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. 2016 Jan 13;45(1):30–41. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv174

Table 1.

Non-response in screening

Responders
Non-responder, n = 271 P value non-responder versus non-complex responders P value non-responder versus complex responders
Total, n = 358 No complex problems, n = 280 Complex problems,a n = 75
Age (median, IQR) 80 (77–83) 79 (77–82) 83 (78–86) 81 (78–85) <0.001 0.103
Male sex (%) 42.3 46.1 28.0 33.9 0.004 0.331
Living alone (%) 20.0 17.8 28.0 24.4 0.059 0.530
Number of diseases (median, IQR) 2 (1–3) 2 (1–3) 3 (2–5) 2 (1–4) 0.045 <0.001
Vulnerable according to GP (%) 19.8 13.7 42.7 25.4 0.001 0.004
Number of prescriptions (median, IQR) 9 (5–13) 8 (4–12) 13 (8–19) 8 (4–12) 0.946 <0.001
Healthcare use last year
 Consultations GP (median, IQR) 8 (4–12) 7 (4–11) 12 (6–17) 7 (4–12) 0.486 <0.001
 Home visits GP last year, yes/no (%) 36.9 29.3 65.3 44.6 <0.001 0.002
 Out of hours contact GP, yes/no (%) 13.0 10.7 21.3 14.8 0.154 0.171
 Referrals (median, IQR) 1 (0–3) 1 (0–2) 2 (1–4) 1 (0–2) 0.734 <0.001
 Physiotherapy, yes/no (%) 15.5 13.2 24.0 9.2 0.138 0.001
 Mental health care, yes/no (%) 1.9 2.6 0.0 3.4 0.671 0.132

aThree missing values.