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Table 4 Frequencies of utilization (users-only) Zero truncated negative-binomial regression models, adjusted for age, sex and height

From: Are health risk attitude and general risk attitude associated with healthcare utilization, costs and working ability? Results from the German KORA FF4 cohort study

Dependent variable

Users

Frequency of utilization if used

G-WTTR

H-WTTR

Number of

(n)

(mean, unadjusted)

exp(estimate) [95% CI]

exp(estimate) [95% CI]

Physician visits

1195

3.9 (3.9)

0.94* [0.90–0.99]

0.99 [0.94–1.03]

Inpatient hospital days

253

9.3 (19.9)

1.05 [0.92–1.20]

1.15* [1.02–1.30]

Rehabilitation days

84

24.5 (19.3)

0.92 [0.81–1.04]

0.95 [0.84–1.07]

Physical therapies

594

16.5 (21.1)

0.96 [0.89–1.03]

1.05 [0.98–1.13]

Alternative physician visits

180

4.2 (5.4)

1.32** [1.16–1.51]

1.10 [0.97–1.25]

Pharmaceuticals

1135

2.6 (2.0)

0.97 [0.93–1.02]

0.97 [0.93–1.01]

  1. **significant at the 1% level/ * significant at the 5% level
  2. G-WTTR: Willingness to take risk in general; H-WTTR: Willingness to take risk regarding health