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Table 3 GPs’ prevention practices and aggregate preventive score according to the gender composition of the patient-GP pair (N = 2599)

From: Physicians’ preventive practices: more frequently performed for male patients and by female physicians

 

Gender composition of the patient-GP paird

%

OR [95% CI]a

P

Weight measurement

F/M

66.0

1

0.11

F/F

67.3

1.76 [0.60–5.20]

 

M/M

69.1

1.25 [0.95–1.66]

 

M/F

70.4

1.76 [0.60–5.21]

 

Waist circumference measurement

F/M

33.3

1

0.045

F/F

32.3

1.07 [0.40–2.92]

 

M/M

45.3

1.25 [0.95–1.64]

 

M/F

39.0

1.60 [0.60–4.34]

 

Smoking status documented

F/M

41.8

1

< 10−4

F/F

51.8

2.18 [1.16–4.08]

 

M/M

54.7

2.07 [1.64–2.62]

 

M/F

63.9

4.04 [2.14–7.63]

 

Alcohol use status documented

F/M

15.6

1

< 10−4

F/F

17.3

1.76 [0.76–4.05]

 

M/M

28.5

2.73 [2.05–3.64]

 

M/F

36.5

4.59 [2.01–10.47]

 

Received diet adviceb

F/M

26.3

1

< 10−4

F/F

31.3

1.03 [0.61–1.76]

 

M/M

35.4

1.54 [1.19–1.98]

 

M/F

42.6

1.95 [1.15–3.31]

 

Received physical activity adviceb

F/M

22.3

1

< 10−4

F/F

27.2

1.82 [0.57–2.44]

 

M/M

33.1

1.86 [1.42–2.44]

 

M/F

36.7

2.04 [0.99–4.18]

 

Fasting blood glucose measurementc

F/M

61.7

1

2.10−4

F/F

65.9

1.51 [0.96–2.36]

 

M/M

67.0

1.40 [1.08–1.80]

 

M/F

70.0

2.41 [1.52–3.84]

 

Cholesterol measurementc

F/M

53.4

1

10−4

F/F

51.2

1.24 [0.80–1.91]

 

M/M

60.6

1.40 [1.09–1.78]

 

M/F

62.9

2.69 [1.72–4.20]

 

Preventive aggregate score

F/M

41.1

1

< 10−4

F/F

43.7

1.27 [0.95–1.69]

 

M/M

49.2

1.42 [1.31–1.53]

 

M/F

52.8

1.99 [1.48–2.66]

 
  1. a Odds ratios adjusted for patient variables (age, body mass index, number of consultations annually, duration of GP-patient relationship, and educational level) and for GP variables (age, office location, mean duration of consultations, and mean number of consultations weekly), followed by their 95% confidence intervals
  2. b within the previous three years
  3. c within the previous five years
  4. d numbers in pair sets: F/M = 496; F/F = 782; M/M = 477; M/F = 844