Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for health-related symptom and healthcare seeking behaviors by demographic characteristics in Shanghai
| Â | Report illness | Take treatment | Visit a medical institution | Visit a primary medical institution | Self-healing | TCM | Hospital stay | Surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||||||
 0–17 n = 1971 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 18–39 n = 4390 | 1.031 (0.865, 1.23) | 1.005 (0.841, 1.202) | 0.982 (0.791, 1.219) | 0.448** (0.269, 0.747) | 0.938 (0.708, 1.245) | 2.335* (1.142, 4.772) | 2.384*** (1.683, 3.376) | 5.15*** (2.689, 9.858) |
 40–64 n = 8838 | 5.923*** (5.078, 6.909) | 5.787*** (4.953, 6.76) | 4.65*** (3.86, 5.602) | 0.052*** (0.033, 0.083) | 2.283*** (1.784, 2.921) | 5.917*** (3.03, 11.552) | 3.43*** (2.468, 4.775) | 7.139*** (3.787, 13.456) |
 65–79 n = 6400 | 16.256*** (13.883, 19.035) | 15.635*** (13.335, 18.333) | 10.623*** (8.806, 12.815) | 0.022*** (0.013, 0.034) | 3.042*** (2.37, 3.905) | 9.181*** (4.698, 17.941) | 6.924*** (4.981, 9.624) | 10.84*** (5.744, 20.457) |
 > = 80 n = 1599 | 23.021*** (19.101, 27.746) | 21.284*** (17.664, 25.645) | 12.749*** (10.375, 15.667) | 0.018*** (0.011, 0.029) | 3.446*** (2.604, 4.559) | 11.379*** (5.683, 22.782) | 9.586*** (6.775, 13.563) | 6.847*** (3.464, 13.536) |
Sex | ||||||||
 Male n = 11032 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Female n = 12166 | 1.01 (0.953, 1.072) | 1.01 (0.955, 1.074) | 1.04 (0.975, 1.103) | 0.98 (0.909, 1.047) | 1.07 (0.971, 1.174) | 1.58 *** (1.344, 1.852) | 1.08 (0.981, 1.188) | 1.196* (1.039, 1.377) |
Income | ||||||||
 < 100000 n = 11437 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 100000–300000 n = 10493 | 0.79 *** (0.742, 0.839) | 0.79 *** (0.745, 0.843) | 0.85 *** (0.793, 0.903) | 1.31 *** (1.213, 1.409) | 0.847** (0.766, 0.937) | 1.01 (0.857, 1.188) | 0.87* (0.782, 0.959) | 0.94 (0.809, 1.088) |
 300000–500000 n=983 | 0.71 *** (0.598, 0.836) | 0.68 *** (0.577, 0.809) | 0.71 *** (0.584, 0.857) | 1.65 *** (1.289, 2.119) | 0.57 *** (0.412, 0.787) | 0.64 (0.364, 1.123) | 0.84 (0.628, 1.117) | 0.85 (0.559, 1.281) |
 >500000 n=285 | 0.51*** (0.371, 0.702) | 0.53*** (0.382, 0.724) | 0.64 * (0.445, 0.908) | 1.95 ** (1.208, 3.146) | 0.51 * (0.276, 0.935) | 0.68 (0.248, 1.835) | 0.83 (0.498, 1.396) | 0.79 (0.369, 1.693) |
Register | ||||||||
 In Shanghai n = 20281 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Out Shanghai n = 2917 | 0.96 (0.867, 1.056) | 0.96 (0.869, 1.059) | 0.853** (0.764, 0.95) | 1.346*** (1.169, 1.55) | 1.227** (1.052, 1.431) | 0.93 (0.702, 1.235) | 1.09 (0.928, 1.28) | 1.17 (0.938, 1.46) |
Insurance | ||||||||
 Yes n = 22716 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No n = 482 | 0.93 (0.739, 1.178) | 0.92 (0.726, 1.161) | 0.97 (0.755, 1.25) | 1.14 (0.828, 1.574) | 1.04 (0.728, 1.491) | 0.70 (0.329, 1.50) | 1.13 (0.787, 1.62) | 1.13 (0.666, 1.909) |