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Table 2.

Factors associated with looking on the internet for information about a specific disease or medical problem (N=1922)^a.

Variable			Full model							Reduced model
			β (SE)		P value		OR^b (95% CI)		β (SE)			P value		OR (95% CI)
Age			−.01 (0.01)		.21		0.99 (0.98-1)		−.01 (0.01)			.09		0.99 (0.98-1)
Race or ethnicity
	African American	—^c		—		1		—			—		1
	Hispanic	.16 (0.10)		.12		1.17 (0.96-1.43)		.17 (0.10)			.09		1.19 (0.98-1.45)
Education
	High school or less	—		—		1		—			—		1
	Some college or 2-year degree	.29 (0.13)		.03		1.33 (1.03-1.72)		.3 (0.13)			.02		1.35 (1.04-1.74)
	4-year degree or more	.64 (0.14)		<.001		1.89 (1.43-2.49)		.65 (0.14)			<.001		1.91 (1.45-2.50)
Marital status
	Married or partnered	—		—		1		N/A^d			N/A		N/A
	Never married	−.02 (0.13)		.92		0.99 (0.76-1.28)		N/A			N/A		N/A
	Divorced or separated	−.02 (0.14)		.89		0.98 (0.75-1.28)		N/A			N/A		N/A
	Widowed	.20 (0.26)		.44		1.22 (0.74-2.03)		N/A			N/A		N/A
Persons living in household (including self)			.04 (0.03)		.25		1.04 (0.97-1.11)		N/A			N/A		N/A
Number of chronic conditions			.04 (0.02)		.049		1.04 (1-1.08)		.04 (0.02)			.03		1.04 (1-1.08)
Number of medications taken daily			.01 (0.03)		.63		1.01 (0.96-1.07)		N/A			N/A		N/A
Routine physician visit in past year
	No	—		—		1		N/A			N/A		N/A
	Yes	.06 (0.15)		.69		1.06 (0.8-1.42)		N/A			N/A		N/A
General health status			−.13 (0.07)		.046		0.88 (0.77-1)		−.15 (0.06)			.01		0.86 (0.76-0.97)
Get the help or support needed
	Never or rarely or occasionally	—		—		1		N/A			N/A		N/A
	Frequently or always	−.14 (0.11)		.22		0.87 (0.7-1.09)		N/A			N/A		N/A
Disease self-management efficacy			.01 (0.02)		.64		1.01 (0.97-1.05)		N/A			N/A		N/A
Barriers to self-care			.01 (0.02)		.38		1.01 (0.98-1.05)		N/A			N/A		N/A
Health care frustrations			.07 (0.02)		<.001		1.07 (1.03-1.12)		.08 (0.02)			<.001		1.09 (1.05-1.12)
Sources of technology use in past 2 weeks			.24 (0.06)		<.001		1.27 (1.12-1.44)		.24 (0.06)			<.001		1.27 (1.12-1.44)
Perceived reliability of information received on internet about health or medical conditions			.54 (0.08)		<.001		1.72 (1.48-1.99)		.53 (0.08)			<.001		1.7 (1.46-1.97)
Ever attend program to prevent or manage chronic illness in past year
	No	—		—		1		—			—		1
	Yes	.31 (0.14)		.02		1.37 (1.04-1.79)		.34 (0.14)			.01		1.4 (1.07-1.83)

^aNagelkerke R²=0.122 for full model; Nagelkerke R²=0.119 (8 iterations) for reduced model.

^bOR: odds ratio.

^cNot available; referent category for independent variables.

^dN/A: not applicable; referent category for dependent variable (not looking on the internet for information about a specific disease or medical problem).