Table 3.
Descriptive analysis and three Poisson regression models comparing the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of those patients who took up the initial telephone-based counselling with the Municipal health centre (MHC) and those patients who did not
| Exposures | Patients advised to attend MHCs | Model 1 - crude | Model 2 – age and sex adjusted | Model 3 – minimally adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attenders (N = 128) n (%) |
Non-attenders (N = 490) n (%) |
Total (N = 618) n (%) |
IRR | p-value | IRR | p-value | IRR | p-value | |
| Age | |||||||||
| 29–44a | 86 (67) | 284 (58) | 370 [60) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| 45–60 | 42 (33) | 206 (42) | 248 (40) | 0.73 [0.52;1.01] | 0.060 | 0.73 [0.52;1.02] | 0.064 | 0.73 [0.52;1.02] | 0.064 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Malea | 59 (46) | 211 (43) | 270 (44) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Female | 69 (54) | 279 (57) | 348 (56) | 0.91 [0.67;1.24] | 0.550 | 0.93 [0.68;1.27] | 0.650 | 0.93 [0.68;1.27] | 0.650 |
| Country of origin | |||||||||
| Danisha | 121 (95) | 475(97) | 596 (96) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Non-Danish | 7 (5) | 15 (3) | 22 (4) | 1.56 [0.83;2.95] | 0.165 | 1.62 [0.87;3.01] | 0.130 | 1.62 [0.87;3.01] | 0.130 |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Employedb | 112 (88) | 426 (87) | 538 (87) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Unemployed | 16 (12) | 64 (13) | 80 (13) | 0.96 [0.60;1.53] | 0.861 | 0.95 [0.59;1.51] | 0.822 | 0.99 [0.62;1.57] | 0.953 |
| Income | |||||||||
| (50% below median income)b | 22 (17) | 98 (20) | 120 (19) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Other | 106 (83) | 392 (80) | 498 (81) | 1.16 [0.77;1.76] | 0.474 | 1.20 [0.79;1.83] | 0.401 | 1.21 [0.78;1.82] | 0.412 |
| Educational attainment | |||||||||
| Secondary and high schoolb | 18 (14) | 91(19) | 109 (18) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Vocational training and higher education | 110 (86) | 399 (81) | 509 (82) | 1.31 [0.83;2.06] | 0.242 | 1.28 [0.81;2.01] | 0.289 | 1.29 [0.82;2.04] | 0.275 |
| Cohabitational status | |||||||||
| Cohabitingb | 97 (76) | 381 (78) | 478 (77) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Single | 31 (24) | 109 (22) | 140 (23) | 1.09 [0.76;1.56] | 0.641 | 1.08 [0.75;1.55] | 0.675 | 1.11 [0.77;1.59] | 0.579 |
| Smoking status | |||||||||
| Smokerb | 38 (30) | 199 (41) | 237 (38) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Non-smoker | 90 (70) | 291 (59) | 381 (62) | 1.47 [1.04;2.07] | 0.028 | 1.44 [1.02;2.02] | 0.037 | 1.45 [1.03;2.04] | 0.032 |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
| Above low riskb | 115 (90) | 430 (88) | 545 (88) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Low risk | 13 (10) | 60 (12) | 73 (12) | 1.19 [0.71;2.00] | 0.517 | 1.13 [0.67;1.91] | 0.640 | 1.15 [0.68;1.95] | 0.613 |
| Diet | |||||||||
| Not unhealthyb | 78 (61) | 259 (53) | 337 (55) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Unhealthy | 50 (39) | 231 (47) | 281 (45) | 0.77 [0.56;1.06] | 0.110 | 0.79 [0.57;1.10] | 0.165 | 0.77 [0.56;1.07] | 0.116 |
| Physical activity | |||||||||
| Sedentaryb | 34 (27) | 123 (25) | 157 (32) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Active | 94 (73) | 367 (75) | 461 (75) | 0.94 [0.66;1.32] | 0.708 | 0.96 [0.67;1.36] | 0.808 | 0.99 [0.70;1.41] | 0.960 |
| Body Mass Index | |||||||||
| > 30c | 101 (79) | 427 (87) | 528 (85) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| < 30 | 27 (21) | 63 (13) | 90 (15) | 0.63 [0.44;0.90] | 0.012 | 0.65 [0.45;0.95] | 0.026 | 0.62 [0.42;0.91] | 0.014 |
| Health-risk behaviours | |||||||||
| Two or moreb | 19 (15) | 68 (14) | 87 (14) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| One or none | 109 (85) | 422 (86) | 531 (86) | 0.93 [0.60;1.43] | 0.738 | 0.96 [0.62;1.48] | 0.850 | 0.95 [0.62;1.47] | 0.821 |
| Self-rated health | |||||||||
| Fair or poorb | 28 (22) | 54 (11) | 82 (13) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| Good, very good, excellent | 100 (78) | 436 (89) | 536 (87) | 0.55 [0.39;0.78] | 0.001 | 0.54 [0.38;0.77] | 0.001 | 0.53 [0.37;0.76] | 0.000 |
| Mental well-beingb | 23.4 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 0.96 [0.92;1.01] | 0.089 | 0.97 [0.93;1.01] | 0.133 | 0.97 [0.92;1.01] | 0.115 |
| Self-efficacyd | 29.4 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 0.97 [0.95;1.00] | 0.078 | 0.97 [0.94;1.00] | 0.068 | 0.96 [0.93;0.99] | 0.015 |
| Beliefs in a healthy lifestyleb | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 1.05 [0.96;1.13] | 0.287 | 1.05 [0.97;1.14] | 0.247 | 1.05 [0.96;1.14] | 0.279 |
| Appointment at the general practitioner in the past two years | |||||||||
| Yesb | 114 (89) | 421 (86) | 535 (87) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| No | 14 (11) | 69 (14) | 83 (13) | 0.79 [0.48;1.31] | 0.361 | 0.77 [0.46;1.29] | 0.327 | 0.79 [0.47;1.32] | 0.364 |
| Health check at the general practitioner in past two yearsb | 101 (79) | 413 (84) | 514 (83) | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | 1 [.;.] | |||
| No health check | 27 (21) | 77 (16) | 104 (17) | 0.76 [0.52;1.10] | 0.142 | 0.73 [0.51;1.06] | 0.100 | 0.73 [0.50;1.05] | 0.090 |
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