Table 3

Multivariate predictors of accessing podiatry services in the last 12 months.

Variable
Odds ratio (95% CI)
p value

Sex


     Male
1.00

     Female
2.32 (1.77–3.05)
< 0.001
Age


     20 to 34 years
1.00

     35 to 44 years
1.21 (0.75–1.94)
0.439
     45 to 54 years
1.16 (0.71–1.89)
0.554
     55 to 64 years
1.75 (1.09–2.82)
0.021
     65 to 74 years
2.53 (1.54–6.11)
< 0.001
     75 years and over
5.99 (3.81–9.42)
< 0.001
Chronic conditions


     Arthritis
1.65 (1.23–2.22)
0.001
     Diabetes
3.11 (2.17–4.46)
< 0.001
Current smoker
0.46 (0.29–0.73)
0.001

Menz et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008 1:8   doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-8