Table 3.

Association between patient characteristics and weekend opening

VariableCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)a
Age, years
≤741 (baseline)1 (baseline)
75–840.85 (0.82 to 0.89)0.85 (0.82 to 0.89)
≥850.61 (0.57 to 0.64)0.61 (0.57 to 0.64)
Female1.16 (1.14 to 1.19)1.18 (1.16 to 1.21)
Deprivation0.99 (0.99 to 0.99)0.99 (0.99 to 0.99)
Ethnicity
White1 (baseline)1 (baseline)
Mixed0.96 (0.92 to 1.01)0.97 (0.93 to 1.02)
Asian1.16 (1.11 to 1.22)1.23 (1.17 to 1.30)
Black0.78 (0.73 to 0.83)0.84 (0.79 to 0.90)
Chinese or other0.75 (0.71 to 0.79)0.80 (0.76 to 0.84)
Rural1.10 (1.06 to 1.14)1.01 (0.98 to 1.05)
Cardiometabolic
Angina0.94 (0.88 to 1.00)1.23 (1.15 to 1.32)
Diabetes1.06 (1.01 to 1.11)1.22 (1.16 to 1.29)
Hypertension1.02 (0.99 to 1.06)1.17 (1.13 to 1.21)
Neurological
Alzheimer’s disease0.45 (0.39 to 0.52)0.64 (0.52 to 0.78)
Epilepsy0.93 (0.82 to 1.06)0.98 (0.86 to 1.11)
Learning difficulties0.65 (0.58 to 0.73)0.72 (0.63 to 0.81)
Long-term neurological problems1.10 (1.00 to 1.21)1.16 (1.05 to 1.27)
Musculoskeletal
Arthritis or long-term joint problems0.94 (0.91 to 0.98)1.12 (1.07 to 1.17)
Long-term back problems1.04 (0.99 to 1.08)1.12 (1.07 to 1.17)
Visual-auditory
Blindness or severe visual impairment0.62 (0.55 to 0.70)0.87 (0.77 to 1.04)
Deafness0.74 (0.70 to 0.79)1.02 (0.95 to 1.11)
Respiratory
Asthma or long-term chest problem1.15 (1.11 to 1.20)1.17 (1.12 to 1.21)
Cancer
Cancer in past 5 years1.21 (1.12 to 1.31)1.37 (1.26 to 1.50)
Kidney or liver
Kidney or liver disease0.95 (0.86 to 1.04)1.11 (1.01 to 1.24)
Mental health
Long-term mental health problems0.96 (0.91 to 1.03)0.97 (0.91 to 1.03)
Any other long-term condition1.24 (1.20 to 1.29)1.26 (1.22 to 1.31)
None of the above conditions0.96 (0.93 to 0.98)0.86 (0.84 to 0.88)
Number of conditions1.02 (1.01 to 1.04)1.11 (1.10 to 1.12)
Moderate or severe walking impairment0.73 (0.70 to 0.76)0.95 (0.91 to 0.99)
Moderate or severe problems washing or dressing0.64 (0.60 to 0.67)0.84 (0.79 to 0.89)
Moderate or severe problems doing usual activities0.80 (0.77 to 0.83)1.01 (0.97 to 1.05)
Moderate or severe pain/discomfort0.92 (0.89 to 0.95)1.06 (1.03 to 1.10)
Moderate or severe anxiety or depression0.95 (0.92 to 0.98)1.02 (0.98 to 1.06)
Number of functional impairments0.94 (0.93 to 0.95)1.01 (1.00 to 1.02)
Quality of life (EQ-5D-5L)1.28 (1.21 to 1.35)0.91 (0.86 to 0.97)
Full-time employment1.31 (1.28 to 1.34)1.21 (1.18 to 1.25)
Not allowed to take time off work1.20 (1.17 to 1.24)1.20 (1.16 to 1.23)
  • a Adjusted for age, sex, deprivation, rurality, and ethnicity. OR = odds ratio.