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. 2020 May 24;20:127. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-00996-y

Table 2.

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with contact or participation

Multivariable model Contacted
(n = 1656)
Participated (n = 1618) Participation after contact (n = 599)
Odds ratio (95% CI) Odds ratio (95% CI) Odds ratio (95% CI)
Sex
 Male Reference Reference Reference
 Female 1.51 (1.20, 1.91) 1.83 (1.39, 2.42) 1.31 (0.87, 1.97)
Intervention group
 Control Reference Reference Reference
 Moderate 1.43 (1.09, 1.88) 1.68 (1.22, 2.32) 1.25 (0.76, 2.04)
 High 1.60 (1.20, 2.14) 1.68 (1.19, 2.36) 1.35 (0.82, 2.22)
Participant 2005 follow-up
 No Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 5.09 (3.67, 7.06) 4.22 (2.85, 6.25) 1.87 (1.15, 3.04)
Mobile number
 No Reference Reference NA
 Yes 2.25 (1.57, 3.23) 1.43 (0.96, 2.11) NA
Landline number
 No Reference Reference NA
 Yes 1.96 (1.04, 3.67) 2.45 (1.02, 5.86) NA
Telephone/s disconnected
 No NA Reference NA
 Yes NA 0.44 (0.31, 0.64) NA
First point of contact
 Parent/Sibling NA NA Reference
 `Participant NA NA 4.84 (2.89, 8.10)
Contact method
 Phone: Landline NA NA Reference
 Phone: Mobile NA NA 1.54 (0.83, 2.84)
 Letter: Old address NA NA 6.53 (3.35, 12.74)
 Letter: Electoral roll address NA NA 5.77 (2.85, 11.67)
 Facebook: Message NA NA 2.01 (0.81, 4.98)
 Facebook: Advertisement/Pagea NA NA 2.72 (0.84, 8.81)
 Word of mouth NA NA 2.06 (0.37, 11.59)

aAll participants contacted through the Facebook page participated, therefore this group was combined with those contacted through the Facebook advertisement