Sociodemographic determinants in preventive tests for cardiovascular diseases in a representative sample of the adult Greek population.

Objectives: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the use of preventive healthcare services by the adult Greek population and the factors that determine such use.

Methods: Data were obtained from a national household survey (Hellas Health I) conducted during 2006. The survey population consisted of 1,005 individuals, with a mean age of 47.

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic determinants of health services utilization in Greece: the Hellas Health I study.

The purpose of the study was to estimate the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of utilization of the Greek primary and hospital health care services. Data were obtained from the cross-sectional nationwide household survey Hellas Health I (2006). The sample (N = 1005) was representative of the Greek adult population in terms of age and residency, and was selected by means of a three-stage, proportional-to-size sampling design.

Factors affecting use of preventive tests for cardiovascular risk among Greeks.

Data from a Greek national representative sample was used to investigate socio-demographic, self-perceived health, and health risk factors that determine the use of cardiovascular preventive tests (blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose). Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used (p < 0.05).