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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression model of the association of a pandemic situation with health problems, medical advice seeking and hospitalisation

From: The use of health care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: repeated cross-sectional survey of the adult Swiss general population

 

unadjusted analyses

adjusted analyses

OR

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

Adj. OR

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

p-value

Health problems

 one or more health problems

0.84

0.69

1.04

0.85

0.69

1.04

0.106

 asked for medical advice

0.93

0.7

1.24

1.01

0.76

1.34

0.950

Sources of health advice

 general practitioner

1.22

0.90

1.66

1.31

0.96

1.77

0.087

 specialist physician

0.47

0.28

0.77

0.46

0.28

0.75

0.002

 pharmacy

2.66

1.08

6.59

2.64

1.08

6.45

0.034

 internet

9.57

2.93

31.31

9.80

2.90

33.09

0.000

 accident and emergency unit

2.31

1.07

4.98

0.46

0.28

0.75

0.002

 outpatient clinic

0.89

0.42

1.85

0.91

0.41

2.00

0.805

 family/friends

2.45

0.86

6.98

2.15

0.72

6.39

0.171

 physiotherapy

5.49

1.51

19.91

4.43

1.11

17.72

0.036

 CAM practitioner

2.01

0.67

6.06

1.53

0.48

4.93

0.475

 telephone medical advice center

1.55

0.48

5.00

1.87

0.63

5.54

0.259

 drugstore

3.41

0.59

19.65

2.82

0.40

19.74

0.297

 dentist

0.88

0.22

3.56

0.96

0.26

3.57

0.947

 other

0.96

0.18

5.04

1.11

0.19

6.46

0.911

 no answer

2.53

0.16

40.76

4.69

0.06

370.59

0.489

Hospital or post-hospital care

 had in-patient hospital care

1.36

0.69

2.66

1.45

0.71

2.95

0.311

Levels of care

 in normal care unit

0.52

0.08

3.33

0.65

0.09

4.97

0.682

 in intensive care unit

1.91

0.30

12.20

1.53

0.20

11.71

0.682

 had a surgical procedure

1.04

0.28

3.83

0.37

0.03

4.11

0.427

Post-hospital care

 were in rehabilitation clinic

1.07

0.24

4.80

0.81

0.11

5.98

0.840

 had ambulatory nursing care

0.42

0.06

2.82

0.00b

NAb

NAb

NAb

  1. CAM Complementary and alternative medicine, OR Odds ratio, CI 95% confidence interval. Adjusted OR were controlled for household size, urban/rural region, employment status, sex, age and language region. P-values of the univariable regression are reported in Table 2
  2. a Including contacts with the GP due to COVID-19 questions
  3. bGLM for levels of hospitals and ambulatory nursing care not possible because fitted probabilities numerically 0 occurred