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Table 1 Characteristics of patients by vaccination status

From: Cross-sectional survey of older peoples' views related to influenza vaccine uptake

Characteristic

Not vaccinated n = 169

Vaccinated N = 675

RR adjusted for age, sex

95% CI

p value

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

   

Practice actively recruits patients for influenza vaccination

135 (80)

537 (79.6)

1.00

0.88, 1.14

0.98

Patient recalls receiving letter/phone call to have vaccine

80 (47)

359 (53)

0.95

0.88, 1.04

0.26

Perception of own health

     

Excellent

17 (10.3)

48 (7.1)

1

  

Very good

43 (26.1)

184 (27.4)

1.11

0.95, 1.29

 

Good

55 (33.3)

231 (34.4)

1.10

0.95, 1.28

 

Fair

34 (20.6)

174 (25.9)

1.15

0.94, 1.40

 

Poor

16 (9.7)

34 (5.1)

0.94

0.72, 1.21

0.16

Perception of own activity levels

     

Very active

27 (16.3)

103 (15.4)

1

  

Active

76 (45.8)

334 (49.8)

1.03

0.97, 1.16

 

Not very active

34 (20.5)

175 (26.1)

1.07

0.93, 1.22

 

Not active

29 (17.5)

58 (8.7)

0.87

0.67, 1.12

0.07