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Table 2 Group Differences Based on Multivariable Multinomial Logistic Regressions at Baseline (n = 1308)a

From: Baseline participation in a health examination survey of the population 65 years and older: who is missed and why?

 

Analysis 1

Analysis 2

 

P = reference group

NP + = reference group

 

NP+

NP-

NR

NP-

NR

 

RRR (95 %-CI)

RRR (95 %-CI)

RRR (95 %-CI)

RRR (95 %-CI)

RRR (95 %-CI)

Sex

 Men

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Women

1.41 (1.04, 1.93)

1.29 (0.94, 1.77)

1.10 (0.81, 1.49)

0.91 (0.67, 1.24)

0.78 (0.58, 1.05)

Age groups in years

 65–74

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 75–84

2.16 (1.49, 3.13)

1.59 (1.05, 2.40)

1.20 (0.84, 1.72)

0.74 (0.50, 1.09)

0.56 (0.41, 0.76)

 ≥ 85

2.49 (1.56, 3.97)

2.55 (1.43, 4.56)

1.67 (0.90, 3.11)

1.03 (0.66, 1.58)

0.67 (0.42, 1.09)

Citizenship

 German

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Non-German

1.58 (0.61, 4.14)

3.39 (1.39, 8.24)

9.41 (4.07, 21.75)

2.14 (1.10, 4.19)

5.95 (3.03, 11.69)

Residential care

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

7.99 (1.58, 40.35)

5.11 (0.98, 25.56)

3.72 (0.73, 18.95)

0.64 (0.39, 1.05)

0.47 (0.24, 0.92)

Deprived neighborhood

 No

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Yes

1.37 (0.95, 1.97)

1.46 (1.08, 1.97)

1.33 (0.87, 2.04)

1.07 (0.77, 1.48)

0.97 (0.67, 1.43)

  1. Abbreviations: 95 %-CI = 95 % confidence interval; NP + = non-participants with the short questionnaire, i.e., individuals who declined study participation but completed the short questionnaire; NP- = non-participants without the short questionnaire, i.e., individuals who declined study participation and completing the short questionnaire; NR = non-respondents, i.e., individuals who could not be reached during the recruitment period and who did not actively decline study participation; P = participants; Ref. = reference category; RRR = relative risk ratio.
  2. a Adjusted for clustering within neighborhoods
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BMC Geriatrics

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