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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of the health services utilization among elderly migrants

From: Status and determinants of health services utilization among elderly migrants in China

Variables

Doctor visits

Hospitalization

Local inpatient care

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Predisposing factors

Age (year) (reference: 60–64)

 65–69

1.11*

[1.01, 1.22]

0.88

[0.57, 1.35]

1.08

[0.68, 1.71]

  ≥ 70

1.23**

[1.11, 1.37]

0.87

[0.57, 1.32]

1.12

[0.71, 1.76]

Female (ref: male)

1.03

[0.95, 1.11]

0.95

[0.68, 1.33]

1.23

[0.85, 1.78]

Currently married (ref: single)

0.87*

[0.78, 0.97]

1.06

[0.70, 1.61]

0.80

[0.50, 1.27]

Urban Hukou (ref: rural Hukou)

1.13

[0.99, 1.29]

0.70

[0.39, 1.27]

1.29

[0.65, 2.55]

Education (ref: elementary/less)

 Middle school

0.96

[0.87, 1.06]

0.75

[0.49, 1.14]

1.23

[0.74, 2.05]

 High school/above

1.02

[0.89, 1.16]

0.81

[0.47, 1.40]

1.36

[0.75, 2.47]

Enabling factors

Monthly household income (RMB) (ref:≤3500 yuan)

 3501–7000 yuan

1.29**

[1.18, 1.42]

0.91

[0.63, 1.31]

0.77

[0.49, 1.21]

  > 7000 yuan

1.65**

[1.47, 1.84]

1.89*

[1.12, 3.20]

0.77

[0.46, 1.30]

Years of living in the city of residence (ref: ≤4 years)

 5–9 years

0.96

[0.88, 1.06]

1.46

[0.97, 2.20]

1.03

[0.67, 1.57]

  ≥ 10 years

0.88*

[0.79, 0.97]

1.36

[0.91, 2.04]

2.64**

[1.53, 4.55]

Migration range (ref: Across provinces)

 Across cities within a province

0.89*

[0.81, 0.98]

1.08

[0.73, 1.61]

1.27

[0.82,1.94]

 Across counties within a city

0.85**

[0.77, 0.94]

1.31

[0.88, 1.94]

1.87**

[1.19, 2.93]

Reasons for migration(ref: on business)

 Looking after children or grandchildren

1.21**

[1.08, 1.36]

3.09**

[1.79, 5.33]

0.69

[0.34, 1.38]

 Retirement/keeping fit

1.27**

[1.12, 1.43]

1.83*

[1.10, 3.05]

1.10

[0.54, 2.25]

 Others

1.45**

[1.24, 1.69]

1.41

[0.73, 2.70]

0.69

[0.28, 1.68]

Friends number ≥ 5 (ref: friend number < 5)

1.23**

[1.13, 1.33]

1.03

[0.74, 1.44]

1.88**

[1.29, 2.73]

Health insurance (ref: NCMS)

 UEMI

0.79**

[0.68, 0.92]

1.86

[0.94, 3.67]

0.89

[0.42, 1.87]

 Others

0.87*

[0.76, 0.99]

1.37

[0.75, 2.51]

1.63

[0.79, 3.37]

Local health insurance (ref: hometown health insurance)

1.57**

[1.38, 1.78]

1.22

[0.72, 2.05]

3.60 **

[1.47, 8.84]

Need factors

Chronic diseases (ref: no)

1.15**

[1.05, 1.27]

1.20

[0.87, 1.67]

  

Self-rated health (ref: poor)

 Neutral

1.01

[0.88, 1.15]

1.11

[0.76, 1.62]

  

 Good

1.14

[0.99, 1.32]

0.80

[0.51, 1.25]

  

N

11,020

1128

844

-2 Log likelihood

14,902.04

998.794

771.63

Cox & Snell R2

0.025

0.037

0.095

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
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