GP | Hospital specialists | Paramedical, primary care | Paramedical hospital | |
Intercept | −0.68±0.010*** | 0.38±0.024*** | 0.54±0.071*** | 1.60±0.055*** |
Gender | ||||
Female | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Male | −0.23±0.006*** | −0.01±0.017 | −0.16±0.039*** | −0.67±0.030*** |
Age, years | ||||
20–45 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
46–65 | 0.07±0.006*** | 0.02±0.013 | 0.57±0.028*** | −0.44±0.033*** |
66–75 | 0.18±0.011*** | 0.24±0.027*** | 2.17±0.084*** | −0.65±0.050*** |
Education | ||||
Primary | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Secondary | −0.05±0.009*** | −0.11±0.023*** | −0.51±0.063*** | −0.16±0.045*** |
University | −0.16±0.009*** | −0.08±0.024** | −0.78±0.063*** | −0.19±0.046*** |
No. of other conditions | 0.33±0.003*** | 0.63±0.014*** | 0.94±0.031*** | 0.72±0.018*** |
Diagnosis | ||||
Depression | 0.57±0.029*** | 0.65±0.070*** | 1.60±0.267*** | 3.81±0.242*** |
Osteoarthritis | 0.39±0.031*** | 0.35±0.053*** | 1.62±0.173*** | 0.69±0.144*** |
Back pain | 0.66±0.021*** | 0.15±0.042*** | 1.12±0.104*** | 0.80±0.094*** |
Interactions | ||||
Depression and osteoarthritis | −0.03±0.229 | −0.35±0.321 | 0.31±1.591 | 1.61±3.222 |
Depression and back pain | 0.32±0.178 | −0.27±0.202 | −0.36±0.753 | −1.45±0.645* |
Osteoarthritis and back pain | −0.14±0.116 | 0.09±0.194 | 0.24±0.585 | 0.30±0.821 |
Regression coefficients ± SE.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. Regression coefficients showing the comorbidity effects are highlighted using bold values.