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Table 2 Linear regression models results

From: Assessment of perceived health status among primary care patients in Southern Italy: findings from a cross-sectional survey

 

PCS-12

MCS-12

 

F (19, 1447) = 53.81, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.41, Adjusted R2 = 0.41

F (17, 1449) = 15.00, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.15, Adjusted R2 = 0.14

 

COEFF

SE

t

P-value

COEFF

SE

t

P-value

Socio-demographic profile

        

Gender, (male as reference)

        

  Female

−1.50

0.47

−3.20

0.001

−4.58

0.59

−7.75

<0.001

Age, continuous

−0.14

0.02

−7.63

<0.001

-

   

Marital status, (married as reference)

        

  Unmarried/widowed/divorced/separated

−0.54

0.49

−1.11

0.265

-

   

Number in households, ordinal*

-

   

−0.90

0.49

−1.85

0.065

Education level, ordinal°

1.39

0.25

5.47

<0.001

0.89

0.32

2.78

0.005

Working activity, (unemployed as reference)

        

  Employed

-

   

-

   

Behavioral risk factors

        

Smoking habit, (never smoker as reference)

        

  Ex-smoker

−0.55

0.57

−0.98

0.327

-

   

  Current smoker

0.88

0.55

1.59

0.112

−2.29

0.68

−3.37

0.001

Alcohol abuse (non-excessive drinker as reference)

        

  Excessive drinker

−1.65

0.83

−2.00

0.045

1.63

1.07

1.53

0.127

Chronic diseases

        

Hypertension (absence as reference)

−0.54

0.56

−0.97

0.333

−1.89

0.70

−2.70

0.007

Diabetes (absence as reference)

−1.87

0.73

−2.56

0.011

-

   

Musculoskeletal problem (absence as reference)

−6.96

0.73

−9.47

<0.001

−1.48

0.94

−1.58

0.115

Heart disease (absence as reference)

−2.93

0.87

−3.37

0.001

−1.51

1.10

−2.70

0.173

Gastrointestinal illness (absence as reference)

−2.02

0.91

−2.22

0.026

−3.71

1.17

−3.15

0.002

Asthma/COPD (absence as reference)

−4.66

0.98

−4.74

<0.001

-

   

Psychiatric disorders (absence as reference)

-

   

−10.11

1.84

−5.49

<0.001

Utilization of health services during the previous year

        

PCP§ accesses, (<1 time per month as reference)

        

  ≥1 time per month

−1.34

0.56

−2.40

0.017

−1.65

0.72

−2.31

0.021

PCP§ medical visits, ordinal†

−1.67

0.34

−4.87

<0.001

−0.86

0.44

−1.95

0.051

Specialist visits in community health services, (<1 time as reference)

        

  > 1

−2.33

0.47

−4.99

<0.001

−1.45

0.61

−2.39

0.017

Private specialist visits, (<1 time as reference)

        

  ≥1

−0.46

0.44

−1.04

0.300

−1.62

0.58

−2.81

0.005

Emergency accesses, (<1 time as reference)

        

  ≥1

−1.18

0.55

−2.15

0.032

−1.06

0.71

−1.51

0.132

Hospital admissions, (<1 time as reference)

        

  ≥1

−3.10

0.69

−4.53

<0.001

−1.51

0.89

−1.70

0.090

  1. * Number in households: (none = 0, 1 = 1, >1 = 2); ° Education level: (no formal education = 1, primary school = 2, secondary school = 3, high school or higher = 4); § PCP = primary care physician; † PCP medical visits in the previous year: (none = 0, <1 time per month = 1, ≥1 time per month = 2).
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