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Table 3c Associations between sociodemographic and health-related data and setting allocations: results from multilevel, multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for random effects at the level of regions and months of observation within regions (n = 1201) (continued)

From: Association between patient characteristics and recommendations by medical on-call service 116117 in Germany: a cross sectional observational study

 

Specialist practice

General practice

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

Age (per 20 years difference)

0.82 (0.59/1.14)

0.231

0.95 (0.76/1.18)

0.630

Sex:

    

- men or non-binary

reference

 

reference

 

- women

1.17 (0.66/2.08)

0.592

1.25 (0.86/1.80)

0.239

Living arrangement:

    

- living with others

reference

 

reference

 

- living alone

1.17 (0.63/2.19)

0.619

1.36 (0.92/2.01)

0.129

Education (pursuant to CASMIN):

    

- uncompleted, general elementary or basic vocational

reference

 

reference

 

- secondary school certificate or “A” level equivalent

- higher or lower tertiary

1.48 (0.63/3.49)

2.45 (0.99/6.09)

0.367

0.053

0.70 (0.44/1.11)

0.52 (0.30/0.90)

0.127

0.019

Country of birth:

    

- patient and both parents in Germany

reference

 

reference

 

- patient in Germany and at least one parent abroad

- patient abroad

1.46 (0.57/3.75)

0.34 (0.08/1.51)

0.436

0.155

1.56 (0.82/2.95)

0.96 (0.47/1.96)

0.176

0.905

Subjective treatment urgency

(numerical rating scale; per 3 points difference)

0.65 (0.42/0.99)

0.043

0.58 (0.44/0.76)

< 0.001

Self-rated health

(EQ-5D visual analogue scale; per 30 points difference)

1.34 (0.90/2.01)

0.153

1.06 (0.82/1.38)

0.643

Depressiveness

(pursuant to PHQ-2; per 3 points difference)

1.77 (1.08/2.89)

0.023

1.02 (0.73/1.44)

0.903

Health problem: organ system (pursuant to ICPC-2):

    

- general and unspecified disorders

- musculoskeletal system

- digestive system

- cardiovascular system

- respiratory system

- neurological system

- urological system

0.49 (0.21/1.17)

0.83 (0.38/1.82)

0.49 (0.18/1.30)

0.62 (0.20/1.87)

0.25 (0.07/0.91)

0.33 (0.09/1.17)

0.40 (0.08/1.98)

0.109

0.644

0.149

0.394

0.036

0.087

0.261

1.68 (1.03/2.76)

1.10 (0.63/1.92)

1.05 (0.59/1.87)

0.53 (0.25/1.12)

0.86 (0.47/1.56)

1.01 (0.53/1.92)

0.83 (0.31/2.17)

0.038

0.736

0.860

0.097

0.611

0.972

0.698

Health problem: diagnosis type (pursuant to ICPC-2):

    

- symptoms and complaints

- infections

- injuries

- other diagnoses

3.75 (1.49/9.45)

0.96 (0.11/8.30)

2.40 (0.77/7.47)

1.92 (0.69/5.39)

0.005

0.972

0.131

0.214

0.55 (0.30/1.03)

0.67 (0.24/1.88)

0.26 (0.10/0.68)

1.25 (0.63/2.46)

0.061

0.446

0.006

0.522

Past health service use: number of contacts

    

- with general practices

- with specialist practices

- with emergency care

- with hospitals

0.86 (0.46/1.62)

1.66 (0.91/3.05)

2.15 (0.97/4.73)

0.62 (0.24/1.61)

0.647

0.099

0.058

0.324

1.28 (0.84/1.94)

0.95 (0.65/1.39)

1.12 (0.65/1.92)

0.47 (0.25/0.92)

0.244

0.792

0.686

0.027

Health literacy (pursuant to HLS-Q16-EU):

    

- inadequate (0–8 points)

reference

 

reference

 

- problematic (9–12 points)

1.08 (0.58/2.00)

0.815

1.02 (0.68/1.54)

0.911

- sufficient (13–16 points)

0.56 (0.21/1.46)

0.233

0.92 (0.54/1.57)

0.753

  1. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; HLS- EU- Q16, European Health Literacy Questionnaire with 16 Items; ICPC-2, International Classification of PrimaryCare, Second Revision; PHQ-2, Patient Health Questionnaire 2