Table 2.
Chi-square comparison of offered and uptake rates of NHS Health Checks for male and female patients by age group
| Age | Males | Females | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ASR | Offered/Uptake | % Uptake Rate | CI | Sig | % | ASR | Offered/Uptake | % Uptake Rate | CI | Sig | |
| 40-44 | 25.6 | -5.1 | 684/1345 | 0.51 | (0.48–0.54) | *** | 24.0 | -7.4 | 729/1727 | 0.42 | (0.40–0.45) | *** |
| 45–49 | 20.8 | -2.3 | 555/1551 | 0.36 | (0.33–0.38) | * | 21.3 | 2.1 | 645/1232 | 0.52 | (0.50–0.55) | * |
| 50–54 | 20.3 | -1.0 | 543/1460 | 0.37 | (0.34–0.40) | NS | 17.5 | -.3 | 532/1078 | 0.49 | (0.46–0.52) | NS |
| 55–59 | 13.4 | -2.8 | 358/1040 | 0.34 | (0.32–0.37) | ** | 11.9 | -1.9 | 362/779 | 0.47 | (0.43–0.50) | NS |
| 60–64 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 270/512 | 0.53 | (0.48–0.57) | *** | 11.6 | 2.0 | 351/658 | 0.53 | (0.49–0.57) | * |
| 65–69 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 178/250 | 0.71 | (0.65–0.77) | *** | 9.4 | 5.3 | 285/463 | 0.62 | (0.57–0.66) | *** |
| 70–74 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 81/120 | 0.68 | (0.57–0.75) | *** | 4.0 | 7.8 | 130/162 | 0.80 | (0.74–0.87) | *** |
| Total | 100 % | 2669/6962 | 100 % | 3034/6101 | ||||||||
***p < .001 **p < .01 *p < .05 NS p > .05