Table 3 Determinants of appointments cancelled by healthcare providers (0 = no, not cancelled; 1 = yes, cancelled) since February 2020. Findings of penalized maximum likelihood logistic regression

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

1.25

(0.80–1.94)

- Highest tertile

1.22

(0.80–1.88)

Sex: Female (Reference category: Male)

1.29

(0.90–1.85)

Age in years

0.98

(0.96–1.01)

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

1.09

(0.73–1.64)

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

0.82

(0.53–1.27)

- Highest tertile

0.89

(0.51–1.56)

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

0.82

(0.49–1.39)

Number of chronic conditions

1.22**

(1.06–1.40)

Constant

0.59

(0.17–2.00)

Observations

1,835