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Table 2 Predictors of having no General Practitioner: Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (DEGS1)

From: Prevalence and predictors of having no general practitioner - analysis of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1)

 

Total

Male

Female

aORa (95% CI)

aORb (95% CI)

aORc (95% CI)

Gender

 Male

1.4 (1.2–1.8)

 Female

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Age group (years)

 18–29

4.4 (2.5–7.7)

3.4 (1.5–7.6)

5.8 (2.8–12.1)

 30–44

3.0 (1.8–4.9)

2.6 (1.3–5.4)

3.2 (1.7–6.1)

 45–64

1.9 (1.2–2.9)

1.8 (0.9–3.5)

1.9 (1.0–3.3)

 65–79

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Residential area (inhabitants)

 Big-city (100,000+)

2.9 (2.1–3.9)

2.7 (1.8–4.2)

3.0 (1.9–4.8)

 Medium-sized (20,000- < 100,000)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

1.7 (1.1–2.7)

 Small-town (5000 - < 20,000)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

1.3 (0.8–2.1)

1.4 (0.8–2.5)

 Rural (<  5000)

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Marital status

 Single

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.4 (0.9–2.3)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

 Divorced/widowed

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

1.4 (0.8–2.6)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

 Married

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Socioeconomic status

 Low

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

1.8 (1.2–2.7)

 Medium

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 High

1.4 (1.1–1.9)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

2.1 (1.4–3.0)

Long working hours (≥50 h/week)

 Long working hours

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

1.5 (0.7–3.3)

 Non-working/65+ years

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

 No long working hours

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General state of health

 Very good/good

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

1.4 (0.8–2.4)

1.0 (0.6–1.8)

 Average/poor/very poor

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Chronic disease

 Any chronic disease

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

0.4 (0.3–0.7)

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

 No chronic disease

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Health insurance

 Private

2.1 (1.5–3.0)

2.3 (1.6–3.4)

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

 Others d

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

2.4 (1.5–3.8)

1.6 (0.9–2.9)

 Statutory

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  1. a Adjusted odds ratios estimated from logistic regression for the total study population. Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.14, 91% correctly classified
  2. b Adjusted odds ratios estimated from logistic regression restricted to male participants. Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.13, 89% correctly classified
  3. c Adjusted odds ratios estimated from logistic regression restricted to female participants. Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.14, 92% correctly classified
  4. d “Others” include no insurance at all, direct payer, a foreign health insurance or any other kind of reimbursement