Patterns of perceived barriers to medical care in older adults: a latent class analysis

Table 3 Percentage of Older Adults Receiving Clinical Preventive Services and With Unmet Healthcare Needs by Latent Class Membership.

	Latent Class
Health Service/Unmet Need	Class 1 (No Barriers)	Class 2 (Availability)	Class 3 (Accommodation)	Class 4 (Severe Barriers)
Flu shot, %	64.9	57.7*	59.4**	47.7**
Cholesterol screening, %	83.4	75.8**	75.8**	66.5**
Blood pressure screening, %	97.3	95.2*	95.3**	88.9**
Routine physical examination, %	81.3	74.4*	71.5**	63.5**
Unmet medical need, %	5.4	9.2**	11.3**	27.3**

N = 5,465. One asterisk (*) indicates significance at the 5% level while two asterisks (**) indicates significance at the 1% level. Percentages are adjusted for predisposing, enabling, need variables. All statistical significance is relative to the "No Barriers" group.

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