Association (odds ratios) between no follow-upa and sociodemographic status
| Before | After | After versus before (ref) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (% without follow-up)b | OR (95% CI)c | n (% without follow-up)b | OR (95% CI)c | OR (95% CI)c | Pd | |
| Age group, years | ||||||
| 23–34 | 15 650 (14.8) | 1 (ref) | 27 905 (9.2) | 1 (ref) | 0.53 (0.49 to 0.57) | |
| 35–44 | 9793 (14.1) | 0.79 (0.72 to 0.85) | 17 588 (7.5) | 0.63 (0.57 to 0.70) | 0.44 (0.40 to 0.48) | 0.001 |
| 45–54 | 5227 (12.7) | 0.66 (0.59 to 0.74) | 10 207 (6.5) | 0.49 (0.43 to 0.55) | 0.43 (0.37 to 0.48) | 0.003 |
| 55–64 | 2350 (15.5) | 0.79 (0.69 to 0.89) | 5025 (7.2) | 0.56 (0.48 to 0.66) | 0.36 (0.30 to 0.43) | 0.005 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Western | 1374 (22.0) | 1 (ref) | 2507 (12.6) | 1 (ref) | 0.46 (0.36 to 0.55) | |
| Western | 746 (18.1) | 0.86 (0.67 to 1.11) | 1548 (10.7) | 0.87 (0.66 to 1.14) | 0.48 (0.34 to 0.62) | 0.833 |
| Danish | 30 323 (13.7) | 0.58 (0.49 to 0.68) | 55 937 (7.7) | 0.50 (0.42 to 0.59) | 0.47 (0.44 to 0.49) | 0.644 |
| Education, years | ||||||
| <10 | 6267 (17.3) | 1 (ref) | 11 072 (10.3) | 1 (ref) | 0.47 (0.42 to 0.53) | |
| >10 to <15 | 17 321 (13.6) | 0.72 (0.66 to 0.79) | 30 970 (7.3) | 0.60 (0.54 to 0.66) | 0.44 (0.40 to 0.47) | 0.301 |
| >15 | 8348 (12.6) | 0.66 (0.60 to 0.74) | 16 592 (7.1) | 0.59 (0.52 to 0.66) | 0.47 (0.42 to 0.52) | 0.962 |
| Cohabitation | ||||||
| Living alone | 12 450 (12.8) | 1 (ref) | 24 441 (7.8) | 1 (ref) | 0.52 (0.48 to 0.57) | |
| Married/cohabiting | 19 999 (15.0) | 1.03 (0.95 to 1.11) | 35 559 (8.1) | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) | 0.44 (0.41 to 0.47) | 0.002 |
↵a Follow-up proportions were studied 6 months after a GP reminder — that is, 7 months after recommended date of follow-up for women with a recommendation for gynaecological follow-up within 3 months, and 9 months after date of recommended follow-up for women with a recommendation for follow-up in 3, 6, or 12 months.
↵b Numbers per cervical cytology. Numbers vary due to missing data.
↵c Adjusted for type of follow-up recommendation. Ethnicity, education, and cohabitating status also adjusted for age.
↵d Test for interaction showing if effects of reminders were modified by sociodemographic factors. CI = confidence interval. OR = odds ratio. Ref = reference.