From: The effects of gender and age on health related behaviors
Disease prevention strategies | Male | Female | Total | <30 years | 31–40 years | 41–50 years | 51–60 years | 61–70 years | 71+ years |
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Already seek advice from GP on disease profile and prevention plan | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21*** | 25*** | 30*** |
Already have annual health check | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23*** | 29*** | 29*** |
Already attend education sessions on staying healthy and QOL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Already seek out and read health promotion material to stay healthy | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15** | 16** | 16** |
Already attend interactive sessions | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8** | 4 | 7* |
Prepared to attend education sessions on staying healthy and QOL | 41 | 54*** | 48 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 56* | 47 | 42 |
Prepared to have annual health check (over 50 yrs) | 79 | 83* | 82 | 87* | 94*** | 87* | 72 | 66 | 69 |
Prepared to seek out and read health promotion material to help stay healthy | 57 | 71*** | 65 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 60 |
Feel it is your responsibility to seek advice towards disease prevention | 89 | 94*** | 92 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 97* | 95 | 91 |
Prefer to attend interactive sessions over electronic/written information | 41 | 50** | 47 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 49 |
Prepared to seek advice from GP on disease profile and prevention plan | 67 | 74** | 71 | 75 | 78** | 75 | 65 | 63 | 60 |