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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression models for overall medical unmet needs and the three categories of reasons

From: Geographical variation of unmet medical needs in Italy: a multivariate logistic regression analysis

Variable

Overall

Availability

Accessibility

Aceptability

Sex

    

  Male

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Female

1.20 [1.08-1.33]***

1.06 [0.86-1.3]

1.23 [1.05-1.45]**

1.23 [1.02-1.49]**

Age

    

  18-44

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  45-64

0.84 [0.73-0.97]**

1.14 [0.87-1.51]

0.80 [0.65-0.98]**

0.69 [0.53-0.88]***

  65+

0.48 [0.40-0.57]***

1.20 [0.86-1.68]

0.28

0.57 [0.40-0.83]***

Education

    

  Primary

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Secondary

1.03 [0.91-1.16]

0.99 [0.78-1.25]

0.95

1.17 [0.95-1.45]

  Tertiary

0.91 [0 .74-1.13]

0.76 [0.49-1.16]

0.57 [0.37-0.88]**

1.34 [0.95-1.88]*

Marital status

    

  Married

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Unmarried

0.88 [0 .77-1.01]*

1.11 [0.84-1.47]

0.75 [0.61-0.93]***

0.82 [0.63-1.06]

  Separated/divorced/widowed

1.41 [1.22-1.62]***

1.23 [0.93-1.62]

1.57 [1.27-1.94]***

1.16 [0.88-1.53]

Employment status

    

  Currently working

1.36 [1.20-1.54]***

1.33 [1.04-1.69]**

1.14 [0.94-1.38]

1.82 [1.44-2.29]***

  Other

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Equivalised income quintile

    

  0-20%

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  20-40%

0.67 [0.58-0.77]***

0.91 [0.69-1.19]

0.52 [0.43-0.64]***

0.97 [0.75-1.27]

  40-60%

0.57 [0.49-0.66]***

1.03 [0.77-1.37]

0.43 [0.34-0.53]***

0.78 [0.56-1.05]*

  60-80%

0.51 [0.43-0.60]***

1.03 [0.76-1.41]

0.32 [0.25-0.41]***

0.77 [0.56-1.05]*

  80-100%

0.53 [0.44-0.62]***

1.00 [0.73-1.36]

0.21 [0.15-0.30]***

1.05 [0.77-1.42]

Health status

    

  very good

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  good

1.52 [1.23-1.89]***

1.71 [1.09-2.66]**

1.19 [0.84-1.68]

1.88 [1.30-2.72]***

  fair

3.04 [2.41-3.84]***

3.52 [2.21-5.62]***

2.46 [1.69-3.57]***

3.31 [2.24-4.91]***

  bad

2.91 [2.20-3.85]***

2.57 [1.48-4.45]***

3.52 [2.27-5.43]***

1.79 [1.08-2.98]**

  very bad

4.6 [3.26-6.48]***

3.28 [1.65-6.48]***

5.77 [3.49-9.55]***

1.40 [0.64-3.06]

Suffering from any chronic condition

    

  No chronic

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Chronic

1.26 [1.11-1.44]***

1.06 [0.82-1.37]

1.44 [1.19-1.73]***

1.03 [0.79-1.34]

Limitation in daily activities

    

  No limited

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  Limited

2.21 [1.90-2.57]***

1.72 [1.31-2.26]***

2.21 [1.76-2.79]***

2.28 [1.70-3.05]***

Geographical macro-area

    

  North-West

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

  North-East

0.91 [0.77-1.07]

0.74 [0.53-1.05]*

0.74 [0.57-0.95]**

1.21 [0.91-1.62]

  Centre

1.23 [1.05-1.44]***

1.55 [1.16-2.07]***

1.02 [0.79-1.32]

1.26 [0.92-1.71]

  South

2.0 [1.73-2.31]***

2.21 [1.66-2.94]***

1.78 [1.44-2.20]***

2.17 [1.64-2.87]***

  Islands

1.61 [1.34-1.93]***

2.42 [1.70-3.43]***

1.19 [0.91-1.57]

2.07 [1.47-2.92]***

  1. Note: All results are weighted. Adjusted odds ratios. Higher numbers indicate a greater odds of the outcome. 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.
  2. ***,** and * indicate significance at 1%, 5% and 10%, respectively.