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Table 2 Determinants of frequent attendance among men and women in the DCH cohort (N = 54,849)

From: Determinants of frequent attendance in Danish general practice: a cohort-based cross-sectional study

 

Frequent attendance

Crude modela

Adjusted modelb

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Gender

  

 Male (n = 26,206)

1.00

1.00

 Female (n = 28,643)

1.95 (1.85–2.06)

1.26 (1.09–1.47)

Age

  

 50–54

1.00

1.00

 55–59

1.28 (1.20–1.37)

1.07 (1.00–1.14)

 60–65

1.54 (1.45–1.65)

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

BMI

  

 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)

1.00

1.00

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

0.79 (0.60–1.06)

0.92 (0.68–1.24)

 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2)

1.12 (0.84–1.49)

1.16 (0.86–1.57)

 Obese (≥30 kg/m2)

1.87 (1.40–2.51)

1.54 (1.14–2.08)

Alcohol consumption

  

 Below the recommended weekly limit

1.00

1.00

 Above the recommended weekly limit

0.79 (0.74–0.83)

0.83 (0.78–0.87)

Smoking status

  

 Never

1.00

1.00

 Previous

1.27 (1.18–1.36)

1.21 (1.12–1.30)

 Current

1.29 (1.21–1.38)

1.21 (1.13–1.30)

Physical activity

  

 No leisure time physical activity

1.00

1.00

 Physically active in leisure time

0.71 (0.68–0.75)

0.84 (0.80–0.89)

Marital status

  

 Unmarried

1.00

1.00

 Divorced

1.18 (1.05–1.34)

1.03 (0.90–1.17)

 Widow/widower

1.00 (0.86–1.15)

0.87 (0.75–1.03)

 Married

0.85 (0.76–0.95)

0.83 (0.73–0.94)

Occupational status

  

 Unemployed

1.00

1.00

 Employed

0.48 (0.45–0.51)

0.61 (0.57–0.65)

Educational status

  

 No vocational training

1.00

1.00

 Higher education, <3 years

0.65 (0.60–0.70)

0.77 (0.71–0.84)

 Higher education, 3–4 years

0.59 (0.55–0.63)

0.72 (0.66–0.78)

 Higher education, >4 years

0.48 (0.44–0.52)

0.63 (0.57–0.69)

Urbanization

  

 Suburban

1.00

1.00

 Urban

1.02 (0.97–1.08)

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

Medical conditions

  

 Heart attack

2.62 (2.26–3.04)

1.15 (0.97–1.37)

 High cholesterol

2.11 (1.94–2.29)

1.38 (1.25–1.51)

 Angina pectoris

2.98 (2.65–3.34)

1.62 (1.42–1.86)

 Stroke

2.67 (2.24–3.18)

1.47 (1.22–1.78)

 Hypertension

3.15 (2.97–3.34)

2.58 (2.42–2.75)

 Diabetes

3.68 (3.22–4.20)

2.24 (1.94–2.59)

 Gallstones

1.81 (1.64–2.00)

1.41 (1.27–1.56)

 Intestinal polyps

1.50 (1.32–1.70)

1.26 (1.10–1.45)

 Mental illness

2.60 (2.38–2.85)

2.29 (2.09–2.52)

 History of cancer in the family

1.04 (0.99–1.10)

1.04 (0.99–1.10)

Oral contraceptives (OC) use

  

 Never

1.00

1.00

 Previous or current

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

1.03 (0.95–1.10)

Hormone therapy (HT)

  

 Never

1.00

1.00

 Previous or current user

1.57 (1.47–1.68)

1.52 (1.42–1.63)

Number of pregnancies

  

 0

1.00

1.00

 1 or more

1.23 (1.09–1.39)

1.17 (1.02–1.34)

  1. aAdjusted for gender and age
  2. bFully adjusted model for all covariates listed in Table 2