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. 2017 Aug 31;17:132. doi: 10.1186/s12874-017-0408-3

Table 2.

Univariable hazard ratios for each type of attrition in the initial phase

Discontinuation Withdrawal
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Age at baseline (per 10 years increase) 0.81 (0.73, 0.89) <0.001 1.24 (1.04, 1.47) 0.02
Sex
 Male Reference Reference
 Female 0.91 (0.69, 1.21) 0.54 0.84 (0.52, 1.34) 0.46
Marital status
 Married Reference Reference
 Unmarried 1.32 (0.97, 1.79) 0.08 0.72 (0.41, 1.28) 0.26
 Divorced/widowed 1.18 (0.73, 1.93) 0.50 0.88 (0.38, 2.06) 0.77
Highest completed educational level
 Lower secondary education or apprenticeship 1.41 (0.52, 3.84) 0.50 2.44 (0.58, 10.31) 0.22
 Still at upper secondary school 0.89 (0.62, 1.29) 0.54 1.56 (0.89, 2.76) 0.12
 University entrance qualification 1.13 (0.81, 1.56) 0.48 1.07 (0.59, 1.95) 0.82
 University degree Reference Reference
Frequency of Internet usage
 Daily Reference Reference
 Less than daily 1.23 (0.91, 1.67) 0.19 2.03 (1.26, 3.27) 0.004
Self-rated health status
 Fair/poor 0.93 (0.55, 1.59) 0.80 1.57 (0.67, 3.68) 0.30
 Good 1.09 (0.81, 1.47) 0.56 1.73 (1.03, 2.92) 0.04
 Excellent/very good Reference Reference
WHO-5 well-being index (per 10 points increase) 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) 0.24 0.96 (0.85, 1.09) 0.57
PSS score (per 1 point increase) 1.07 (1.02, 1.12) 0.002 0.97 (0.89, 1.05) 0.46
ID-Screen (per 1 point increase) 1.03 (0.99, 1.07) 0.10 1.01 (0.95, 1.08) 0.73
Time between invitation and return
of the filled informed consent form (per week)
1.1 (1.04, 1.17) <0.001 0.98 (0.82, 1.16) 0.78
Had to be reminded to fill in the first online questionnaire (A)
 Yes 1.85 (1.27, 2.7) 0.001 0.82 (0.33, 2.05) 0.68
 No Reference Reference