Table 2.
The relationship between perceived meaning in life and preventive healthcare use
| Items | n (%) | Univariate regression | Multivariate regressiona | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | aOR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Health check (any type) | 851 (58.9) | 1.108 (1.026, 1.197) | 0.009 | 1.122 (1.015, 1.241) | 0.024 |
| X-ray | 454 (31.4) | 1.101 (1.011, 1.198) | 0.028 | 1.125 (1.010, 1.253) | 0.032 |
| B-ultrasound | 590 (40.9) | 1.191 (1.098, 1.293) | < 0.001 | 1.176 (1.058, 1.306) | 0.003 |
| Blood testing | 728 (50.4) | 1.180 (1.091, 1.276) | < 0.001 | 1.152 (1.042, 1.274) | 0.006 |
| CT scan | 276 (19.1) | 1.060 (0.959, 1.172) | 0.253 | 1.024 (0.906, 1.156) | 0.708 |
| Genetic testing | 68 (4.7) | 0.927 (0.780, 1.100) | 0.385 | 0.964 (0.787, 1.180) | 0.721 |
a Multivariate regression: adjusted for age, gender, marriage, education, job, income, area living in the past year, comorbidity, self-rated health, life satisfaction, depression (PHQ-2), anxiety (GAD-2), loneliness (UCLA-3), somatic symptoms (PHQ-15).