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Table 7 Results of Logistic Regression Analyses Alternative Health Care Consultations: Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist and Homeopath/Naturopath Age 18 or over, Ontario, 2005a

From: Alternative health care consultations in Ontario, Canada: A geographic and socio-demographic analysis

 

Model 2

Massage Therapist

(massage = 1 all other alt. care = 0)

Model 3

Acupuncturist

(acupuncture = 1 all other alt. care = 0)

Model 4

Homeopath/Naturopath

(homeopath/naturopath = 1 all other alt. care = 0)

Independent Variables

Odds ratios

Odds ratios

Odds ratios

Sex

   

   Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Female

1.43*** (1.25-1.64)

0.60*** (0.51-0.71)

1.27** (1.08-1.49)

Age

   

   Age 20-34

2.48*** (1.83-3.37)

0.44*** (0.31-0.63)

0.88 (0.61-1.28)

   Age 35-49

1.94*** (1.46-2.57)

0.62*** (0.45-0.85)

1.11 (0.79-1.56)

   Age 50-64

1.52** (1.13-2.04)

0.86** (0.62-1.19)

1.00 (0.70-1.42)

   Age 65 and over

Reference

Reference

Reference

Marital status

   

   Single

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Married/common Law

0.94 (0.78-1.14)

1.26* (0.98-1.60)

1.05 (0.85-1.31)

   Separated/divorced/widowed

0.90 (0.68-1.18)

1.60** (1.16-2.21)

0.89 (0.65-1.22)

Education

   

   Less than high school

Reference

Reference

Reference

   High school

1.04 (0.74-1.46)

0.85 (0.58-1.26)

1.51* (0.96-2.36)

   College or trades

1.14 (0.84-1.54)

0.73* (0.52-1.03)

2.02*** (1.35-3.03)

   University

1.11 (0.81-1.51)

0.86 (0.60-1.22)

1.69** (1.12-2.55)

Household income

   

   Under $20,000

Reference

Reference

Reference

   $20,000 to $49,999

1.52** (1.10-2.12)

0.88 (0.60-1.29)

1.02 (0.70-1.49)

   $50,000 to $79,999

2.03*** (1.46-2.80)

0.81 (0.56-1.18)

0.83 (0.57-1.21)

   $80,000 and over

2.65*** (1.92-3.65)

0.64**(0.44-0.94)

0.77 (0.53-1.11)

Chronic condition

   

   Yes

0.99 (0.83-1.18)

1.19(0.94-1.50)

1.01 (0.83-1.24)

   No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Self-perceived health

   

   Excellent/very good

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Good

0.87* (0.75-1.01)

1.13 (0.94-1.36)

1.12 (0.94-1.33)

   Fair/poor

0.55*** (0.44-0.69)

1.35** (1.05-1.73)

1.44** (1.13-1.85)

Self-perceived unmet health care needs

   

   Yes

0.79** (0.67-0.93)

1.56*** (1.29-1.89)

1.28** (1.07-1.54)

   No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Rural residence

   

   Urban

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Rural

0.92 (0.75-1.13)

0.99 (0.77-1.28)

1.30** (1.04-1.63)

Place of residence

   

   CMA/CA

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Strongly Influenced

1.20 (0.88-1.64)

0.73 (0.49-1.08)

0.94 (0.66-1.11)

   Moderately Influenced

0.84 (0.59-1.20)

0.69 (0.43-1.11)

1.25 (0.84-1.85)

   Weakly/Not Influenced

1.17 (0.75-1.82)

0.38**(0.19-0.76)

1.08 (0.66-1.75)

Constant

0.450

0.468

0.115

Observations

4,328

4,328

4,328

Pseudo R2

0.079

0.068

0.027

  1. a Notes: The dependent variable is consulting an alternative health care provider. The model used for estimation is logistic regression. 95% confidence intervals in parentheses. (*) significant at 10%, (**) significant at 5%, (***) significant at 1%. Reference categories are included in the table.