0.93 (0.66-1.32) | .69 | 1.32 (0.94-1.85) | .11 | 1.20 (0.92-1.58) | .18 |
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45-54 | 1.12 (0.79-1.59) | .53 | 1.31 (0.92-1.85) | .13 | 1.21 (0.92-1.60) | .17 |
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55-64 | 1.27 (0.87-1.85) | .21 | 1.10 (0.74-1.64) | .63 | 0.77 (0.57-1.05) | .11 |
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65-75 | 1.39 (0.86-2.25) | .18 | 0.91 (0.55-1.51) | .72 | 0.70 (0.46-1.05) | .08 |
| Educational level | |||||||
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Primary | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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Secondary | 0.66 (0.54-0.80) | <.001 | 1.09 (0.88-1.33) | .43 | 0.86 (0.73-1.01) | .06 |
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Up to secondary | 0.57 (0.47-0.70) | <.001 | 1.31 (1.05-1.63) | .03 | 0.87 (0.74-1.02) | .08 |
| Income (€/CUd) | |||||||
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0-1100 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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1101-1799 | 0.90 (0.74-1.10) | .31 | 1.15 (0.93-1.43) | .19 | 0.82 (0.69-0.96) | .01 |
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≥1800 | 0.91 (0.74-1.13) | .39 | 1.28 (1.02-1.62) | .04 | 0.79 (0.67-0.94) | .007 |
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Not willing to answer | 1.05 (0.71-1.55) | .81 | 0.91 (0.61-1.36) | .65 | 1.13 (0.84-1.53) | .42 |
| Employment status | |||||||
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Working | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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Student | 0.65 (0.44-0.96) | .03 | 1.31 (0.90-1.90) | .16 | 1.25 (0.93-1.67) | .14 |
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Unemployed | 0.95 (0.72-1.25) | .71 | 1.21 (0.88-1.65) | .25 | 1.54 (1.23-1.92) | <.001 |
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Retired | 0.91 (0.66-1.25) | .56 | 1.32 (0.92-1.90) | .13 | 1.33 (1.02-1.73) | .04 |
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Other | 0.87 (0.62-1.22) | .43 | 1.02 (0.71-1.47) | .91 | 1.58 (1.20-2.09) | .001 |
| Occupational category | |||||||
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Executive | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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Intermediate profession | 1.05 (0.85-1.29) | .66 | 1.04 (0.84-1.28) | .73 | 1.54 (0.83-2.84) | .17 |
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Employee | 1.19 (0.94-1.51) | .15 | 1.14 (0.88-1.47) | .33 | 1.31 (0.73-2.35) | .36 |
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Artisan | 1.91 (1.35-2.71) | <.001 | 1.39 (0.90-2.14) | .14 | 1.41 (0.79-2.50) | .25 |
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Manual worker | 1.48 (1.13-1.95) | .005 | 0.95 (0.71-1.27) | .75 | 1.52 (0.85-2.70) | .16 |
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Farmer | 1.28 (0.65-2.52) | .47 | 0.78 (0.38-1.58) | .49 | 1.60 (0.89-2.87) | .12 |
| Chronic disease | |||||||
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No | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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Yes | 0.46 (0.30-0.72) | .001 | 1.08 (0.91-1.28) | .40 | 0.97 (0.85-1.10) | .63 |
aOR: odds ratio.
bMultivariate logistic regression adjusted for year, gender, age, educational level, household income, employment status, occupational category, and chronic disease.
cNot applicable.
dCU: consumption unit. One CU is attributed for the first adult in the household, 0.5 for other persons aged 14 years or older, and 0.3 for children under 14 years.