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Table 2 Predictors of GP and Specialist visits. Results of fixed effects poisson regressions (Waves 3–4)

From: Which factors affect health care use among older Germans? Results of the German ageing survey

 

Independent variables

(1)

(2)

GP

Specialist

Predisposing factors

Age (in years)

0.00576

−0.00776

 

(0.00691)

(0.00886)

Other marital statuses (Ref.: Married, living together with spouse)

−0.146

−0.0811

 

(0.0960)

(0.106)

Retired (Ref.: Working)

0.165*

−0.0138

 

(0.0801)

(0.126)

Other: not employed

0.181*

0.0822

 

(0.0759)

(0.101)

Enabling resources

(Log) equivalence income

0.0754

0.0993

 

(0.0544)

(0.0718)

Self-rated accessibility of doctors (Ref.: No accessibility of doctors)

0.00891

0.0131

 

(0.0375)

(0.0539)

Need factors

Self-rated health (from “very good” to “very bad”)

0.108***

0.200***

 

(0.0268)

(0.0338)

Number of chronic diseases

0.0425**

0.0557**

 

(0.0140)

(0.0174)

Underweight (Ref.: Normal weight)

−0.147

0.0770

 

(0.177)

(0.217)

Overweight

−0.0217

−0.156*

 

(0.0570)

(0.0726)

Obesity

−0.00928

−0.238*

 

(0.0778)

(0.113)

Currently smoking (Ref.: Currently not smoking)

0.0463

−0.188

 

(0.111)

(0.163)

Physical activities (in hours per week)

0.0204**

0.0161+

 

(0.00739)

(0.00867)

Observations

2630

2744

Number of Individuals

1315

1372

  1. Beta-Coefficients were reported; Cluster-robust standard errors in parentheses; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, + p < 0.10