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Table 3 Characteristics of participants

From: The effect on participation rates of including focused spirometry information in a health check invitation: a cluster-randomised trial in Denmark

 

Control participants

N (%)

Intervention participants

N (%)

Total participants

N (%)

Missing

N

Total

1151 (49.5)

1172 (50.5)

2323 (100.0)

0 / 2323

Sex (male)

566 (49.2)

582 (49.7)

1148 (49.4)

0 / 2323

Age groups (years)

 30–34

212 (18.4)

221 (18.9)

433 (18.6)

0 / 2323

 35–39

273 (23.7)

306 (26.1)

579 (24.9)

 

 40–44

322 (28.0)

307 (26.2)

629 (27.1)

 

 45–50

344 (29.9)

338 (28.8)

682 (29.4)

 

Smoking status

 Current smoker

257 (23.0)

264 (23.2)

521 (23.1)

70 / 2323

 Never smoke

601 (53.9)

631 (55.4)

1232 (54.7)

 

 Ex-smoker

257 (23.0)

243 (21.4)

500 (22.2)

 

Lung symptoms

 All of the time

9 (0.8)

11 (1.0)

20 (0.9)

38 / 2323

 Most of the time

33 (2.9)

27 (2.3)

60 (2.6)

 

 Now and then

115 (10.2)

115 (9.9)

230 (10.1)

 

 Rarely

332 (29.4)

330 (28.5)

662 (29.0)

 

 Not at all

639 (56.6)

674 (58.3)

1313 (57.5)

 

Risk profilea

 No risk

872 (75.8)

888 (75.8)

1760 (75.8)

0 / 2323

 Risk

279 (24.2)

284 (24.2)

563 (24.2)

 

Lung functionb

 FEV1/FVC < 0.70

147 (13.2)

147 (13.0)

298 (13.1)

79 / 2323

Income, 1000 DKK

 Low (0–207)

307 (26.7)

299 (25.5)

606 (26.1)

0 / 2323

 Middle (208–273)

363 (31.5)

406 (34.6)

769 (33.1)

 

 High (274-?)

481 (41.8)

467 (39.8)

948 (40.8)

 

Education (years)

 0–10 (low)

139 (12.3)

155 (13.5)

294 (12.9)

40 / 2323

 11–15 (medium)

607 (53.6)

574 (49.9)

1181 (51.7)

 

 16+ (high)

387 (34.2)

421 (36.6)

808 (35.4)

 

Occupational status

 Employed

946 (82.2)

971 (82.8)

1917 (82.5)

0 / 2323

 Self-employed

50 (4.3)

51 (4.4)

101 (4.3)

 

 Unemployed/benefits

27 (2.3)

21 (1.8)

48 (2.1)

 

 Social welfare

113 (9.8)

118 (10.1)

231 (9.9)

 

 Othersc

15 (1.3)

11 (0.9)

26 (1.1)

 

Medicined

Yes

93 (8.1)

90 (7.7)

183 (7.9)

0 / 2323

  1. aRisk of developing lung diseases; current smoker or respiratory symptoms
  2. bFEV1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC Forced vital capacity
  3. cOthers include a non-working person from a family relying on one income only
  4. dPurchase of respiratory medicine in the last 2 years