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Table 3 Odds ratio for visits to general practitioner

From: Changes in health care utilisation following a reform involving choice and privatisation in Swedish primary care: a five-year follow-up of GP-visits

 

   Model A

   Model B

   Model C

Men 25-44

     OR (95%-CI)

     OR (95%-CI)

     OR (95%-CI)

Choice (after vs. before)

       1.10 (1.08-1.11)

       1.10 (1.08-1.11)

       1.11 (1.09-1.13)

Family income (high vs. low)

 

       1.42 (1.40-1.44)

       1.35 (1.31-1.38)

Interaction (choice*family income)

  

       0.98 (0.95-1.01)

Age

       1.03 (1.03-1.03)

       1.02 (1.02-1.02)

       1.02 (1.02-1.02)

Variance (%)

14

14

14

Men 45-64

   

Choice (after vs. before)

       1.25 (1.23-1.27)

       1.25 (1.23-1.27)

       1.19 (1.17-1.22)

Family income (high vs. low)

 

       1.04 (1.02-1.06)

       1.00 (0.98-1.03)

Interaction (choice*family income)

  

       1.04 (1.04-1.04)

Age

       1.04 (1.04-1.04)

       1.04 (1.04-1.04)

       1.04 (1.04-1.04)

Variance (%)

18

18

18

Men 65-84

   

Choice (after vs. before)

       1.15 (1.13-1.18)

       1.16 (1.13-1.18)

       1.02 (0.99-1.06)

Family income (high vs. low)

 

       1.30 (1.27-1.34)

       1.16 (1.11-1.20)

Interaction (choice*family income)

  

       1.29 (1.23-1.35)

Age

       1.04 (1.04-1.04)

       1.05 (1.04-1.05)

       1.05 (1.04-1.05)

Variance (%)

23

23

23

Women 25-44

   

Choice (after vs. before)

       1.11 (1.10-1.13)

       1.12 (1.10-1.13)

       1.12 (1.10-1.15)

Family income (high vs. low)

 

       1.26 (1.24-1.28)

       1.28 (1.24-1.30)

Interaction (choice*family income)

  

       0.99 (0.96-1.02)

Age

       1.03 (1.02-1.03)

       1.02 (1.02-1.02)

       1.02 (1.02-1.02)

Variance (%)

17

16

16

Women 45-64

   

Choice (after vs. before)

       1.23 (1.21-1.25)

       1.23 (1.21-1.25)

       1.19 (1.17-1.23)

Family income (high vs. low)

 

       0.91 (0.89-0.93)

       0.88 (0.86-0.91)

Interaction (choice*family income)

  

       1.07 (1.03-1.10)

Age

       1.03 (1.03-1.03)

       1.03 (1.03-1.03)

       1.03 (1.03-1.03)

Variance (%)

21

21

21

Women 65-84

   

Choice (after vs. before)

       1.10 (1.08-1.12)

       1.10 (1.07-1.12)

       1.02 (0.98-1.06)

Family income (high vs. low)

 

       1.16 (1.13-1.20)

       1.04 (1.00-1.09)

Interaction (choice*family income)

  

       1.25 (1.19-1.32)

Age

       1.03 (1.03-1.03)

       1.04 (1.03-1.04)

       1.04 (1.03-1.04)

Variance (%)

28

28

28

  1. OR = odds ratio.
  2. CI = confidence interval.
  3. Model A = before-after reform.
  4. Model B = A + Family income.
  5. Model C = B + interaction family income and before-after.
  6. Variance on second level (individuals).