Table 2 Determinants of medical appointments cancelled by patients (0 = no, not cancelled; 1 = yes, cancelled) since February 2020. Findings of penalized maximum likelihood logistic regressions

Loneliness: - Second tertile (Reference category: Lowest tertile)

1.59**

2.23*

1.48+

1.74*

(1.15–2.18)

(1.11–4.47)

(0.94–2.35)

(1.10–2.74)

- Highest tertile

1.54**

2.41*

1.30

1.39

(1.13–2.10)

(1.23–4.73)

(0.82–2.07)

(0.87–2.22)

Sex: Female (Reference category: Male)

1.55**

1.23

1.80**

1.42+

(1.19–2.01)

(0.71–2.14)

(1.22–2.65)

(0.96–2.08)

Age in years

0.97**

0.98

0.97*

0.99

(0.95–0.99)

(0.94–1.03)

(0.94–1.00)

(0.96–1.02)

Marital status: Married, living together with spouse (Reference category: Other)

1.06

0.99

0.91

0.90

(0.79–1.42)

(0.54–1.83)

(0.60–1.40)

(0.59–1.39)

Household net income: - Second tertile (Reference category: Lowest tertile)

0.98

1.21

1.25

1.21

(0.71–1.34)

(0.63–2.34)

(0.79–1.99)

(0.74–1.97)

- Highest tertile

0.92

0.75

1.00

1.68+

(0.62–1.38)

(0.30–1.87)

(0.54–1.83)

(0.94–2.98)

Health insurance: Other (Reference category: Statutory health insurance)

1.06

1.50

0.99

1.12

(0.74–1.51)

(0.74–3.04)

(0.58–1.69)

(0.69–1.84)

Number of chronic conditions

1.06

1.15

1.08

1.03

(0.94–1.19)

(0.93–1.43)

(0.91–1.27)

(0.86–1.22)

Constant

0.59

0.03**

0.23

0.08**

(0.17–2.00)

(0.00–0.39)

(0.04–1.41)

(0.01–0.47)

Observations

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840