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Table 4 Unadjusted Odds Ratio and Adjusted Odds Ratio for Barriers to Healthcare Utilization by Fatiguing Status

From: Barriers to healthcare utilization in fatiguing illness: a population-based study in Georgia

Fatiguing status

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)a

 

Any Barrier

Accessibility

KAB

Healthcare System

CFS

7.87 (4.32–14.35)**

7.71 (3.74–15.87)***

4.89 (2.01–11.91)

7.32 (3.08–17.41)**

CFS but an exclusionary DX

6.88 (3.72–12.70)*

5.30 (2.51–11.20)

4.69 (1.89–11.64)

5.64 (2.31–13.80)

ISF with Exclusionary

4.85 (2.75– 8.55)

3.68 (1.79– 7.54)

3.43 (1.43– 8.26)

3.43 (1.43– 8.26)

Conditions

4.75 (2.79– 8.08)

3.11 (1.57– 6.16)

3.89 (1.70– 8.89)

3.78 (1.65– 8.66)

ISF

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Non-fatigued

    
 

Adjustedb Odds Ratio (95% CI)

 

Any Barrier

Accessibility

KAB

Healthcare System

CFS

5.38 (2.59–11.17)

4.59 (1.86–11.32)*

3.44 (1.19– 9.89)

5.93 (2.16–16.27)*

CFS but an exclusionary DX

5.41 (2.51– 11.66)

3.00 (1.16– 7.78)

5.88 (1.97–17.55)

4.94 (1.69–14.39)

ISF with Exclusionary

4.02 (2.11– 7.64)

2.89 (1.26– 6.61)

3.45 (1.32– 8.98)

2.78 (1.06– 7.25)

Conditions

3.72 (2.08– 6.66)

2.03 (0.94– 4.38)

3.44 (1.43– 8.30)

3.21 (1.34– 7.74)

ISF

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Non-fatigued

    
  1. *indicates p-value < 0.01. **indicates p-value < 0.001. ***indicates p-value < 0.0001; p-value < 0.05 were in bold font.
  2. Note: Numbers in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals for estimated odds ratios.
  3. a The sample size reduced to 746 from 780 because the missing values of some factors used in the adjustment.
  4. b Adjusting for age, sex, race, residential areas, marital status, parental status, work status, income, and education, obesity, number of health problems, reported duration of illness, and medication use of OTC pain relieves