Table 2.
Weighted prevalencea of risk, preventive care delivery and acceptability, 2009–10, NSW, Australia
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
|
Prevalence of risks (N = 1284) |
|
| Smoking |
170 (13.3) |
| Fruit or vegetable under consumption (N = 1282) |
1032 (80.5) |
| Alcohol overconsumption |
285 (22.2) |
| Physical inactivity |
363 (28.3) |
| Number of risks (N = 1282) |
|
| 0 |
159 (12.4) |
| 1 |
572 (44.6) |
| 2 |
396 (30.9) |
| 3 |
136 (10.6) |
| 4 |
20 (1.5) |
|
Prevalence of preventive care delivery |
|
| Assessment (N = 1284) |
|
| Smoking |
769 (59.9) |
| Fruit and vegetable under consumption |
347 (27.0) |
| Alcohol overconsumption |
626 (48.7) |
| Physical inactivity |
549 (42.8) |
| All risks |
207 (16.1) |
| Brief advice (for ‘at risk’ clients) |
|
| Smoking (N = 170) |
105 (61.7) |
| Fruit or vegetable under consumption (N = 1032) |
207 (20.0) |
| Alcohol overconsumption (N = 285) |
88 (30.8) |
| Physical inactivity (N = 363) |
138 (38.0) |
| All applicable risks (N = 1123) |
182 (16.2) |
| Offered to arrange referral (for ‘at risk’ clients) |
|
| Smoking (to Quitline; N = 170) |
8 (4.5) |
| Fruit or vegetable under consumption (to Get Healthy; N = 1032) |
9 (0.9) |
| Alcohol overconsumption (to GP/AMS; N = 285) |
4 (1.5) |
| Physical inactivity (to Get Healthy; N = 363) |
4 (1.2) |
| All applicable risks (N = 1123) |
7 (0.6) |
| Offered to send a summary of risks to GP/AMS (N = 1123) |
171 (15.2) |
| Offered to arrange referral for all applicable risks, or offered to send a summary of risks to GP/AMS (N = 1123) |
174 (15.5) |
|
Agreed preventive care acceptable |
|
| Assessment |
|
| Smoking (N = 1284) |
1223 (95.3) |
| Fruit and vegetable under consumption (N = 1282) |
1134 (88.4) |
| Alcohol overconsumption (N = 1283) |
1194 (93.1) |
| Physical inactivity (N = 1284) |
1196 (93.1) |
| All risks (N = 1282) |
1063 (82.9) |
| Brief advice (for ‘at risk’ clients) |
|
| Smoking (N = 170) |
151 (88.7) |
| Fruit or vegetable under consumption (N = 1032) |
891 (86.3) |
| Alcohol overconsumption (N = 283) |
252 (89.0) |
| Physical inactivity (N = 363) |
323 (88.9) |
| All applicable risks (N = 1123) |
932 (83.0) |
| Offered to have a referral arranged (for ‘at risk’ clients) |
|
| Smoking (N = 170) |
145 (85.3) |
| Fruit or vegetable under consumption (N = 1032) |
814 (78.9) |
| Alcohol overconsumption (N = 283) |
236 (83.3) |
| Physical inactivity (N = 363) |
307 (84.5) |
| All applicable risks (N = 1123) | 854 (76.0) |
aNumbers may not add to total due to weighting.