Table 5 PR of screening non-participation by multimorbidity ≤2 years and >2–10 years before screening (n = 144,264)

Disease count

 0

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 1

1.36 (1.32–1.40)

1.25 (1.22–1.28)

1.25 (1.21–1.29)

1.14 (1.11–1.18)

1.20 (1.16–1.24)

1.08 (1.04–1.11)

 2

1.80 (1.68–1.39)

1.60 (1.52–1.69)

1.55 (1.45–1.67)

1.38 (1.31–1.45)

1.47 (1.36–1.58)

1.25 (1.18–1.32)

  ≥ 3

2.08 (1.68–2.57)

1.87 (1.65–2.12)

1.69 (1.36–2.09)

1.52 (1.33–1.73)

1.58 (1.27–1.96)

1.33 (1.17–1.52)

 No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Yes

1.77 (1.65–1.89)

1.58 (1.51–1.66)

1.52 (1.42–1.63)

1.36 (1.30–1.43)

1.38 (1.29–1.49)

1.28 (1.22–1.35)

 No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Yes

2.00 (1.62–2.48)

1.79 (1.58–2.03)

1.63 (1.31–2.02)

1.47 (1.29–1.67)

1.53 (1.23–1.90)

1.44 (1.26–1.64)

 No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Yes

1.69 (1.56–1.82)

1.49 (1.40–1.58)

1.47 (1.36–1.59)

1.30 (1.23–1.38)

1.37 (1.26–1.49)

1.23 (1.16–1.31)

 No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Yes

2.20 (1.94–2.49)

1.88 (1.73–2.04)

1.80 (1.60–2.02)

1.52 (1.40–1.66)

1.54 (1.36–1.75)

1.42 (1.30–1.56)