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Table 3 Factors associated with outpatient visits among Indonesian elderly

From: Factors associated with the use of outpatient services among the elderly in Indonesia

Variable

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

Sex

 Male

1.00

 Female

1.19

0.96–1.48

Age

 60~ 64

1.00

 65~ 69

1.09

0.86–1.37

 70~ 74

1.02

0.79–1.32

 ≥ 75

1.19

0.88–1.61

Marital status

 Married

1.00

 Widowed

0.96

0.76–1.20

 Other

0.65

0.37–1.14

Educational background

 No formal education

1.00

 Elementary school

0.80

0.76–1.20

 Junior high school or higher

0.99

0.71–1.39

Religion

 Moslem

1.00

 Others

1.01

0.73–1.39

Economic status

 1st [lowest]

1.00

 2nd

1.36*

1.03–1.78

 3rd

1.32*

1.00–1.74

 4th [highest]

1.36*

1.02–1.81

With Insurance

 No

1.00

 Yes

1.38**

1.14–1.67

Residency

 Urban

1.00

 Rural

1.01

0.82–1.24

Main language

 Indonesian

1.00

 Javanese

0.92

0.69–1.22

 Other

0.99

0.74–1.33

Region

 Java

1.00

 Sumatera

0.85

0.65–1.11

 Kalimantan

0.82

0.50–1.35

 Sulawesi

0.82

0.51–1.33

 Bali

1.82*

1.10–3.01

 West Nusa Tenggara

0.85

0.56–1.30

Self-rated health

 Very healthy

1.00

 Somewhat healthy

1.13

0.81–1.57

 Somewhat unhealthy

2.10***

1.49–2.95

 Very unhealthy

2.22**

1.24–3.96

Number of chronic conditions

 None

1.00

 1

1.87***

1.49–2.35

 2 or more

3.01***

2.36–3.85

Depression

 No

1.00

 Yes

1.13

0.91–1.40

Difficulty with activities of daily living

 No

1.00

 Yes

1.24

0.96–1.60

Ever fallen down before

 No

1.00

 Yes

1.11

0.85–1.46

Hospitalized in the past year

 No

1.00

 Yes

1.24

0.86–1.79

  1. Note: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. Hosmer and Lemeshow Test of goodness of fit: p = 0.443 (>.05); Nagelkerke R2 = 0.139