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Table 2 Odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals, CI) expressing the likelihood of being male for each group of reasons for non-participation using personal reason/disinterest as the reference category

From: Sex-differences in reasons for non-participation at recruitment: Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Group

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Personal reason/Disinterest

1.00

-

Frailty

0.62

0.46, 0.83

Time constraints

2.57

1.78, 3.71

Undeterminable reason

3.27

1.63, 6.56

Reluctance over medical testing

0.11

0.05, 0.23

Language-related issues

1.53

0.63, 3.73

Travel-related issues

0.79

0.33, 1.92