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

Table 4 Characteristics of participants who reported foot problems and did not access podiatry services (n = 443) in the last 12 months (univariate analysis).

Variable	n	%	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
Sex
Female	233	77.2	1.00
Male	210	88.9	2.36 (1.45–3.84)	0.001
Age
75 years and over	40	58.7	1.00
65 to 74 years	61	73.4	1.94 (0.98–3.84)	0.058
55 to 64 years	87	84.0	3.69 (1.81–7.52)	< 0.001
45 to 54 years	105	86.0	4.32 (2.14–8.74)	< 0.001
35 to 44 years	62	89.3	5.85 (2.38–14.37)	< 0.001
20 to 34 years	88	95.9	16.43 (5.26–51.28)	< 0.001
Education
Secondary	249	82.4	1.00
Trade/Apprentice/Certificate/Diploma	142	81.9	0.96 (0.59–1.57)	0.883
Degree or higher	39	82.0	0.97 (0.44–2.16)	0.940
Other/not stated	12	84.1	1.12 (0.26–4.91)	0.877
Income
Up to $20,000	90	72.0	1.00
$20,001–$40,000	121	81.8	1.74 (0.98–3.09)	0.057
$40,001–$60,000	92	91.0	3.91 (1.78–8.58)	0.001
$60,001–$80,000	43	78.8	1.45 (0.68–3.09)	0.342
$80,001–$100,000	33	85.4	2.28 (0.86–6.04)	0.097
More than $100,000	35	91.3	4.09 (1.23–13.52)	0.021
Not stated	28	88.5	2.98 (0.93–9.50)	0.065
Chronic conditions
Osteoporosis	24	64.5	0.36 (0.18–0.72)	0.004
Arthritis	173	75.3	0.42 (0.26–0.66)	< 0.001
Diabetes	42	68.7	0.42 (0.23–0.76)	0.004
Cardiovascular disease	36	68.4	0.42 (0.22–0.79)	0.007
High blood pressure	134	76.4	0.57 (0.36–0.90)	0.015
High cholesterol	186	80.3	0.76 (0.49–1.19)	0.235
Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)	187	81.9	0.84 (0.61–1.49)	0.841
Alcohol consumption
Non drinker (no risk)	198	80.5	1.00
Low risk	198	82.8	1.17 (0.74–1.85)	0.508
Intermediate to very high risk	29	95.1	4.68 (0.89–24.76)	0.068
Current smoker	90	92.6	3.14 (1.42–6.93)	0.005
No physical activity (sedentary)	136	83.5	1.10 (0.67–1.82)	0.707

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

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