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Table 3 Odds of using medical services

From: Exposure to second-hand smoke and direct healthcare costs in children – results from two German birth cohorts, GINIplus and LISAplus

Parameter

Physician use

Therapist use

Hospital use

Physician, therapist or hospital utilisation

 

Odds [95% CI]

Odds [95% CI]

Odds [95% CI]

Odds [95% CI]

Intercept

4.77 [3.78–6.02]

0.36 [0.29–0.43]

0.04 [0.03–0.07]

5.90 [4.60–7.56]

Sex

 Reference: Female

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Male

1.03 [0.85–1.23]

1.16 [0.99–1.35]

0.92 [0.69–1.24]

1.08 [0.89–1.31]

Study centre

Ref: Munich

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Leipzig

1.59 [1.09–2.30]*

0.80 [0.62–1.04]

1.48 [0.93–2.34]

1.37 [0.94–2.02]

 Bad Honnef

1.12 [0.72–1.75]

0.67 [0.47–0.96]*

1.11 [0.58–2.12]

1.01 [0.63–1.60]

 Wesel

0.70 [0.56–0.87]**

0.52 [0.42–0.63]***

0.99 [0.69–1.43]

0.63 [0.50–0.79]***

Parental education

Ref: High (>10 years)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Low (<10 years)

1.30 [0.82–2.05]

0.69 [0.45–1.06]

1.16 [0.60–2.24]

1.24 [0.77–1.98]

 Medium (=10 years)

1.14 [0.91–1.44]

1.05 [0.86–1.27]

1.08 [0.75–1.55]

1.12 [0.88–1.43]

Relative income position

Ref: > 100% of median income

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 0-60% of median income

0.88 [0.65–1.20]

0.87 [0.66–1.14]

1.19 [0.76–1.88]

0.90 [0.65–1.25]

 60-100% of median income

0.82 [0.65–1.02]

1.07 [0.89–1.29]

0.81 [0.56–1.16]

0.79 [0.62–0.99]*

Single parenthood

Ref: No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.11 [0.80–1.54]

1.53 [1.20–1.96]***

1.01 [0.63–1.62]

1.11 [0.79–1.57]

Exposure to tobacco smoke

Ref: No exposure

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Not at home, but at other places

1.27 [0.97–1.66]

0.98 [0.78–1.23]

1.25 [0.77–2.01]

1.26 [0.95–1.68]

 At home (patio/balcony)

1.37 [1.07–1.75]*

1.13 [0.91–1.39]

1.52 [0.99–2.33]

1.35 [1.04–1.75]*

 At home (indoors)

1.51 [1.11–2.06]**

1.06 [0.82–1.38]

1.60 [0.96–2.64]

1.48 [1.07–2.04]*

  1. N = 3,518.
  2. Ref: Reference category.
  3. Dependent variable: use of physicians/therapists/hospital/use of physicians, therapists and/or hospitals.
  4. Assumptions: binomial distribution of the error terms, logit-link function.
  5. ***/**/*, significant at the 0.1%/1%/5% level.