Table 3.

GPs’ prevention practices and aggregate preventive score according to the gender composition of the patient-GP pair (N = 2599)

	Gender composition of the patient-GP paird	%	OR [95% CI]a	P
Weight measurement	F/M	66.0	1	0.11
	F/F	67.3	1.76 [0.60–5.20]
	M/M	69.1	1.25 [0.95–1.66]
	M/F	70.4	1.76 [0.60–5.21]
Waist circumference measurement	F/M	33.3	1	0.045
	F/F	32.3	1.07 [0.40–2.92]
	M/M	45.3	1.25 [0.95–1.64]
	M/F	39.0	1.60 [0.60–4.34]
Smoking status documented	F/M	41.8	1	< 10−4
	F/F	51.8	2.18 [1.16–4.08]
	M/M	54.7	2.07 [1.64–2.62]
	M/F	63.9	4.04 [2.14–7.63]
Alcohol use status documented	F/M	15.6	1	< 10−4
	F/F	17.3	1.76 [0.76–4.05]
	M/M	28.5	2.73 [2.05–3.64]
	M/F	36.5	4.59 [2.01–10.47]
Received diet adviceb	F/M	26.3	1	< 10−4
	F/F	31.3	1.03 [0.61–1.76]
	M/M	35.4	1.54 [1.19–1.98]
	M/F	42.6	1.95 [1.15–3.31]
Received physical activity adviceb	F/M	22.3	1	< 10−4
	F/F	27.2	1.82 [0.57–2.44]
	M/M	33.1	1.86 [1.42–2.44]
	M/F	36.7	2.04 [0.99–4.18]
Fasting blood glucose measurementc	F/M	61.7	1	2.10−4
	F/F	65.9	1.51 [0.96–2.36]
	M/M	67.0	1.40 [1.08–1.80]
	M/F	70.0	2.41 [1.52–3.84]
Cholesterol measurementc	F/M	53.4	1	10−4
	F/F	51.2	1.24 [0.80–1.91]
	M/M	60.6	1.40 [1.09–1.78]
	M/F	62.9	2.69 [1.72–4.20]
Preventive aggregate score	F/M	41.1	1	< 10−4
	F/F	43.7	1.27 [0.95–1.69]
	M/M	49.2	1.42 [1.31–1.53]
	M/F	52.8	1.99 [1.48–2.66]

^a Odds ratios adjusted for patient variables (age, body mass index, number of consultations annually, duration of GP-patient relationship, and educational level) and for GP variables (age, office location, mean duration of consultations, and mean number of consultations weekly), followed by their 95% confidence intervals

^b within the previous three years

^c within the previous five years

^d numbers in pair sets: F/M = 496; F/F = 782; M/M = 477; M/F = 844