Table 2 Health check attendance in the past 2 years by predisposing, enabling, and need factors

Total

50.8 (49.6–52.0)

49.8 (48.8–50.9)

Predisposing factors

Age

 35–44 years

32.7 (30.5–34.9)

36.1 (34.4–37.8)

 45–54 years

48.8 (46.5–51.2)

48.5 (46.6–50.4)

 55–64 years

61.0 (58.3–63.6)

54.7 (52.5–56.9)

 65–74 years

64.7 (61.8–67.4)

59.7 (57.2–62.2)

 75+ years

55.9 (51.2–60.6)

<0.001

52.4 (48.8–56.0)

<0.001

Socioeconomic status

 Low

45.0 (41.7–48.4)

45.5 (42.9–48.3)

 Medium

51.1 (49.5–52.6)

51.3 (50.1–52.6)

 High

55.9 (53.9–57.9)

<0.001

50.6 (48.7–52.5)

<0.001

Marital status

 Single

36.0 (32.9–39.3)

40.2 (37.2–43.2)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

47.2 (44.0–50.4)

51.4 (49.5–53.3)

 Married and living together

53.8 (52.4–55.3)

<0.001

50.2 (48.8–51.5)

<0.001

Enabling factors

Statutory health insurance

 AOK

47.8 (45.4–50.3)

47.3 (45.2–49.4)

 EK

55.0 (53.1–56.9)

51.3 (49.9–52.8)

 BKK

50.1 (47.5–52.7)

50.6 (48.1–53.0)

 Other

47.8 (44.1–51.5)

<0.001

50.4 (46.8–53.9)

<0.05

Social support

 Poor

43.6 (40.4–46.8)

45.5 (42.9–48.2)

 Intermediate

51.9 (50.1–53.6)

50.5 (49.0–52.0)

 Strong

54.0 (51.8–56.1)

<0.001

51.9 (50.1–53.7)

<0.001

Type of residential area

 Rural and sparsely populated

50.2 (47.1–53.2)

48.0 (45.3–50.6)

 Rural with concentration signs

52.3 (49.3–55.3)

49.6 (46.9–52.2)

 Urban

52.5 (50.5–54.5)

51.0 (49.3–52.7)

 Metropolitan

48.4 (46.0–50.8)

n.s.

49.7 (47.8–51.6)

n.s.

Need factors

Obesity

 No

50.2 (48.8–51.6)

49.6 (48.4–50.8)

 Yes

53.6 (50.7–56.5)

<0.05

52.7 (50.0–55.3)

<0.05

Physical activity

 Active

52.0 (50.1–54.0)

51.5 (49.8–53.2)

 Slightly active

50.5 (48.5–52.5)

51.5 (49.8–53.2)

 Not active at all

49.1 (46.4–51.7)

n.s.

46.3 (44.2–48.5)

<0.001

Smoking

 Non-smoker

55.2 (53.7–56.7)

52.9 (51.7–54.2)

 Smoker

41.2 (39.0–43.4)

<0.001

40.0 (38.1–41.9)

<0.001

Alcohol consumption

 Never

48.3 (44.9–51.9)

45.0 (42.7–47.2)

 Moderate

51.9 (50.2–53.5)

51.9 (50.5–53.3)

 Hazardous

50.0 (47.8–52.3)

n.s.

51.1 (48.8–53.3)

<0.001

Fruit/vegetable consumption

 Low

42.7 (40.3–45.0)

38.9 (36.3–41.5)

 Medium

53.2 (51.6–54.8)

51.0 (49.6–52.4)

 High

59.6 (56.1–63.0)

<0.001

54.6 (52.6–56.7)

<0.001

Self-rated health

 Very good/good

49.6 (48.1–51.1)

48.1 (46.8–49.3)

 Fair/poor/very poor

53.1 (50.8–55.3)

<0.05

52.8 (50.9–54.6)

<0.001

Outpatient care use

 Low

35.1 (33.0–37.2)

33.2 (31.2–35.2)

 Medium

57.2 (55.5–58.9)

54.1 (52.7–55.4)

 High

60.2 (57.0–63.3)

<0.001

58.3 (55.7–60.8)

<0.001