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Table 3 Screening tests reported by respondents attending no practices, one practice or multiple practices in past 2 years (percent) (household participants n = 2680)

From: Characteristics of patients who access zero, one or multiple general practices and reasons for their choices: a study in regional Australia

 

Did not attend a GP practice in past 12 months

n = 178

Attended a single GP practice

n = 2096

Attended multiple GP practices

n = 383

p (1 practice vs > 1 practice)

p (0 practice vs ≥1 practice)

  

Missing (n)

 

Missing (n)

 

Missing (n)

  

Blood pressure check

47.2

 

92.9

 

90.0

 

0.046

< 0.001

 

2

 

2

 

0

  

Cholesterol test

22.4

 

73.7

 

64.0

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

4

 

0

 

0

  

Diabetes check

22.7

 

66.9

 

63.8

 

0.220

< 0.001

 

2

 

5

 

0

  

Pap test (target group females aged 18–69)

29.2

 

50.8

 

58.7

 

0.247

0.001

 

6

 

97

 

14

  

Bowel check

11.2

 

41.2

 

34.9

 

0.016

< 0.001

 

0

 

3

 

0

  

Bowel check (target group people aged 50–74)

11.5

 

42.0

 

36.2

 

0.189

< 0.001

 

0

 

3

 

1

  

Skin check

16.9

 

43.6

 

34.1

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

0

 

0

 

0

  
  1. Missing data were removed from analysis