Table 1 |
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Frequency in providing physical activity advice for specific medical conditions, n (%) |
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Always |
Often |
Occasionally |
Never |
p-value1 |
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Overweight |
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GP |
224 (60) |
137 (37) |
10 (3) |
0 |
<0.001 |
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PN |
165 (79) |
43 (21) |
2 (1) |
0 |
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HV |
90 (54) |
54 (33) |
22 (13) |
0 |
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Hypertension |
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GP |
154 (42) |
173 (47) |
43 (12) |
1 (0.3) |
<0.001 |
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|
PN |
144 (68) |
60 (28) |
7 (3) |
0 |
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HV |
51 (32) |
51 (32) |
43 (27) |
15 (9) |
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Known ischaemic heart disease |
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|
GP |
137 (37) |
191 (52) |
43 (12) |
0 |
<0.001 |
|
|
PN |
112 (53) |
74 (35) |
20 (10) |
4 (2) |
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HV |
58 (35) |
51 (31) |
34 (21) |
21 (13) |
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Diabetes |
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|
GP |
131 (35) |
166 (45) |
68 (18) |
6 (2) |
<0.001 |
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|
PN |
140 (66) |
51 (24) |
19 (9) |
1 (1) |
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HV |
31 (20) |
39 (25) |
60 (39) |
25 (16) |
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Hypercholesteroleamia |
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GP |
96 (26) |
157 (42) |
108 (29) |
9 (2) |
<0.001 |
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PN |
113 (54) |
73 (35) |
23 (11) |
1 (1) |
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HV |
46 (30) |
40 (26) |
45 (29) |
25 (16) |
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Depression |
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GP |
74 (20) |
167 (45) |
114 (31) |
15 (4) |
<0.001 |
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PN |
39 (19) |
85 (41) |
70 (34) |
14 (7) |
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HV |
74 (44) |
61 (36) |
28 (17) |
5 (3) |
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Note: GP denotes General Practitioner, PN denotes Practice Nurse and HV denotes Health Visitor 1 from Pearson χ2 test |
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Douglas et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:138 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-138 |
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