| Model 1: Correlates of ‘GP visit in past 12 months’ | Model 2: Correlates of ‘regular health check-ups’ | ||||||
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18–34 years old men | 35–55 years old men | 18–34 years old men | 35–55 years old men | |||||
Univariate regression | Multivariate regression | Univariate regression | Multivariate regression | Univariate regression | Multivariate regression | Univariate regression | Multivariate regression | |
Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | Odds ratio [95Â % CI] | |
Control variables | ||||||||
 Yearly health check-ups | ||||||||
  At least once per year | 4.43 (3.35–5.86) | 4.45 (3.35–5.92) | 9.02 (7.05–11.52) | 7.01 (5.46–9.01) | - | - | - | - |
  Less often or never | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 GP visit in past 12 months | ||||||||
  Yes | - | - | - | - | 4.43 (3.35–5.86) | 4.40 (3.31–5.85) | 9.02 (7.05–11.52) | 7.00 (5.45–8.98) |
  No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Diagnosis of health conditions in past 12 months | ||||||||
  None | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  1 condition | 2.30 (1.77–3.00) | 2.11 (1.61–2.76) | 3.40 (2.72–4.24) | 2.57 (2.04–3.24) | 1.37 (1.12–1.67) | 1.21 (0.99–1.49) | 2.13 (1.88–2.42) | 1.82 (1.60–2.08) |
  2 conditions | 3.71 (2.36–5.86) | 3.36 (2.09–5.38) | 5.64 (3.92–8.12) | 3.72 (2.55–5.42) | 2.06 (1.58–2.68) | 1.76 (1.33–2.32) | 2.87 (2.44–3.37) | 2.37 (2.00–2.81) |
  3 or more conditions | 4.23 (2.21–8.10) | 4.37 (2.23–8.56) | 6.23 (4.10–9.45) | 3.17 (2.03–4.94) | 1.73 (1.21–2.47) | 1.39 (0.95–2.03) | 3.90 (3.26–4.66) | 3.08 (2.52–3.77) |
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||||
 Remoteness | ||||||||
  Major City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  Inner Regional | 0.72 (0.58–0.88) | 0.68 (0.54–0.85) | 0.73 (0.62–0.88) | 0.77 (0.64–0.94) | 0.95 (0.78–1.15) | 1.05 (0.86–1.28) | 0.95 (0.84–1.08) | 0.97 (0.84–1.11) |
  Outer Regional | 0.69 (0.55–0.86) | 0.67 (0.53–0.85) | 0.89 (0.73–1.08) | 0.92 (0.74–1.13) | 0.96 (0.78–1.18) | 1.09 (0.87–1.36) | 0.97 (0.85–1.11) | 0.96 (0.83–1.11) |
 Education | ||||||||
  Completed Year12 | 1.23 (1.02–1.49) | 1.25 (1.00–1.55) | 1.07 (0.92–1.24) | 1.16 (0.97–1.37) | 1.08 (0.90–1.29) | 0.98 (0.81–1.20) | 0.78 (0.70–0.86) | 0.73 (0.65–0.82) |
  Did not complete Year12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Country of birth | ||||||||
  Australia | 1.22 (0.98–1.51) | 1.31 (1.03–1.66) | 1.04 (0.87–1.24) | 1.10 (0.90–1.33) | 0.89 (0.73–1.09) | 0.78 (0.63–0.97) | 0.97 (0.86–1.09) | 0.88 (0.77–1.00) |
  Overseas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Marital status | ||||||||
  Never married | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  Widowed, divorced, separated | 1.03 (0.57–1.88) | 0.73 (0.38–1.41) | 1.61 (1.14–2.27) | 1.36 (0.91–2.04) | 1.09 (0.64–1.86) | 0.86 (0.49–1.53) | 1.37 (1.08–1.75) | 1.35 (1.01–1.80) |
  Married/de facto | 1.32 (1.11–1.57) | 1.17 (0.94–1.47) | 1.56 (1.23–1.98) | 1.57 (1.15–2.15) | 0.76 (0.65–0.89) | 0.67 (0.54–0.82) | 1.00 (0.84–1.20) | 0.95 (0.75–1.20) |
 Employment status | ||||||||
  Currently employed | 1.46 (1.17–1.83) | 1.48 (1.16–1.89) | 0.64 (0.47–0.86) | 0.79 (0.56–1.11) | 0.94 (0.76–1.16) | 1.01 (0.80–1.28) | 0.70 (0.58–0.83) | 0.83 (0.68–1.02) |
  Currently unemployed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Private health insurance | ||||||||
  Yes | 1.40 (1.18–1.66) | 1.34 (1.11–1.62) | 1.39 (1.19–1.62) | 1.24 (1.04–1.47) | 1.03 (0.88–1.20) | 1.02 (0.86–1.20) | 1.21 (1.09–1.35) | 1.25 (1.11–1.42) |
  No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Did experience financial difficulty in past 12 months | ||||||||
  Yes, at least one | 1.27 (1.06–1.53) | 1.33 (1.08–1.63) | 1.10 (0.92–1.30) | 1.06 (0.87–1.29) | 0.93 (0.79–1.09) | 0.82 (0.68–0.98) | 0.87 (0.78–0.98) | 0.70 (0.62–0.80) |
  No, none | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Being a father | ||||||||
  One or more children | 1.39 (1.15–1.68) | 1.39 (1.09–1.77) | 1.30 (1.06–1.60) | 1.22 (0.93–1.59) | 0.87 (0.74–1.03) | 1.01 (0.81–1.25) | 0.96 (0.82–1.11) | 0.93 (0.77–1.13) |
  No children | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Health and lifestyle factors | ||||||||
 Currently smoking | ||||||||
  Yes | 0.90 (0.73–1.11) | 0.86 (0.68–1.10) | 0.66 (0.55–0.79) | 0.66 (0.54–0.82) | 1.07 (0.88–1.29) | 1.12 (0.90–1.39) | 0.82 (0.72–0.94) | 0.87 (0.74–1.02) |
  No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Drinking | ||||||||
  Harmful consumption | 1.01 (0.85–1.20) | 1.07 (0.89–1.29) | 0.91 (0.78–1.07) | 1.02 (0.86–1.21) | 0.82 (0.70–0.96) | 0.80 (0.68–0.94) | 0.77 (0.70–0.86) | 0.73 (0.65–0.82) |
  Non harmful consumption | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Self-rated health | ||||||||
  Very good/excellent | 0.86 (0.71–1.03) | 1.05 (0.85–1.29) | 0.57 (0.49–0.68) | 0.68 (0.57–0.83) | 0.86 (0.73–1.02) | 0.99 (0.82–1.18) | 0.79 (0.71–0.88) | 1.12 (0.98–1.25) |
  Good or less | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Being obese | ||||||||
  Yes | 1.13 (0.90–1.42) | 0.92 (0.72–1.18) | 1.59 (1.32–1.91) | 1.13 (0.92–1.38) | 1.44 (1.19–1.74) | 1.42 (1.15–1.74) | 1.57 (1.41–1.76) | 1.33 (1.17–1.50) |
  No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Daily pain self-medication | ||||||||
  Yes | 1.98 (1.13–3.47) | 1.58 (0.86–2.87) | 3.89 (2.59–5.85) | 1.91 (1.24–2.94) | 1.45 (0.99–2.12) | 1.21 (0.81–1.80) | 2.34 (1.97–2.77) | 1.56 (1.29–1.88) |
  No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |