Table 2.
Descriptive analysis and three Poisson regression models comparing the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of attendance and non-attendance at a health check at their general practitioner (GP)
| Exposures | Patients advised to attend the GP | Model 1 - crude | Model 2 – age and sex adjusted | Model 3 – minimally adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attenders (N = 110) n (%) |
Non-attenders (N = 472) n (%) |
Total (N = 582) n (%) |
IRR | p-value | IRR | p-value | IRR | p-value | |
| Age | |||||||||
| 29–44a | 5 (5) | 44 (9) | 49 (8) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| 45–60 | 105 (95) | 428 (91) | 533(92) | 2.36 [0.91;6.14] | 0.077 | 2.44 [0.93;6.35] | 0.069 | 2.44 [0.93;6.35] | 0.069 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Malea | 50 (45) | 269 (57) | 319 (55) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Female | 60 (55) | 203 (43) | 263 (45) | 1.48 [1.05;2.08] | 0.024 | 1.48 [1.05;2.08] | 0.026 | 1.48 [1.05;2.08] | 0.026 |
| Country of origin | |||||||||
| Danisha | 105 (95) | 462 (98) | 567 (97) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Non-Danish | 5 (5) | 10 (2) | 15 (3) | 1.81 [0.87;3.79] | 0.113 | 1.83 [0.90;3.74] | 0.097 | 1.86 [0.91;3.80] | 0.091 |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Employedb | 97 (88) | 424 (90) | 521 (90) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Unemployed | 13 (12) | 48 (10) | 61 (10) | 1.15 [0.69;1.93] | 0.585 | 1.08 [0.64;1.84] | 0.776 | 1.13 [0.66;1.92] | 0.657 |
| Relative povertyb | 9 (8) | 52 (11) | 61 (10) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Other | 101 (92) | 420 (89) | 521 (90) | 1.30 [0.69;2.44] | 0.409 | 1.27 [0.68;2.39] | 0.455 | 1.22 [0.66;2.26] | 0.524 |
| Educational attainment | |||||||||
| Secondary and high schoolb | 22 (20) | 109 (23) | 131 (23) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Vocational training and higher education | 88 (80) | 363 (77) | 451 (77) | 1.15 [0.75;1.76] | 0.517 | 1.19 [0.78;1.82] | 0.428 | 1.16 [0.76;1.77] | 0.499 |
| Cohabitational status | |||||||||
| Cohabitingb | 86 (78) | 372 (79) | 458 (79) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Single | 24 (22) | 100 (21) | 124 (21) | 1.04 [0.69;1.56] | 0.848 | 1.06 [0.71;1.59] | 0.783 | 1.06 [0.71;1.59] | 0.779 |
| Smoking status | |||||||||
| smokerb | 15 (14) | 68 (14) | 83 (14) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Non-smoker | 95 (86) | 404 (86) | 499 (86) | 1.04 [0.64;1.71] | 0.863 | 1.05 [0.64;1.72] | 0.841 | 1.06 [0.65;1.73] | 0.819 |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
| above low riskb | 13 (12) | 59 (13) | 72 (12) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Low risk | 97 (88) | 413 (87) | 510 (88) | 1.04 [0.62;1.76] | 0.871 | 1.10 [0.65;1.85] | 0.727 | 1.07 [0.63;1.80] | 0.803 |
| Diet | |||||||||
| Not unhealthyb | 29 (26) | 103 (22) | 132 (23) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Unhealthy | 81 (74) | 369 (78) | 450 (77) | 0.81 [0.56;1.18] | 0.278 | 0.77 [0.48;1.06] | 0.093 | 0.70 [0.47;1.04] | 0.075 |
| Physical activity | |||||||||
| Sedentaryb | 29 (26) | 73 (15) | 102 (18) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Active | 81 (74) | 399 (85) | 480 (82) | 0.61 [0.42;0.88] | 0.009 | 0.61 [0.42;0.88] | 0.008 | 0.62 [0.42;0.90] | 0.012 |
| Body mass index | |||||||||
| > 30c | 63 (57) | 290 (61) | 353 (61) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| < 30 | 47 (43) | 182 (39) | 229 (39) | 0.88 [0.63;1.25] | 0.482 | 0.92 [0.64;1.32] | 0.632 | 0.97 [0.67;1.40] | 0.860 |
| Health-risk behaviours | |||||||||
| Two or moreb | 12 (11) | 32 (7) | 44 (8) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| One or none | 98 (89) | 440 (93) | 538 (92) | 0.66 [0.40;1.11] | 0.117 | 0.60 [0.35;1.01] | 0.054 | 0.61 [0.36;1.05] | 0.073 |
| Self-rated health | |||||||||
| Fair or poorb | 93 (85) | 413 (88) | 506 (87) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Good, very good, excellent | 17 (15) | 59 (12) | 76 (13) | 0.86 [0.54;1.38] | 0.536 | 0.89 [0.55;1.42] | 0.612 | 0.88 [0.54;1.45] | 0.613 |
| Mental well-beingb | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 0.99 [0.94;1.04] | 0.573 | 0.98 [0.94;1.04] | 0.552 | 0.99 [0.94;1.04] | 0.575 |
| Self-efficacyd | 29.4 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 0.96 [0.93;0.99] | 0.013 | 0.97 [0.94;1.00] | 0.035 | 0.96 [0.93;1.00] | 0.025 |
| Beliefs in a healthy lifestyleb | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 1.03 [0.94;1.14] | 0.503 | 1.00 [0.91;1.11] | 0.942 | 1.00 [0.91;1.10] | 0.997 |
| Appointment at the GP in the past two years | |||||||||
| Yesb | 97 (88) | 389 (82) | 486 (84) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| No | 13 (12) | 83 (18) | 96 (16) | 0.68 [0.40;1.17] | 0.095 | 0.75 [0.44;1.30] | 0.310 | 0.76 [0.44;1.31] | 0.322 |
| Health check in the past two yearsa | 79 (72) | 351 (74) | 430 (74) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| No health check | 31 (28) | 121 (24) | 152 (26) | 0.89 [0.61;1.29] | 0.546 | 0.89 [0.62;1.30] | 0.557 | 0.89 [0.62;1.30] | 0.557 |
Model 3 – minimal adjustment
aNo adjustment
bAge, sex, country of origin, education
cAge, sex, country of origin, education, occupation, income, cohabitation, smoking, alcohol, diet, exercise
dAge, sex, country of origin, education, occupation, income, beliefs in a healthy lifestyle