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Table 3 Factors associated with the use of physical examination among urban elderly in Shandong, China (2012)

From: Rural–urban difference in the use of annual physical examination among seniors in Shandong, China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total (N/%)

APEa Use (N/%)

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Yes

No

OR

95%CI

P

OR

95%CI

P

Observations

1769

1348 (76.2)

421 (23.8)

      

Gender

         

 Male

777 (43.9)

622 (80.1)

155 (19.9)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Female

992 (56.1)

726 (53.9)

266 (26.8)

0.68

0.54–0.85

0.001

0.83

0.64–1.07

0.166

Age

     

0.486

NAb

  

 60−

1101 (62.2)

829 (75.3)

272 (24.7)

1.00

     

 70−

571 (32.2)

445 (77.9)

126 (22.1)

1.15

0.91–1.47

0.230

   

 80+

97 (5.5)

74 (76.3)

23 (23.7)

1.05

0.64–1.71

0.828

   

Education

     

0.000

  

0.001

 Illiteracy or semiliterate

530 (30.0)

349 (65.8)

181 (34.2)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Primary school

544 (30.8)

428 (78.7)

116 (21.3)

1.91

1.45–2.51

0.000

1.59

1.18–2.13

0.002

 Junior school

382 (21.6)

301 (78.8)

81 (21.2)

1.92

1.42–2.62

0.000

1.44

1.03–2.03

0.033

 Senior school or above

313 (17.7)

270 (86.3)

43 (13.7)

3.25

2.25–4.70

0.000

2.26

1.49–3.44

0.000

Marital status

      

NA

  

 Single

313 (17.7)

238 (76.0)

75 (24.0)

1.00

     

 Couple

1456 (82.3)

1110 (76.2)

346 (23.8)

1.01

0.75–1.34

0.941

   

Economic status

     

0.101

  

0.520

 Poor

229 (12.9)

163 (71.2)

66 (28.8)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Normal

981 (55.5)

747 (76.1)

234 (23.9)

1.29

0.93–1.78

0.118

1.19

0.85–1.66

0.305

 Good

559 (31.6)

438 (78.4)

121 (21.6)

1.46

1.03–2.07

0.032

1.07

0.74–1.56

0.692

Smoking

      

NA

  

 No

1528 (86.4)

177 (73.4)

64 (26.6)

1.00

     

 Yes

241 (13.6)

1171 (76.6)

357 (23.4)

1.18

0.87–1.61

0.280

   

Drinking (time/a week)

      

NA

  

 <1

1524 (86.2)

192 (78.4)

53 (21.6)

1.00

     

 ≥1

245 (13.8)

1156 (85.8)

368 (24.1)

1.15

0.83–1.59

0.391

   

Exercise (time/a week)

         

 <3

1357 (23.3)

274 (66.5)

138 (33.5)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 ≥3

412 (76.7)

1074 (79.1)

283 (20.9)

1.91

1.49–2.43

0.000

1.83

1.42–2.37

0.000

Watching TV

         

 No

166 (9.4)

104 (62.7)

62 (37.3)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Yes

1603 (90.6)

1244 (77.6)

359 (22.4)

2.06

1.47–2.89

0.000

1.59

1.11–2.28

0.011

Number of NCDsc

     

0.026

  

0.074

 None

530 (30.0)

382 (72.1)

148 (27.9)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 1

818 (46.2)

638 (78.0)

180 (22.0)

1.37

1.06–1.76

0.014

1.32

1.01–1.73

0.037

 2

304 (17.2)

231 (76.0)

73 (24.0)

1.22

0.88–1.69

0.218

1.08

0.76–1.53

0.651

 3+

117 (6.6)

97 (82.9)

20 (17.1)

1.87

1.12–3.15

0.017

1.74

1.00–3.02

0.048

Hospitalization

      

NA

  

 No

1455 (82.2)

1102 (75.7)

353 (24.3)

1.00

     

 Yes

314 (17.8)

246 (78.3)

68 (21.7)

1.15

0.86–1.55

0.326

   

ADLd

     

0.021

  

0.218

 1

1406 (79.5)

1077 (76.6)

329 (23.4)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 2

231 (13.1)

183 (79.2)

48 (20.8)

1.16

0.82–1.63

0.381

1.34

0.93–1.94

0.108

 3

132 (7.5)

88 (66.7)

44 (33.3)

0.61

0.41–0.89

0.012

0.91

0.60–1.39

0.692

The distance to the nearest health institutions (km)

     

NA

   

 <1

1706 (96.4)

1297 (76.0)

409 (24.0)

1.00

     

 ≥1

63 (3.6)

51 (81.0)

12 (19.0)

1.34

0.70–2.53

0.369

   

Type of health insurancee

     

0.000

  

0.000

 None

75 (4.2)

49 (65.3)

26 (34.7)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 UEBMI

755 (42.7)

622 (82.4)

133 (17.6)

2.48

1.48–4.13

0.000

1.70

0.98–2.92

0.056

 URBMI

454 (25.7)

362 (79.7)

92 (20.3)

2.08

1.23–3.53

0.006

1.87

1.08–3.23

0.025

 Others

485 (27.4)

315 (64.9)

170 (35.1)

0.98

0.59–1.63

0.948

0.95

0.56–1.61

0.861

  1. Note: The italics indicate significance
  2. a APE annual physical examination
  3. b NA not applicable
  4. c NCDs Non-communicable chronic diseases
  5. d ADL activity of daily living
  6. e UEBMI Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance, URBMI Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance