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Table 3 Factors associated with primary healthcare utilization among patients in OST. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression. N = 190

From: Healthcare utilization for somatic conditions among Swedish patients in opioid substitution treatment, with and without on-site primary healthcare

Covariates

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

Valid n

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Valid n

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Median age in years

190

1.04 (1.01–1.08)*

0.007*

188

1.05 (1.02–1.08)*

0.007*

Male sex

190

0.74 (0.38–1.47)

0.393

188

0.64 (0.32–1.31)

0.222

Born in Sweden

188

2.23 (1.02–4.85)*

0.043*

188

2.34 (1.05–5.19)*

0.037*

Unstable housing

187

1.30 (0.59–2.68)

0.550

 

N/Aa

N/A

Main income through employment

184

0.59 (0.27–1.29)

0.188

 

N/Aa

N/A

Current tobacco smoking

179

1.02 (0.41–2.54)

0.967

 

N/Aa

N/A

Respiratory symptoms

178

1.74 (0.93–3.26)

0.085

 

N/Aa

N/A

Gastrointestinal symptoms

179

0.82 (0.44–1.54)

0.542

 

N/Aa

N/A

Genital or sexual symptoms

180

0.79 (0.43–1.47)

0.460

 

N/Aa

N/A

Pain from extremities, back or neck

182

1.26 (0.67–2.39)

0.472

 

N/Aa

N/A

Worries about physical health

178

1.62 (0.87–3.04)

0.131

 

N/Aa

N/A

On-site PHC utilization

190

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

N/A

OST clinic with on-site PHC

190

1.00 (0.54–1.83)

0.987

 

N/Aa

N/A

  1. OST Opioid substitution treatment, PHC Primary healthcare, OR Odds ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, N/A Not applicable
  2. * p < 0.05
  3. aVariable not included in the multivariable analysis due to lack of association with the outcome variable in univariate analysis