Table 7

Crude and adjusted effect estimates of socioeconomic and demographic, quality of life, and health-related factors on seeking in the past 12 months (1) any DC vs. GP care only and (2) DC only vs. both GP and DC care: Results from logistic regression analyses among Canadian respondents from the Joint Canada/US Survey of Health, 2002–03



Any DC vs. GP Care Only (n = 2882)
DC Only vs. GP+DC Care (n = 448)


Adjusted effect estimates
Adjusted effect estimates
Variable
Category
Crude OR
Model 1* OR
95% CI
Model 2OR
95% CI
Crude OR
Model 1* OR
95% CI
Model 2OR
95% CI

Age (Years)
18–44
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


45–64
0.86
0.83
(0.64, 1.07)
0.85
(0.66, 1.11)
0.29
0.29
(0.11, 0.73)
0.34
(0.12, 0.94)

≥ 65
0.49
0.49
(0.36, 0.67)
0.68
(0.44, 1.04)
0.18
0.17
(0.05, 0.61)
0.18
(0.05, 0.71)

Per 10 years
0.90
0.90
(0.82, 0.90)
1.00
(0.90, 1.00)
0.60
0.61
(0.45, 0.74)
0.61
(0.45, 0.82)
Sex
Female
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Male
1.06
1.05
(0.83, 1.31)
1.03
(0.82, 1.30)
4.55
4.65
(2.19, 9.87)
3.63
(1.67, 7.90)
Race/ethnicity
White only
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Other/multiple
0.65
0.62
(0.44, 0.87)
0.61
(0.42, 0.87)
1.15
1.12
(0.46, 2.76)
1.29
(0.53, 3.16)
Education
No H.S. degree
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


H.S. degree
1.52
1.32
(0.92, 1.90)
1.42
(0.98, 2.06)
0.73
0.48
(0.17, 1.40)
0.61
(0.20, 1.85)

Some college
1.28
1.09
(0.73, 1.60)
1.19
(0.80, 1.77)
0.66
0.61
(0.22, 1.65)
0.78
(0.26, 2.36)

4-year degree
1.58
1.40
(0.97, 2.02)
1.52
(1.05, 2.20)
0.29
0.23
(0.08, 0.70)
0.30
(0.09, 1.00)
Marital status
Married
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Was married
0.77
0.92
(0.68, 1.25)
0.93
(0.67, 1.29)
0.25
0.49
(0.13, 1.86)
0.51
(0.14, 1.84)

Single
0.87
0.77
(0.56, 1.07)
0.73
(0.52, 1.01)
2.70
1.84
(0.82, 4.10)
1.55
(0.65, 3.70)
Income (adjusted for household size)
Highest quint.
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Upper middle
0.84
0.81
(0.56, 1.16)
0.80
(0.55, 1.16)
1.43
1.63
(0.51, 5.23)
1.56
(0.50, 4.90)

Middle
0.71
0.70
(0.48, 1.04)
0.71
(0.47, 1.07)
2.11
2.23
(0.64, 7.79)
1.93
(0.51, 7.25)

Lower middle
0.79
0.83
(0.57, 1.22)
0.84
(0.56, 1.27)
2.33
2.82
(0.88, 8.97)
2.45
(0.70, 8.59)

Lowest quint.
0.44
0.49
(0.32, 0.73)
0.49
(0.30, 0.80)
1.76
2.34
(0.64, 8.55)
2.15
(0.46, 9.96)
Main income source
Employment
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Other
0.62
0.78
(0.55, 1.12)
0.76
(0.53, 1.11)
0.38
0.86
(0.30, 2.45)
0.92
(0.33, 2.52)
HUI
Per 0.1 unit
0.99
0.97
(0.93, 1.02)
0.95
(0.90, 1.00)
1.25
1.12
(0.90, 1.40)
1.12
(0.89, 1.41)
Self-rated health
Excellent
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Very good
0.93
0.96
(0.71, 1.30)
1.01
(0.74, 1.37)
0.51
0.58
(0.26, 1.29)
0.58
(0.26, 1.30)

Good
0.76
0.88
(0.63, 1.23)
0.95
(0.67, 1.34)
0.55
0.76
(0.29, 1.98)
0.70
(0.24, 2.03)

Fair or poor
0.83
1.03
(0.68, 1.56)
1.11
(0.65, 1.87)
0.08
0.11
(0.01, 0.86)
0.09
(0.01, 0.66)
Depression (past year)
1+ episodes
1.06
0.96
(0.64, 1.44)
0.95
(0.61, 1.47)
0.33
0.38
(0.08, 1.73)
0.39
(0.08, 2.04)
Mental health (past year)
1+ visits
1.34
1.25
(0.90, 1.74)
1.23
(0.87, 1.74)





Emotional problems
Happy in life
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Not happy
0.75
0.76
(0.56, 1.03)
0.70
(0.50, 0.99)
1.10
1.64
(0.61, 4.40)
2.80
(0.93, 8.44)
Chronic conditions (lifetime history)
Asthma
1.15
1.07
(0.76, 1.52)
1.12
(0.78, 1.61)
0.81
0.67
(0.21, 2.12)
0.81
(0.25, 2.68)

Arthritis
1.08
1.37
(1.02, 1.83)
1.33
(0.98, 1.82)






Hypertension
0.53
0.62
(0.45, 0.86)
0.65
(0.46, 0.91)
0.15
0.26
(0.05, 1.35)
0.30
(0.06, 1.58)

Emphysema
0.84
0.99
(0.39, 2.52)
1.02
(0.39, 2.72)






Diabetes
0.65
0.79
(0.44, 1.42)
0.77
(0.42, 1.42)
0.15
0.25
(0.03, 2.43)
0.25
(0.02, 2.97)

Heart disease
0.72
0.90
(0.53, 1.50)
0.96
(0.57, 1.61)
0.18
0.33
(0.04, 2.60)
0.46
(0.05, 3.88)

CHD
0.58
0.72
(0.28, 1.80)
0.74
(0.29, 1.88)
0.66
1.60
(0.25, 10.30)
1.89
(0.18, 20.44)

Angina
0.42
0.57
(0.28, 1.15)
0.61
(0.29, 1.27)






1 or more
0.84
1.03
(0.80, 1.33)
1.05
(0.80, 1.37)
0.14
0.19
(0.07, 0.56)
0.20
(0.06, 0.67)

Per condition
0.88
0.96
(0.85, 1.08)
0.97
(0.85, 1.10)
0.29
0.34
(0.15, 0.78)
0.36
(0.14, 0.91)
Pain/activity limits
No pain
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Pain
1.46
1.58
(1.20, 2.07)
1.92
(1.34, 2.76)
0.30
0.38
(0.14, 1.00)
0.30
(0.07, 1.18)
Activity restrictions
Never

1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00

Sometimes
1.33
1.41
(1.09, 1.84)
1.43
(1.08, 1.89)
0.35
0.38
(0.16, 0.92)
0.39
(0.16, 0.96)

Often
0.96
1.05
(0.73, 1.51)
1.06
(0.66, 1.72)
0.50
0.61
(0.19, 1.95)
0.56
(0.13, 2.54)
Back/neck problems
None
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Disabling
2.27
2.37
(1.76, 3.19)
2.38
(1.73, 3.29)
0.20
0.18
(0.06, 0.58)
0.19
(0.07, 0.56)
Smoking status
Never
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Past
1.12
1.15
(0.88, 1.50)
1.20
(0.91, 1.57)
0.23
0.24
(0.08, 0.72)
0.22
(0.07, 0.64)

Current
1.02
0.94
(0.69, 1.27)
0.96
(0.70, 1.32)
2.61
2.77
(1.29, 5.95)
2.13
(0.97, 4.65)
Body weight
Under/normal
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Overweight
1.12
1.14
(0.88, 1.48)
1.11
(0.85, 1.44)
0.81
0.60
(0.27, 1.34)
0.55
(0.25, 1.22)

Obese
0.99
0.97
(0.69, 1.36)
0.97
(0.69, 1.37)
0.46
0.24
(0.07, 0.83)
0.24
(0.07, 0.83)
Physical activity (past 3 months)
Active
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Moderate
0.91
0.95
(0.70, 1.29)
0.96
(0.70, 1.31)
1.09
1.71
(0.67, 4.38)
1.56
(0.61, 4.02)

Inactive
0.95
1.02
(0.77, 1.35)
0.99
(0.74, 1.32)
1.60
2.25
(0.93, 5.45)
1.75
(0.71, 4.33)
Activity frequency (past 3 months)
Regular
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Occasional
1.15
1.16
(0.85, 1.58)
1.17
(0.86, 1.60)
1.09
0.85
(0.28, 2.62)
0.82
(0.27, 2.50)

Infrequent
0.81
0.91
(0.65, 1.28)
0.81
(0.56, 1.17)
2.29
3.74
(1.62, 8.66)
2.42
(0.89, 6.60)
Hospitalization (past year)
None
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


1 or more
0.70
0.75
(0.51, 1.11)
0.74
(0.49, 1.10)
0.64
0.89
(0.22, 3.53)
1.11
(0.26, 4.70)
Prescriptions (past month)
None
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


1 or more
0.76
0.85
(0.67, 1.09)
0.86
(0.67, 1.10)
0.13
0.19
(0.07, 0.49)
0.21
(0.08, 0.57)
Medications (past 2 days)
Per medication
0.92
0.96
(0.86, 1.07)
0.96
(0.85, 1.08)
0.19
0.25
(0.09, 0.68)
0.26
(0.10, 0.65)
Unmet needs (past year)
None
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Any
1.06
1.01
(0.72, 1.41)
1.00
(0.70, 1.43)
0.86
0.78
(0.30, 2.05)
1.02
(0.34, 3.08)
Regular doctor (past year)
No
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Yes
0.79
0.88
(0.60, 1.29)
0.95
(0.65, 1.40)
0.16
0.24
(0.10, 0.56)
0.25
(0.10, 0.63)
Health care quality (past year)
Excellent
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Good
1.22
1.20
(0.93, 1.55)
1.24
(0.96, 1.60)
2.10
2.21
(0.93, 5.25)
2.08
(0.83, 5.20)

Fair or poor
1.40
1.39
(0.98, 1.98)
1.36
(0.94, 1.95)
2.49
2.01
(0.70, 5.75)
2.12
(0.68, 6.61)
Health care satisfaction (past year)
Very satisfied
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Somewhat sat.
1.00
0.97
(0.76, 1.25)
0.99
(0.77, 1.28)
1.69
1.69
(0.73, 3.90)
1.55
(0.65, 3.72)

Not satisfied
1.38
1.31
(0.93, 1.84)
1.25
(0.88, 1.78)
2.81
2.38
(0.92, 6.16)
1.96
(0.72, 5.32)
Quality of MD care (past year)
Excellent
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Good
1.24
1.27
(0.96, 1.68)
1.23
(0.92, 1.63)
1.17
1.36
(0.32, 5.82)
1.66
(0.39, 7.06)

Fair or poor
2.16
2.21
(1.41, 3.47)
2.25
(1.42, 3.58)
1.41
1.36
(0.28, 6.57)
1.47
(0.35, 6.19)
Satisfaction of MD care (past year)
Very satisfied
1.00
1.00

1.00

1.00
1.00

1.00


Somewhat sat.
1.17
1.16
(0.87, 1.56)
1.17
(0.87, 1.58)
1.12
1.10
(0.23, 5.33)
1.18
(0.23, 5.98)

Not satisfied
1.83
1.72
(1.09, 2.71)
1.65
(1.02, 2.66)
1.76
1.56
(0.30, 8.05)
1.51
(0.35, 6.46)

* Estimated effects adjusted for age (18–44, 45–64, 65+ years), sex, and race/ethnicity (white only, other/multiple races or ethnicities).

Estimated effects adjusted for age (18–44, 45–64, 65+ years), sex, race/ethnicity (white only, other/multiple races or ethnicities), education (no high school degree, high school degree or GED, some college, 4-year college degree or certificate), main source of income (employment, other sources), and health-related quality of life (Health Utility Index score [continuous]).

Odds ratio not shown because of singularities in data for fitting model.

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; GP = general practitioner or family doctor; DC = Doctor of Chiropractic; HUI = Health Utility Index; CHD = coronary heart disease; MD = medical doctor.

Hurwitz and Chiang BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:49   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-49