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. 2017 Jun 17;40(2):e151–e156. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx068

Table 1.

Proportion with CVD risk score greater than 10% by source of health check. Figures are frequencies except where indicated

Characteristic Invited health checks Opportunistic health checks Relative odds of 10% CVD risk if check is opportunistic (95% confidence interval) P value
n N % n N %
All 382 2246 (17.0) 692 3113 (22.2) 1.70 (1.45 to 1.99) <0.001
Gender Female 106 1210 (8.8) 216 1671 (12.9) 1.85 (1.36 to 2.53) <0.001
Male 276 1036 (26.6) 476 1442 (33.0) 1.63 (1.33 to 2.00) <0.001
Age-group 40–59 206 1880 (11.0) 448 2703 (16.6) 1.66 (1.37 to 2.00) <0.001
60–74 176 366 (48.1) 244 410 (59.5) 1.85 (1.33 to 2.59) <0.001
Ethnicity White 96 533 (18.0) 179 803 (22.2) 1.49 (1.17 to 1.89) 0.001
Black 70 551 (12.7) 150 875 (17) 1.74 (1.37 to 2.21) <0.001
Asian 25 143 (17.5) 47 217 (21.7) 1.66 (1.03 to 2.69) 0.037
Mixed 146 789 (18.5) 254 953 (26.7) 1.92 (1.53 to 2.42) <0.001
Other 13 59 (22.0) 13 70 (18.6) 1.18 (0.42 to 3.30) 0.752
Missing 32 171 (18.7) 49 195 (25.1) 1.62 (1.15 to 2.28) 0.005
IMD quintile Most deprived 106 695 (15.3) 230 1028 (22.4) 1.94 (1.37 to 2.74) <0.001
4 202 1197 (16.9) 365 1646 (22.2) 1.68 (1.39 to 2.04) <0.001
3 48 235 (20.4) 60 290 (20.7) 1.10 (0.80 to 1.51) 0.572
2 5 15 (33.3) 0 2 (0)
Missing 21 104 (20.2) 37 147 (25.2)

Odds ratios were adjusted for each of the variables shown.