Table 3 Determinants of visits to a GP (yes/no) for men and women with health complaints

Personal characteristics

Age (31–40 years)

  15-30 years

(0.88 - 2.53)

(0.37 - 1.13)

  41-50 years

(0.96 - 2.31)

(0.72 - 1.91)

  51-64 years

(1.09 - 2.82)

(0.85 - 2.72)

Education (Intermediate)

  Low

(0.59 - 1.49)

(0.82 - 2.31)

  High

(0.62 - 1.35)

(0.72 - 1.81)

Coping styles Avoiding (low)

(0.50 - 1.00)

(0.74 - 1.67)

  Active (low)

(0.68 - 1.42)

(0.74 - 1.61)

  Support seeking (low)

(0.72 - 1.45)

(0.71 - 1.58)

Health

Health complaints (other)

  Musculo skeletal

(0.58 - 1.14)

(0.88 - 1.95)

  Psychological

(0.63 - 1.61)

(0.90 - 2.52)

Health status (low)

(0.45 - 1.03)

(0.55 - 1.40)

Control over health outcomes (low)

(0.58 - 1.15)

(0.69 - 1.56)

Fatigue (low)

(0.98 - 2.76)

(0.60 - 1.72)

Sickness absence

Sickness absence (%)

(0.98 - 1.00)

(0.98 - 1.00)

Sickness absence (frequency)

(0.90 - 1.33)

(0.79 - 1.22)

Work characteristics

Full time work (<40 hrs/wk)

(0.72 - 1.43)

(0.88 - 2.69)

Burnout (low)

(0.62 - 1.35)

(0.45 - 1.10)

Work handicap (no)

(0.67 - 1.44)

(1.03 - 2.49)

Engagement (low)

(1.02 - 2.19)

(0.55 - 1.27)

Social support supervisor (low)

(0.63 - 1.32)

(0.79 - 1.79)

Social support colleagues (low)

(0.64 - 1.29)

(0.64 - 1.43)

Work load physical (low)

(0.84 - 1.75)

(0.62 - 1.38)

Work load static (low)

(0.71 - 1.43)

(0.68 - 1.53)

Work pressure (low)

(0.76 - 1.54)

(0.64 - 1.44)

Emotional workload (low)

(0.69 - 1.41)

(0.57 - 1.29)

Decision latitude (low)

(0.66 - 1.38)

(0.46 - 1.05)

R Square Personal characteristics

R Square Health characteristics

R Square sickness absence

R Square Work characteristics

R Square Total