Determinants

Poor health

Physician visit

Hospitalization

ORª

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age (years) 45+ vs. 0 - 44

1.00

0.81 - 1.21

0.52**

0.45 - 0.60

0.89

0.73 - 1.11

Sex Female vs. Male

1.11

0.92 - 1.33

0.62**

0.54 - 0.71

0.75**

0.61 - 0.92

Education High-school graduate+ vs. ≤Middle-school graduate

1.17

0.95 - 1.44

1.21*

1.04 - 1.41

1.00

0.81 - 1.24

Marital status Married vs. Unmarried/divorced

1.61**

1.26 - 2.05

1.08

0.93 - 1.26

0.95

0.75 - 1.19

Residence Rural vs. Urban

1.45**

1.19 – 177

0.95

0.81 - 1.12

0.75*

0.60 - 0.94

Family income Less than 4,000,000 won vs. 4,000,000 won+

1.83**

1.49 - 2.24

1.06

0.92 - 1.22

1.09

0.89 - 1.34

Working status Employ vs. Unemployed

1.08

0.90 - 1.30

1.20**

1.05 - 1.39

1.31**

1.07 - 1.60

Chronic diseases Yes vs. No

4.78**

3.91 - 5.86

1.03

0.89 - 1.19

0.94

0.76 - 1.18

Model chi-square

4606528.8

1927897.5

262608.5

Degree of freedom

8

8

8

Significance

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001