Table 1

Number (%) of sensory deficits and health-promotion and disease-prevention actions, with pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals, and odds ratios for each included study.

	Health screening (n = 407)	No health screening (n = 388)	OR (95% CI)	OR; Cooper 20065	OR; Lennox 20076	OR; Lennox 20097
Sensory systems
Vision test performed^a	80 (22)	22 (7)	4.2 (2.3 to 7.4)	–	5.0	3.2
Vision impairment detected	36 (9)	15 (4)	2.5 (1.2 to 5.2)	2.3	6.7	1.6
Acuity corrected by glasses	18 (4)	10 (3)	1.9 (0.8 to 4.8)	1.4	n/c	5.4
Otoscopic exam^a	141 (40)	89 (26)	1.9 (1.3 to 2.9)	–	2.7	1.1
Hearing test^a	51 (14)	6 (2)	10.8 (3.4 to 34.3)	–	73.5	4.2
Hearing loss identified	24 (6)	2 (1)	12.6 (2.2 to 71.0)	5.4	n/c	6.1

Immunisations
Tetanus/diphtheria immunisation given	86 (21)	22 (6)	3.8 (2.0 to 7.5)	1.7	15.7	1.9
Hepatitis B immunisation given	64 (16)	18 (5)	8.5 (3.5 to 20.8)	6.1	6.1	n/c
Influenza immunisation given	213 (52)	172 (44)	1.7 (1.0 to 2.8)	2.2	1.2	1.8

Blood pressure and weight
Blood pressure checked^a	188 (53)	158 (47)	1.4 (0.8 to 2.4)	–	1.7	1.1
Weight recorded^a	170 (48)	71 (21)	3.5 (2.1 to 6.0)	–	3.9	3.2
Obesity identified	33 (8)	12 (3)	2.7 (1.3 to 5.6)	1.4	3.6	2.5
Management plan established^b	15 (45)	7 (58)	0.6 (0.2 to 2.4)	n/c	2.1	0.5

Women's health
Papanicolaou smear performed^c	17 (11)	6 (3)	3.3 (1.1 to 10.1)	n/c	8.5	0.9
Breast examination^d	25 (16)	18 (10)	2.2 (0.9 to 5.0)	n/c	2.7	1.4
Mammography performed^e	8 (33)	3 (11)	3.3 (0.4 to 25.7)	n/c	20.0	n/c

↵a Studies 2 and 3 only; no health screening n = 338, health screening n = 357.
↵b Denominator is number of individuals identified as obese.
↵c Women in the recommended age range only; no health screening n = 178, health screening n = 156.
↵d Women only; no health screening n = 180, health screening n = 158.
↵e Women in the recommended age range only; no health screening n = 27, health screening n = 24.
n/c = not calculable as no events in one group.