Table 2.
Determinants of postponed routine health checkups (0 = no, not postponed; 1 = yes, postponed) due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.
| Independent variables | Postponed routine health checkups [OR (95% CI)] |
|---|---|
| Gender: female (Ref.: male) | 1.33 (0.92–1.91) |
| Age category: | |
| 30 to 49 years (Ref.: 18–29 years) | 1.40 (0.79–2.48) |
| 50 to 64 years | 0.85 (0.45–1.59) |
| 65 years and over | 0.55 (0.26–1.15) |
| Children (under 18 years): Yes (Ref.: Absence of children under 18 years) | 1.15 (0.74–1.80) |
| Education: General qualification for university entrance (Ref.: absence of qualification for university entrance) | 1.12 (0.77–1.64) |
| Town size: | |
| Medium sized town (20.001–100.000) (Ref.: municipality/small town (1–20.000)) | 1.23 (0.78–1.93) |
| Small city (100.001–500.000) | 1.32 (0.77–2.26) |
| Big city (>500.000) | 1.23 (0.74–2.03) |
| Region: East Germany (Ref.: West Germany) | 1.03 (0.59–1.82) |
| Cases/100,000 population: Above median (Ref.: below median) | 1.2 (0.81–1.81) |
| Relationship/marriage: Yes (Ref.: no partnership/marriage) | 1.12 (0.68–1.85) |
| Living situation: At least 2 individuals in the same household (Ref.: living alone) | 1.03 (0.60–1.77) |
| Migration background: Yes (Ref.: no migration background) | 0.95 (0.56–1.59) |
| Self-employment: Yes (Ref.: not self-employed) | 1.04 (0.57–1.90) |
| Chronic disease: Yes (Ref.: no chronic diseases) | 1.68∗∗ (1.15–2.47) |
| Affect regarding COVID-19 (higher values correspond to higher affect regarding COVID-19) | 1.44∗∗∗ (1.16–1.78) |
| Presumed severity of COVID-19 infection (higher values correspond to higher severity) | 1.17∗ (1.01–1.35) |
| Constant | 0.01∗∗∗ (0.00–0.03) |
| Observations | 974 |
| Pseudo-R2 | 0.07 |
Findings of multiple logistic regressions.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. ∗∗∗P < 0.001, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗P < 0.05, + P < 0.10.