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Table 3 Determinants of visiting the doctor (for various reasons). Results of logistic regressions (1 = yes, visiting the doctor for this reason; 0 = otherwise)

From: Are perceived bad working conditions and perceived workplace bullying associated with doctor visits? Results of the nationally representative German General Social Survey

Independent variables

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

Reason for doctor visit: Acute illness - Men

Reason for doctor visit: Acute illness - Women

Reason for doctor visit: Chronic illness – Men

Reason for doctor visit: Chronic illness - Women

Reason for doctor visit: Felt unwell - Men

Reason for doctor visit: Felt unwell - Women

Reason for doctor visit: Requesting advice - Men

Reason for doctor visit: Requesting advice - Women

Reason for doctor visit: Visit to the doctor’s office (without consulting the doctor) - Men

Reason for doctor visit: Visit to the doctor’s surgery (without consulting the doctor) - Women

Reason for doctor visit: Preventive medical check-up/vaccination – Men

Reason for doctor visit: Preventive medical check-up/vaccination - Women

Control variables

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Noise, dust, gases, vapours, bad air: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.54*

1.20

0.68

0.73

0.37*

1.02

1.55

1.01

1.10

1.89

1.55

1.04

(0.32–0.90)

(0.64–2.25)

(0.35–1.32)

(0.33–1.62)

(0.16–0.89)

(0.34–2.99)

(0.64–3.75)

(0.37–2.76)

(0.52–2.31)

(0.79–4.55)

(0.87–2.75)

(0.53–2.01)

- no, not at all

0.56*

0.91

0.97

0.53+

0.62

1.15

1.87

1.09

1.49

1.72

0.95

1.33

(0.33–0.96)

(0.51–1.63)

(0.48–1.97)

(0.25–1.10)

(0.27–1.45)

(0.42–3.10)

(0.71–4.96)

(0.42–2.81)

(0.71–3.11)

(0.74–3.99)

(0.52–1.75)

(0.73–2.40)

Time/performance pressure: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

1.10

0.87

0.69

1.36

0.91

0.37**

1.64

0.55+

1.42

0.55*

0.66+

1.04

(0.73–1.65)

(0.56–1.35)

(0.40–1.19)

(0.73–2.52)

(0.39–2.12)

(0.18–0.75)

(0.89–3.02)

(0.27–1.11)

(0.76–2.64)

(0.32–0.94)

(0.42–1.02)

(0.68–1.61)

- no, not at all

1.89*

0.98

0.65

0.88

1.67

0.32*

0.87

0.93

0.75

0.83

0.61

0.64

(1.07–3.34)

(0.53–1.81)

(0.31–1.35)

(0.37–2.12)

(0.56–4.99)

(0.11–0.95)

(0.32–2.41)

(0.34–2.48)

(0.31–1.84)

(0.38–1.84)

(0.32–1.17)

(0.33–1.22)

Bad working atmosphere: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.94

0.64

1.22

1.67

0.78

1.26

0.88

2.80

0.98

7.81*

1.78

2.21

(0.39–2.25)

(0.26–1.57)

(0.41–3.62)

(0.40–6.97)

(0.24–2.60)

(0.32–4.96)

(0.27–2.83)

(0.30–25.83)

(0.21–4.51)

(1.06–57.77)

(0.52–6.14)

(0.75–6.54)

- no, not at all

0.75

0.61

1.26

3.02

0.82

1.24

0.60

2.65

1.89

3.61

2.65

2.48+

(0.31–1.83)

(0.25–1.49)

(0.42–3.84)

(0.67–13.62)

(0.23–2.93)

(0.29–5.26)

(0.19–1.93)

(0.29–24.00)

(0.40–8.82)

(0.51–25.47)

(0.75–9.44)

(0.84–7.30)

Overtime, long working hours: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

1.30

1.29

0.85

0.54

0.82

1.42

0.35**

0.70

1.78

1.19

1.04

0.97

(0.82–2.06)

(0.73–2.29)

(0.44–1.62)

(0.25–1.20)

(0.34–2.01)

(0.53–3.79)

(0.17–0.72)

(0.32–1.54)

(0.82–3.87)

(0.55–2.56)

(0.64–1.72)

(0.55–1.69)

- no, not at all

1.15

1.32

1.16

0.77

1.08

1.41

0.34**

0.52

1.48

1.63

0.87

1.00

(0.69–1.94)

(0.71–2.45)

(0.56–2.40)

(0.33–1.79)

(0.41–2.85)

(0.49–4.05)

(0.16–0.73)

(0.21–1.30)

(0.63–3.46)

(0.76–3.49)

(0.49–1.54)

(0.56–1.81)

Shifts or night work: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.99

1.15

0.89

0.80

2.02

0.87

0.71

0.61

0.72

0.97

0.83

0.53

(0.51–1.94)

(0.44–3.05)

(0.39–2.01)

(0.22–2.87)

(0.73–5.62)

(0.16–4.83)

(0.27–1.88)

(0.08–4.40)

(0.28–1.84)

(0.31–3.07)

(0.37–1.85)

(0.21–1.34)

- no, not at all

0.62

1.50

1.04

0.48

0.86

1.28

0.67

1.54

0.81

1.14

1.64

0.49+

(0.35–1.10)

(0.73–3.07)

(0.51–2.13)

(0.19–1.25)

(0.33–2.19)

(0.46–3.57)

(0.30–1.51)

(0.45–5.22)

(0.35–1.86)

(0.47–2.73)

(0.81–3.31)

(0.23–1.04)

Hard physical labour: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.85

1.59

1.13

1.11

1.92

0.71

0.75

1.03

2.02

0.98

1.35

1.16

(0.47–1.53)

(0.74–3.44)

(0.50–2.55)

(0.37–3.29)

(0.70–5.25)

(0.24–2.06)

(0.31–1.77)

(0.28–3.84)

(0.80–5.11)

(0.37–2.65)

(0.69–2.64)

(0.52–2.59)

- no, not at all

1.03

1.52

1.58

1.62

2.14

1.33

0.78

1.30

2.40*

0.57

0.97

1.56

(0.55–1.95)

(0.71–3.25)

(0.66–3.75)

(0.57–4.58)

(0.78–5.87)

(0.51–3.46)

(0.30–2.01)

(0.37–4.55)

(1.01–5.70)

(0.19–1.65)

(0.48–1.98)

(0.69–3.53)

Workplace bullying: - Sometimes (Ref.: often)

0.32*

0.91

0.70

1.37

0.39

2.13

3.04

1.96

0.96

0.58

0.98

0.68

(0.11–0.91)

(0.35–2.34)

(0.20–2.42)

(0.39–4.77)

(0.10–1.52)

(0.45–10.00)

(0.52–17.88)

(0.20–18.79)

(0.18–5.01)

(0.13–2.51)

(0.26–3.70)

(0.23–2.02)

- Seldom

0.33*

0.86

0.47

0.88

0.25*

0.97

2.00

1.26

0.47

1.69

1.24

1.04

(0.12–0.91)

(0.34–2.14)

(0.14–1.57)

(0.24–3.21)

(0.07–0.97)

(0.19–4.86)

(0.35–11.54)

(0.12–13.32)

(0.09–2.38)

(0.45–6.30)

(0.34–4.54)

(0.37–2.89)

- Never

0.30*

0.72

0.59

0.98

0.26+

0.64

2.77

2.20

0.53

1.42

1.08

0.83

(0.11–0.82)

(0.28–1.81)

(0.17–2.02)

(0.25–3.88)

(0.07–1.02)

(0.13–3.25)

(0.48–15.83)

(0.23–21.58)

(0.11–2.60)

(0.36–5.68)

(0.29–3.99)

(0.29–2.37)

Constant

18.07**

3.69

0.10*

0.03**

0.40

0.06+

0.02*

0.04

0.00***

0.02**

0.03***

0.14+

(2.90–112.56)

(0.56–24.55)

(0.01–0.74)

(0.00–0.37)

(0.03–5.23)

(0.00–1.10)

(0.00–0.37)

(0.00–1.97)

(0.00–0.04)

(0.00–0.36)

(0.00–0.21)

(0.02–1.24)

Observations

645

572

642

577

645

577

642

561

642

577

645

579

Pseudo R2

0.083

0.068

0.160

0.253

0.109

0.104

0.093

0.064

0.131

0.087

0.059

0.052

  1. All estimates include age, marital status, educational level, smoking status, BMI category, impairments (climb stairs; everyday tasks) and morbidity as potential confounders. Odds Ratios were reported; 95%-confidence intervals in parentheses; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, + p < 0.10
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