Table 3 Factors associated with not having a GP visit within the past 12 months in patients diagnosed with at least one NCD

Sex

 Male

—

—

 Female

1.36

0.94, 1.97

0.11

Age categories

 18-24 years

—

—

 25-34 years

3.15

0.93, 10.7

0.066

 35-44 years

2.54

0.75, 8.60

0.13

 44-54 years

2.75

0.80, 9.42

0.11

 55-64 years

2.92

0.83, 10.3

0.10

 +65 years

2.29

0.61, 8.56

0.2

Education level

 No formal education

—

—

 Less than secondary

1.04

0.58, 1.86

>0.9

 Secondary

1.53

0.78, 2.99

0.2

 More than secondary

1.63

0.81, 3.27

0.2

Employment

 Yes

—

—

 No

0.90

0.58, 1.41

0.7

Nationality

 Saudi

—

—

 Non-Saudi

1.03

0.59, 1.79

>0.9

Household Wealth index ^b

 Lowest quintile

—

—

 Second quintile

0.73

0.45, 1.16

0.2

 Middle quintile

0.92

0.55, 1.55

0.8

 Fourth quintile

0.93

0.54, 1.61

0.8

 Highest quintile

0.81

0.40, 1.62

0.6

Household Income categories

 Low income

—

—

 Lower-middle income

1.04

0.65, 1.67

0.9

 Middle income

0.72

0.41, 1.26

0.2

 Upper-middle income

0.78

0.45, 1.35

0.4

 High income

0.60

0.34, 1.07

0.082

Region

 Central

—

—

 Eastern

1.86

0.98, 3.52

0.058

 Western

2.90

1.74, 4.83

<0.001

 Southern

2.49

1.40, 4.44

0.002

 Northern

1.20

0.65, 2.19

0.6

Type of place of residence

 Urban

—

—

 Rural

0.58

0.35, 0.95

0.029

Health insurance coverage

 Yes

—

—

 No

1.18

0.75, 1.86

0.5

Subjective health care need

 Yes

—

—

 No

3.00

2.06, 4.35

<0.001