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Table 2 Factors associated with refusing consent to link questionnaire with health insurance records

From: Record linkage research and informed consent: who consents?

Age

    

Characteristics

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

   20–24

1.00

 

1.00

 

   25–34

0.97

(0.80 – 1.17)

0.92

(0.74 – 1.15)

   35–44

1.18

(0.98 – 1.42)

1.09

(0.86 – 1.39)

   45–54

1.36

(1.12 – 1.64)

1.24

(0.95 – 1.61)

   55–64

1.73

(1.41 – 2.12)

1.33

(1.00 – 1.79)

   65–74

2.00

(1.63 – 2.47)

1.41

(1.03 – 1.92)

   >=75

2.21

(1.74 – 2.82)

1.39

(0.96 – 2.01)

Gender

    

   Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Female

1.07

(0.97 – 1.18)

1.02

(0.92 – 1.14)

Marital Status

    

   Other

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Married

1.38

(1.22 – 1.56)

1.08

(0.90 – 1.29)

Ethnicity

    

   Fujianese

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Hakka

0.84

(0.70 – 1.00)

0.90

(0.75 – 1.08)

   Indigenous people

0.23

(0.13 – 0.40)

0.23

(0.12 – 0.42)

   Others

0.96

(0.83 – 1.12)

1.05

(0.89 – 1.25)

Education

    

   College and above

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Senior high school

1.06

(0.92 – 1.22)

0.98

(0.85 – 1.15)

   Junior high school

1.09

(0.93 – 1.29)

0.91

(0.75 – 1.10)

   Elementary school

1.39

(1.20 – 1.61)

1.01

(0.83 – 1.22)

   Illiterate

2.36

(2.01 – 2.78)

1.52

(1.19 – 1.94)

Household Income

    

   ≥NT$100,000

1.00

 

1.00

 

   NT$70,000-NT$99,999

1.10

(0.93 – 1.30)

1.09

(0.91 – 1.30)

   NT$50,000-NT$69,999

1.11

(0.94 – 1.31)

1.06

(0.89 – 1.26)

   NT$30,000-NT$49,999

1.17

(1.00 – 1.38)

1.11

(0.93 – 1.32)

   <NT$30,000

1.60

(1.36 – 1.87)

1.24

(1.04 – 1.49)

Urbanization

    

   Urban area

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Suburban area

1.55

(0.98 – 1.24)

1.45

(1.27 – 1.65)

   Rural area

1.10

(1.38 – 1.74)

1.12

(0.99 – 1.28)

SF-36 Health Status Measures

    

   Physical functioning

0.91

(0.89 – 0.94)

1.00

(0.96 – 1.04)

   Role-physical

0.96

(0.95 – 0.98)

0.99

(0.97 – 1.01)

   Role-emotional

0.98

(0.97 – 0.99)

1.00

(0.98 – 1.02)

   Social functioning

0.95

(0.92 – 0.97)

0.99

(0.95 – 1.03)

   Bodily pain

0.96

(0.94 – 0.98)

1.03

(1.00 – 1.06)

   Vitality

0.91

(0.88 – 0.93)

0.91

(0.88 – 0.95)

   Mental health

0.94

(0.92 – 0.97)

1.01

(0.97 – 1.05)

   General health

0.94

(0.92 – 0.97)

1.02

(0.98 – 1.06)