Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study

Table 2 Characteristics of participants who accessed podiatry services (n = 334) in the previous 12 months (univariate analysis).

Variable	n	%	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
Sex
Male	102	5.9	1.00
Female	232	13.0	2.38 (1.86–3.03)	< 0.001
Age
20 to 34 years	37	3.7	1.00
35 to 44 years	35	4.9	1.36 (0.85–2.18)	0.206
45 to 54 years	39	6.3	1.75 (1.11–2.78)	0.017
55 to 64 years	52	10.9	3.20 (2.07–4.96)	< 0.001
65 to 74 years	60	17.0	5.35 (3.48–8.22)	< 0.001
75 years and over	110	32.1	12.32 (8.26–18.37)	< 0.001
Education
Secondary	167	11.8	1.00
Trade/Apprentice/Certificate/Diploma	101	8.5	0.70 (0.54–0.91)	0.007
Degree or higher	36	6.4	0.51 (0.35–0.75)	< 0.001
Other/not stated	5	10.5	0.88 (0.34–2.25)	0.787
Income
Up to $20,000	94	15.9	1.00
$20,001–$40,000	80	11.0	0.65 (0.47–0.90)	0.008
$40,001–$60,000	51	7.4	0.42 (0.30–0.61)	< 0.001
$60,001–$80,000	32	6.5	0.37 (0.24–0.56)	< 0.001
$80,001–$100,000	14	4.6	0.26 (0.14–0.45)	< 0.001
More than $100,000	20	7.4	0.42 (0.25–0.71)	0.001
Not stated	17	13.7	0.84 (0.48–1.45)	0.524
Chronic conditions
Osteoporosis	37	28.0	4.04 (2.72–6.01)	< 0.001
Arthritis	147	19.8	3.48 (2.75–4.40)	< 0.001
Diabetes	65	29.4	4.58 (3.34–6.30)	< 0.001
Cardiovascular disease	55	23.6	3.32 (2.40–4.60)	< 0.001
High blood pressure	116	14.3	1.85 (1.45–2.37)	< 0.001
High cholesterol	126	9.9	1.01 (0.80–1.29)	0.924
Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)	108	11.6	1.31 (1.03–1.68)	0.031
Alcohol consumption
Non drinker (no risk)	159	10.2	1.00
Low risk	129	9.7	0.95 (0.74–1.21)	0.655
Intermediate to very high risk	7	4.1	0.38 (0.18–0.81)	0.013
Current smoker	24	3.7	0.31 (0.20–0.48)	< 0.001
No physical activity (sedentary)	79	9.5	0.99 (0.76–1.31)	0.967

Note: The weighting of data can result in rounding discrepancies or totals not adding.

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