Table 2

Association of doctor’s intervention with parent-evaluated benefit of the health check; multilevel logistic regression analysis

Doctor’s interventionTotalBeneficial health check, as assessed by parentOR (95% CI)P value
Nn (%)
Any intervention
 Yes766669 (87.3)3.25 (2.22 to 4.75)<0.001
 No205140 (68.3)1
Instruction and/or significant discussion
 Yes587507 (86.4)1.71 (1.20 to 2.44)0.003
 No384302 (78.6)1
Prescription
 Yes10299 (97.1)7.44 (2.32 to 23.91)<0.001
 No869710 (81.7)1
Laboratory tests and/or medical imaging
 Yes8580 (94.1)3.38 (1.34 to 8.55)0.01
 No886729 (82.3)1
Follow-up appointment in school health service
 Yes170146 (85.9)1.12 (0.69 to 1.81)0.66
 No801663 (82.8)1
Referral to other professional within school or community services
 Yes128111 (86.7)1.48 (0.85 to 2.58)0.16
 No843698 (82.8)1
Referral to specialised care
 Yes5148 (94.1)3.25 (0.99 to 10.66)0.05
 No920761 (82.7)1
  • Parent-evaluated benefit was available for 971 children.

  • CI, Confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio; adjusted for grade.