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| Consultations | With general practitioner | Four or more with GP | With specialist | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Adjusted odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Adjusted odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
|
Health need |
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Number of chronic conditions |
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| None† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
… |
… |
| One | 2.09* |
1.80 to 2.43 |
2.59* |
2.29 to 2.92 |
1.56* |
1.38 to 1.76 |
| Two | 2.91* |
2.40 to 3.52 |
4.07* |
3.60 to 4.60 |
1.98* |
1.73 to 2.26 |
| Three or more | 3.45* |
2.71 to 4.40 |
6.23* |
5.44 to 7.14 |
2.79* |
2.43 to 3.19 |
| Self-perceived general health | ||||||
| Excellent or very good† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| Good | 1.07 |
0.93 to 1.24 |
1.48* |
1.34 to 1.64 |
1.39* |
1.26 to 1.54 |
| Fair or poor | 1.35* |
1.12 to 1.62 |
2.34* |
2.08 to 2.64 |
2.01* |
1.80 to 2.26 |
Self-perceived mental health |
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| Excellent or very good† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| Good | 1.00 |
0.87 to 1.16 |
1.03 |
0.94 to 1.13 |
0.85* |
0.78 to 0.93 |
| Fair or poor | 1.21 |
0.88 to 1.67 |
1.23* |
1.03 to 1.47 |
0.91 |
0.76 to 1.08 |
Predisposing characteristics |
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Sex |
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| Men† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| Women | 1.01 |
0.90 to 1.14 |
1.04 |
0.96 to 1.13 |
0.83* |
0.77 to 0.90 |
Age group |
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| 65 to 69† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| 70 to 74 | 1.12 |
0.97 to 1.30 |
1.06 |
0.96 to 1.18 |
0.93 |
0.84 to 1.03 |
| 75 to 79 | 1.21* |
1.03 to 1.44 |
1.19* |
1.06 to 1.33 |
0.87* |
0.78 to 0.97 |
| 80 to 84 | 1.10 |
0.90 to 1.34 |
1.54* |
1.36 to 1.74 |
0.80* |
0.71 to 0.90 |
| 85 or older | 1.44* |
1.15 to 1.79 |
1.58* |
1.38 to 1.82 |
0.69* |
0.59 to 0.80 |
Racial or cultural group |
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| White† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| Black | 2.83* |
1.22 to 6.52 |
1.06 |
0.57 to 1.98 |
0.50* |
0.28 to 0.88 |
| Aboriginal | 0.60 |
0.35 to 1.01 |
1.11 |
0.72 to 1.70 |
0.57* |
0.37 to 0.90 |
| Other | 1.06 |
0.73 to 1.54 |
2.09* |
1.63 to 2.69 |
0.76* |
0.60 to 0.97 |
Enabling characteristics |
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Can converse in English or French |
||||||
| Yes† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| No | 1.79 |
0.93 to 3.42 |
1.29 |
0.89 to 1.85 |
1.11 |
0.75 to 1.65 |
Household income |
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| Lowest | 0.86* |
0.75 to 0.99 |
0.92 |
0.84 to 1.01 |
0.84* |
0.76 to 0.93 |
| Lower-middle | 1.14 |
0.96 to 1.35 |
0.98 |
0.88 to 1.09 |
1.06 |
0.95 to 1.18 |
| Middle† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| Upper-middle | 1.34* |
1.04 to 1.71 |
0.90 |
0.78 to 1.03 |
1.30* |
1.12 to 1.51 |
| Highest | 1.36* |
1.03 to 1.80 |
0.97 |
0.81 to 1.17 |
1.48* |
1.24 to 1.77 |
Residence |
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| Urban† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| Rural | 1.12 |
0.95 to 1.31 |
1.15* |
1.04 to 1.27 |
0.62* |
0.56 to 0.69 |
Has regular family doctor |
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| Yes† | 1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
1.00 |
… |
| No | 0.08 to 0.11 |
0.26* |
0.21 to 0.32 |
0.77* |
0.63 to 0.93 |
|
| † Reference category | ||||||
| * Significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05) | ||||||
| Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey | ||||||