Table 1.

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression results for preventive health check-up participation among 19,351 women in Germany in 2004.

Socio-demographic characteristics	Participating at least every 2 yearsa
	Univariable		Multivariableb		Multivariablec
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age
35–44 (reference)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
45–54	1.90	1.78–2.04	1.87	1.74–2.00	1.88	1.76–2.02
55–64	2.65	2.45–2.86	2.63	2.43–2.86	2.63	2.43–2.85
65–74	2.58	2.30–2.89	2.55	2.27–2.87	2.68	2.38–3.01
Marital status
Married (reference)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
Single	0.52	0.47–0.57	0.63	0.57–0.71	0.63	0.57–0.71
Divorced, widowedd	0.90	0.84–0.96	0.80	0.75–0.86	0.82	0.76–0.88
School education
12–13 years (High) (reference)	1.00	–	1.00	–	–	–
10 years (Medium)	1.05	0.97–1.13	1.04	0.96–1.13	–	–
≤ 8–9 years (Low)	1.39	1.29–1.50	1.06	0.98–1.16	–	–
SES
High (reference)	1.00	–	–	–	1.00	–
Medium	0.99	0.92–1.07	–	–	1.03	0.95–1.11
Low	0.87	0.78–0.96	–	–	0.82	0.74–0.92
Region
West (reference)	1.00	–	1.00	–	1.00	–
East	0.84	0.78–0.90	0.80	0.75–0.86	0.80	0.75–0.86

^aReference category: ‘irregularly’ or ‘not yet’.

^bControlled for age, marital status, school education and region.

^cControlled for age, marital status, SES and region.

^dIncludes women who are separated but not divorced.