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Table 1 Proportion of men and women in various subgroups, who attended a comprehensive preventive health check-up during the past three years

From: Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria

 

Men (%)

P

Women (%)

P

Total

41.6%

 

41.8%

 

Age

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

(N = 2870/3128)

 

15-40 yrs (N = 796/901)

31.2%

 

35.7%

 

41-64 yrs (N = 1514/1531)

49.1%

 

48.9%

 

65 yrs and older (N = 560/696)

44.5%

 

37.9%

 

Highest archived educational status

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

Primary education (N = 353/826)

32.6%

 

36.2%

 

Secondary education (N = 2157/1979)

42.3%

 

44.3%

 

Tertiary education (N = 360/323)

50.6%

 

43.8%

 

Monthly net household income/household member

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

Euro ≤ 600 (N = 880/1027)

35.8%

 

36.4%

 

Euro 601–1500 (N = 1549/1754)

43.8%

 

45.0%

 

>Euro 1500 (N = 435/340)

48.9%

 

46.9%

 

Country of birth

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

Austria (N = 2705/2942)

43.9%

 

43.2%

 

European Union 15 (N = 35/61)

26.3%

 

47.3%

 

European Union 27 (N = 14/30)

18.9%

 

33.7%

 

Former Yugoslavia and Turkey (N = 74/80)

20.1%

 

24%

 

Others (N = 42/14)

27.6%

 

10.9%

 

Self-rated overall health status

 

<0.001

 

0.005

Very good (N = 1011/1060)

40.0%

 

41.8%

 

Good (N = 1213/1242)

44.5%

 

43.5%

 

Moderate (524/642)

42.6%

 

40.6%

 

Bad (N = 99/165)

29.9%

 

37.6%

 

Very bad (N = 22/18)

29.3%

 

25.7%

 

Self-rated health satisfaction

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

Satisfied (N = 2656/2825)

42.4%

 

42.5%

 

Dissatisfied (N = 214/303)

33.9%

 

36.1%

 

Presence of chronic diseases

 

<0.001

 

0.005

Yes (N = 1106/1354)

44.8%

 

43.7%

 

No (N = 1764/1774)

39.9%

 

40.4%

 

Body Mass Index

 

<0.001

 

0.633

Underweight (N = 10/89)

22.7%

 

41.0%

 

Normal (N = 1123/1686)

39.0%

 

41.9%

 

Overweight (N = 1385/951)

44.9%

 

42.5%

 

Obesity (N = 352/403)

39.8%

 

40.1%

 

Subjective perceived psychosocial discomfort

 

<0.001

 

0.002

Yes (N = 794/1129)

37.9%

 

39.5%

 

No (N = 2075/1999)

43.3%

 

43.2%