Table 3: Survey logistic regression models for the association between outpatient visits and OTC consumption.*

Effect

 

Reference

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

OTC consumption

 

No OTC

0.62 (0.55,0.70)

0.61 (0.54,0.69)

0.45 (0.39,0.53)

Gender

 

Female

1.41 (1.24,1.60)

1.05 (0.89,1.25)

Age

 

 

1.01 (1.00,1.02)

1.00 (0.99,1.01)

Education level

Primary school

No school

1.19 (1.02,1.38)

1.13 (0.98,1.29)

Middle school

 

1.16 (1.00,1.35)

1.16 (0.98,1.36)

College and above

 

1.27 (0.79,2.05)

1.35 (0.81,2.25)

Marital status

Others

Married

1.08 (0.92,1.27)

1.03 (0.87,1.23)

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

1.05 (0.89,1.24)

1.13 (0.93,1.38)

Drinking

More than once/month

Never

 

0.66 (0.54,0.81)

 

less than once/month

 

 

0.98 (0.74,1.30)

Smoking

Smoking

Never

 

0.86 (0.74,1.01)

Quitted

 

 

1.14 (0.94,1.39)

Income

1500-12500

< 1500

 

0.94 (0.81,1.09)

12500-35000

 

 

1.03 (0.88,1.22)

> 35000

 

 

1.16 (0.95,1.41)

Insurance

Urban employee medical insurance

No insurance

 

1.32 (0.93,1.86)

Urban resident medical insurance

 

 

0.97 (0.73,1.29)

New cooperative medical insurance

 

 

1.14 (0.85,1.53)

Self-evaluated health

Fair

Good and above

 

1.59 (1.37,1.86)

Poor and worse

 

 

2.66 (2.17,3.25)

N of chronic diseases

 

 

 

1.33 (1.25,1.42)

CESD

 

 

 

1.03 (1.02,1.04)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 *Model 1 was a univariate model; Model 2 adjusted for gender, age, education level, marital status, and place of residence (urban/rural); Model 3 also included household incomes, life style (smoking, drinking), self-reported health status, number of chronic diseases and depression.