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Table 2 Determinants of doctor visits in the preceding 3 months. Results of Poisson regressions (first column: men; second column: women)

From: Are perceived bad working conditions and perceived workplace bullying associated with doctor visits? Results of the nationally representative German General Social Survey

 

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Independent variables

Doctor visits - Men

Doctor visits - Women

Control variables

Noise, dust, gases, vapours, bad air: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.04

−0.08

(0.14)

(0.15)

- no, not at all

0.07

− 0.08

(0.16)

(0.15)

Time/performance pressure: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

−0.16

− 0.20+

(0.10)

(0.11)

- no, not at all

0.03

−0.50**

(0.15)

(0.17)

Bad working atmosphere: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.36

−0.06

(0.26)

(0.27)

- no, not at all

0.38

−0.20

(0.29)

(0.29)

Overtime, long working hours: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

0.00

−0.16

(0.11)

(0.19)

- no, not at all

0.07

−0.04

(0.12)

(0.20)

Shifts or night work: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

−0.08

− 0.14

(0.18)

(0.22)

- no, not at all

−0.07

0.04

(0.16)

(0.16)

Hard physical labour: - yes, somewhat (Ref.: yes, strongly)

−0.08

0.31+

(0.15)

(0.18)

- no, not at all

−0.00

0.47*

(0.17)

(0.20)

Workplace bullying: - Sometimes (Ref.: often)

−0.64*

0.36

(0.30)

(0.25)

- Seldom

−1.12***

0.29

(0.29)

(0.25)

- Never

−1.04***

0.28

(0.29)

(0.25)

Constant

0.83*

1.75***

(0.41)

(0.47)

Observations

1041

818

Pseudo R2

0.141

0.178

  1. All estimates include age, marital status, educational level, smoking status, BMI category, impairments (climb stairs; everyday tasks) and morbidity as potential confounders. Poisson coefficients were reported; cluster-robust standard errors in parentheses; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, + p < 0.10