Independent variables | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 0.95 (0.54-1.68) | .87 | 0.97 (0.50-1.88) | .93 |
Age of respondent | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤31 years |  |  |  |  |
 >31 to ≤50 years | 0.70 (0.32-1.49) | .35 | 1.10 (0.46-2.2) | .83 |
 >50 to ≤61 years | 0.53 (0.25-1.11) | .09 | 1.24 (0.47-3.26) | .66 |
 >61 years | 0.34 (0.15-0.74) | .007 | 1.12 (0.33-3.76) | .85 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural |  |  |  |  |
 Urban below 100.000 inhabitants | 1.14 (0.60-2.18) | .68 | 0.66 (0.31-1.44) | .30 |
 Urban above 100.000 inhabitants | 1.68 (0.92-3.06) | .09 | 1.24 (0.59-2.61) | .57 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Level 1 |  |  |  |  |
 Level 2 | 1.56 (0.81-3.03) | .18 | .814 | .63 |
 Level 3 | 3.30 (1.69-6.44) | <.001 | 1.707 | .24 |
Number of chronic diseases diagnosed in the respondent | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1 |  |  |  |  |
 >1 | 0.55 (0.33-0.91) | .02 | 0.68 (0.35-1.32) | .25 |
Duration of chronic disease | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤5 |  |  |  |  |
 >5 to ≤10 | 0.42 (0.19-0.93) | .03 | 0.46 (0.20-1.09) | .08 |
 >10 to ≤18 | 0.60 (0.25-1.42) | .24 | 0.66 (.24-1.81) | .42 |
 >18 | 0.65 (0.27-1.55) | .33 | 0.84 (0.31-2.31) | .73 |
At least one admission to hospital due to chronic disease | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.60 (0.31-1.19) | .14 | 0.67 (0.31-1.44) | .30 |
The use of the internet without help of other persons | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 3.07 (1.74-5.39) | <.001 | 1.51 (0.68-3.34) | .31 |
Opinion about the usefulness of the internet in helping to make decision about own health | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Not useful at all | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not useful | 2.65 (0.81-8.64) | .11 | 2.57 (0.70-9.38) | .15 |
 Unsure | 3.48 (1.34-8.91) | .009 | 3.56 (1.25-10.18) | .02 |
 Useful | 7.74 (2.93-20.46) | <.001 | 6.94 (2.13-22.60) | .002 |
 Very useful | 12.80 (3.31-49.57) | <.001 | 11.06 (2.49-49.01) | .002 |