Table 1.
Uptake of fecal immunochemical test according to sociodemographic, health and lifestyle characteristics (n = 14,163).
| Variables | Uptake of FIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Yes | No | p -value | |
| n = 14,163 (%) | n = 5,383 (%) | n = 8,780 (%) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Man | 6,972 (49.23) | 2,628 (37.69) | 4,344 (62.31) | 0.45 |
| Woman | 7,191 (50.77) | 2,755 (38.31) | 4,436 (61.69) | |
| Age group | ||||
| 50–56 years old | 5,311 (37.50) | 1,586 (29.86) | 3,725 (70.14) | <0.001 |
| 57–63 years old | 5,025 (35.48) | 2,052 (40.84) | 2,973 (59.16) | |
| 64–69 years old | 3,827 (27.02) | 1,745 (45.60) | 2,082 (54.40) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Without studies | 87 (0.61) | 16 (18.39) | 71 (81.61) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 3,789 (26.75) | 1,299 (34.28) | 2,490 (65.72) | |
| Secondary | 7,662 (54.10) | 3,020 (39.42) | 4,642 (60.58) | |
| University | 2,625 (18.54) | 1,048 (39.92) | 1,577 (60.08) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 2,112 (14.91) | 702 (33.24) | 1,410 (66.76) | <0.001 |
| Married | 9,130 (64.46) | 3,561 (39.00) | 5,569 (61.00) | |
| Widowed | 1,066 (7.53) | 434 (40.71) | 632 (59.29) | |
| Separated or divorced | 1,855 (13.10) | 686 (36.98) | 1,169 (63.02) | |
| Social class | ||||
| Lower | 6,592 (46.54) | 2,284 (34.65) | 4,308 (65.35) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 4,914 (34.70) | 1,985 (40.39) | 2,929 (59.61) | |
| Upper | 2,657 (18.76) | 1,114 (41.93) | 1,543 (58.07) | |
| Residential location | ||||
| Urban | 6,428 (45.39) | 2,333 (36.29) | 4,095 (63.71) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 7,735 (54.61) | 3,050 (39.43) | 4,685 (60.57) | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Spanish | 13,383 (94.49) | 5,178 (38.69) | 8,205 (61.31) | <0.001 |
| Foreigner | 780 (5.51) | 205 (26.28) | 575 (73.72) | |
| Number of chronic conditions | ||||
| 0 | 2,954 (20.86) | 787 (26.64) | 2,167 (73.36) | <0.001 |
| 1 | 2,629 (18.56) | 920 (34.99) | 1,709 (65.01) | |
| ≥2 | 8,580 (60.58) | 3,676 (42.84) | 4,904 (57.16) | |
| Presence of physician-diagnosed mental illness | ||||
| No | 11,881 (83.89) | 4,422 (37.22) | 7,459 (62.78) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 2,282 (16.11) | 961 (42.11) | 1,321 (57.89) | |
| Self-perceived health status | ||||
| Very good | 1,906 (13.46) | 658 (34.52) | 1,248 (65.48) | <0.001 |
| Good | 7,566 (53.42) | 2,787 (36.84) | 4,779 (63.16) | |
| Fair | 3,427 (24.20) | 1,399 (40.82) | 2,028 (59.18) | |
| Poor | 990 (6.99) | 421 (42.53) | 569 (57.47) | |
| Very poor | 274 (1.93) | 118 (43.07) | 156 (56.93) | |
| Insurance status | ||||
| Public | 13,424 (94.78) | 5,145 (38.33) | 8,279 (61.67) | < 0.01 |
| Private | 739 (5.22) | 238 (32.21) | 501 (67.79) | |
| Visits to the primary care physician in the previous 4 weeks | ||||
| No* | 10,194 (71.98) | 3,661 (35.91) | 6,533 (64.09) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3,969 (28.02) | 1,722 (43.39) | 2,247 (56.61) | |
| Visits to the specialist physician in the previous 4 weeks | ||||
| No* | 12,291 (86.78) | 4,507 (36.67) | 7,784 (63.33) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1,872 (13.22) | 876 (46.79) | 996 (53.21) | |
| Body Mass Index | ||||
| Normal weight | 4,975 (35.13) | 1,865 (37.49) | 3,110 (62.51) | 0.19 |
| Underweight | 156 (1.10) | 71 (45.51) | 85 (54.49) | |
| Overweight | 6,139 (43.35) | 2,357 (38.39) | 3,782 (61.61) | |
| Obesity | 2,893 (20.42) | 1,090 (37.68) | 1,803 (62.32) | |
| Current smoking habit | ||||
| No† | 10,491 (74.07) | 4,216 (40.19) | 6,275 (59.81) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3,672 (25.93) | 1,167 (31.78) | 2,505 (68.22) | |
| Alcohol intake in the last year | ||||
| No‡ | 4,214 (29.75) | 1,462 (34.69) | 2,752 (65.31) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 9,949 (70.25) | 3,921 (39.41) | 6,028 (60.59) | |
| Free time physical exercise | ||||
| No** | 4,792 (33.83) | 1,595 (33.28) | 3,197 (66.72) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 9,371 (66.17) | 3,788 (40.42) | 5,583 (59.58) | |
FIT, Fecal immunochemical test.
*
No: between 4 weeks and 12/12 months or more ago/never.
†
No: I don't currently smoke, but I have in the past/I don't smoke and have never smoked on a regular basis.
‡
No: I have not consumed alcohol in the last 12 months.
**
No: I do not practice any physical activity in my free time.