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Table 2 Associations of HRQOL domains with health service utilization a

From: Influence of health-related quality of life on health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban female migrant workers

Predictor

Two-week physician

Visit

Annual

Hospitalization

Variable

ORb(95%CI)

P

ORb(95%CI)

P

PF

1.05(0.87-1.27)

0.632

0.91(0.76-1.10)

0.349

RP

0.97(0.76-1.23)

0.786

0.73(0.56-0.95)

0.019*

BP

0.62(0.50-0.76)

<0.001*

0.93(0.73-1.19)

0.561

GH

0.63(0.50-0.80)

<0.001*

0.62(0.48-0.81)

<0.001*

VT

1.23(0.95-1.60)

0.115

1.21(0.90-1.62)

0.204

SF

0.94(0.77-1.15)

0.560

1.03(0.81-1.31)

0.792

RE

1.07(0.84-1.38)

0.572

1.16(0.87-1.55)

0.304

MH

0.95(0.74-1.22)

0.659

1.02(0.76-1.36)

0.895

  1. HRQOL = health related quality of life; OR = Odds ratio; CI = confidence interval;
  2. PF = Physical functioning; RP = Role physical; BP = Bodily pain; GH = General health;
  3. VT = Vitality; SF = Social functioning; RE = Role-emotional; MH = Mental health.
  4. aThe eight HRQOL domains as measured by the 36-items Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey were included as predictor variables for recent two-week physician visit or annual hospitalization in a multivariate regression model without adjustment for other variables.
  5. bOdds ratio per SD increase in a predictor variable.
  6. *P < 0.05.