Table 1

Uptake of screening in people with multiple sclerosis.

	All participants (n = 170)		No mobility problems		Moderate mobility problems		Confined to a wheelchair		χ² test

Type of screening	Number eligible	Percentage recorded in last 5 years	Number eligible	Percentage recorded in last 5 years	Number eligible	Percentage recorded in last 5 years	Number eligible	Percentage recorded in last 5 years
Blood pressure measurement
Females	112	88	51	96	35	94	26	62
Males	58	72	14	86	21	76	23	61
Total	170	82	65	94	56	88	49	61	P<0.001
Cholesterol check
Females	60	42	24	38	22	55	14	29
Males	44	48	10	50	14	64	20	35
Total	104	44	34	41	36	58	34	32	NS
Smoking advice
Females	112	45	51	47	35	57	26	23
Males	58	38	14	43	21	48	23	26
Total	170	42	65	46	56	54	49	24	P<0.01
Alcohol advice
Females	112	46	51	49	35	57	26	23
Males	58	36	14	36	21	48	23	26
Total	170	42	65	46	56	54	49	24	P<0.01
Dietary and exercise advice
Females	112	46	51	51	35	54	26	23
Males	58	38	14	36	21	52	23	26
Total	170	43	65	48	56	54	49	24	P<0.01
Cervical smear	82	84	41	90	26	85	15	67	NS
Mammogram	26	77	12	83	8	63	6	83	NS