Table 6 Determinants of visits to a medical specialist (yes/no) for men and women with health complaints

Personal characteristics

Age (31–40 years)

  15-30 years

(1.02 - 4.13)

(0.35 - 1.31)

  41-50 years

(1.33 - 4.21)

(0.72 - 2.11)

  51-64 years

(1.41 - 4.81)

(0.60 - 2.05)

Education (Intermediate)

  Low

(0.65 - 1.95)

(0.49 - 1.52)

  High

(0.79 - 2.04)

(0.72 - 2.02)

Coping styles Avoiding (low)

(0.37 - 0.86)

(0.47 - 1.16)

      Active (low)

(0.64 - 1.55)

(0.56 - 1.32)

      Support seeking (low)

(0.77 - 1.78)

(0.63 - 1.53)

Health

Health complaints (other)

  Musculo skeletal

(0.75 - 1.80)

(0.78 - 1.89)

  Psychological

(0.16 - 0.71)

(0.34 - 1.26)

Health status (low)

(0.50 - 1.32)

(0.29 - 0.79)

Control over health outcomes (low)

(0.64 - 1.47)

(0.63 - 1.54)

Fatigue (low)

(0.78 - 2.76)

(0.64 - 1.98)

Sickness absence

Sickness absence (%)

(0.99 - 1.02)

(0.98 - 1.01)

Sickness absence (frequency)

(0.91 - 1.44)

(0.90 - 1.44)

Work characteristics

Full time work (<40 hrs/wk)

(0.61 - 1.42)

(0.58 - 1.99)

Burnout (low)

(0.54 - 1.35)

(0.39 - 1.05)

Work handicap (no)

(0.91 - 2.27)

(0.59 - 1.56)

Engagement (low)

(0.86 - 2.18)

(0.40 - 1.02)

Social support supervisor (low)

(0.40 - 0.98)

(0.84 - 2.06)

Social support colleagues (low)

(0.76 - 1.78)

(0.63 - 1.53)

Work load physical (low)

(0.57 - 1.37)

(0.70 - 1.70)

Work load static (low)

(0.51 - 1.18)

(0.52 - 1.27)

Work pressure (low)

(0.51 - 1.18)

(0.64 - 1.54)

Emotional workload (low)

(0.57 - 1.37)

(0.52 - 1.30)

Decision latitude (low)

(0.70 - 1.72)

(0.51 - 1.24)

R Square Personal characteristics

R Square Health characteristics

R Square sickness absence

R Square Work characteristics

R Square Total