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Table 2 Characteristics for attendees, eligible patients and those who received a referral

From: Why do general practitioners not refer patients to behaviour-change programmes after preventive health checks? A mixed-method study

 

Attendees of the health check; n = 364

Eligible for referral; n = 165

OR for eligible

Eligible for referral

Received a referral; n = 90

Did not receive a referral; n = 78

OR for received a referral

Demographic and socioeconomic

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

181 (50)

89 (54)

1

36 (40)

51 (65)

1

 Female

182 (50)

76 (46)

0.81 (0.53–1.25)

54 (60)

27 (35)

2.78 (1.48–5.22)

Cohabitation status

 Living without partner

155 (43)

74 (45)

1

43 (48)

33 (42)

1

 Living with partner

208 (57)

91 (55)

0.80 (0.52–1.24)

47 (51)

45 (58)

0.78 (0.42–1.45)

Origin country

 Non-western origin

68 (19)

36 (22)

1

23 (26)

8 (10)

1

 Western origin

296 (81)

129 (78)

0.79 (0.46–1.36)

67 (74)

70 (90)

0.33 (0.13–0.80)

Employed status

 Unemployed

128 (35)

69 (42)

1

41 (46)

31 (40)

1

 Employment

235 (65)

96 (58)

0.49 (0.31–0.77)

49 (54)

47 (60)

0.79 (0.43–1.46)

Self-reported adverse health behaviour and health status

 Daily smoking

  No

222 (61)

80 (49)

1

50 (56)

34 (44)

1

  Yes

135 (37)

80 (49)

3.22 (2.01–5.17)

37 (41)

44 (56)

0.57 (0.31–1.06)

 High risk alcohol consumption (14/21 units)

  No

288 (79)

120 (73)

1

73 (81)

53 (68)

1

  Yes

50 (14)

34 (21)

2.66 (1.38–5.12)

13 (14)

19 (24)

0.50 (0.23–1.09)

 Sedentary or low physical activity

  No

195 (53)

82 (50)

1

42 (47)

47 (60)

1

  Yes

167 (46)

83 (50)

1.36 (0.89–2.10)

48 (53)

31 (40)

1.73 (0.94–3.20)

 Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)

  No

278 (76)

113 (68)

1

60 (67)

57 (73)

1

  Yes

73 (20)

45 (27)

2.89 (1.61–5.16)

27 (30)

17 (22)

1.51 (0.74–3.06)

 Number of adverse health behaviours (including obesity)

  0

89 (24)

19 (12)

1

14 (16)

9 (12)

1

  1

113 (31)

51 (31)

3.08 (1.62–5.85)

24 (27)

30 (38)

0.51 (0.19–1.39)

   ≥ 2

118 (32)

74 (45)

7.55 (3.90–14.61)

43 (48)

29 (37)

0.95 (0.36–2.49)

Self-efficacy [median]

30 [25;33]

29 [23;33]

0.97 (0.94–1.00)

27 [23;32]

30 [24.5;34]

0.98 (0.93–1.02)

Perceived stress [median]

15 [11;20]

16 [11;20]

1.01 (0.98–1.05)

17 [12;21]

15 [10;20]

1.04 (0.99–1.09)

Results from the health checks

 Hypertension (> 140/90)

  No

251 (69)

105 (64)

1

57 (63)

49 (63)

1

  Yes

113 (31)

60 (36)

1.70 (1.06–2.72)

33 (37)

29 (37)

0.98 (0.52–1.83)

 Total cholesterol > 5 mmol/l

  No

115 (32)

55 (33)

1

28 (31)

27 (35)

1

  Yes

206 (56)

96 (58)

0.90 (0.56–1.44)

55 (61)

42 (54)

1.26 (0.65–2.45)

 FEV1/FVC < 70%

  No

256 (70)

112 (68)

1

62 (69)

48 (62)

1

  Yes

63 (17)

38 (23)

2.05 (1.14–3.70)

19 (21)

21 (27)

0.70 (0.34–1.45)

 Number of metabolic risk conditions

  0

52 (14)

19 (12)

1

9 (10)

10 (13)

1

  1

154 (42)

76 (46)

1.85 (0.96–3.58)

45 (50)

28 (36)

1.79 (0.65–4.94)

   ≥ 2

79 (22)

42 (25)

2.08 (1.00–4.31)

21 (23)

23 (29)

1.01 (0.35–2.98)

  1. N(%) if nothing else is stated
  2. Crude odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for being Eligible and for Receiving a referral