Associations between physical disability and difficulty getting to the surgery among patients with unmet health need, and between physical disability and difficulty getting into the surgery building: for each outcome results are derived from two logistic regression models (unadjusted and an adjusted model allowing the association to vary by age group)*
| Unmet need due to difficulty getting to surgery (n=38 468) | Difficulty getting into building (n=1 634 853) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | Wald test p value | OR (95% CI) | Wald test p value | |
| Unadjusted | 7.16 (6.78 to 7.56) | <0.001 | 3.10 (3.02 to 3.17) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted for gender, health status and employment, by age (years)† | ||||
| 18–24 | 1.04 (0.62 to 1.76) | 0.874 | 1.74 (1.45 to 2.10) | <0.001 |
| 25–34 | 0.99 (0.70 to 1.39) | 0.951 | 1.25 (1.11 to 1.40) | <0.001 |
| 35–44 | 1.11 (0.88 to 1.41) | 0.387 | 1.11 (1.02 to 1.21) | 0.012 |
| 45–54 | 1.39 (1.17 to 1.66) | <0.001 | 1.36 (1.27 to 1.46) | <0.001 |
| 55–64 | 2.03 (1.73 to 2.38) | <0.001 | 1.46 (1.38 to 1.54) | <0.001 |
| 65–74 | 3.94 (3.22 to 4.81) | <0.001 | 1.97 (1.86 to 2.09) | <0.001 |
| 75–84 | 3.22 (2.68 to 3.87) | <0.001 | 2.39 (2.23 to 2.55) | <0.001 |
| 85 or over | 1.49 (1.21 to 1.83) | <0.001 | 2.14 (1.97 to 2.34) | <0.001 |
*Full model outputs (including interaction terms allowing the association to vary by age group) are shown for both outcomes in online supplementary appendices A and B.
†Derived from a model including an interaction between physical disability and age group. For both outcomes, combined Wald tests for significance of interaction term had p<0.001.