Table 3.
Distribution of uptakers of fecal occult blood testing, according to sociodemographic, health and lifestyle variables from 2017 to 2020 (n = 5,383).
| Uptakers of FIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | 2017 | 2020 | p -value |
| n = 2,340 (%) | n = 3,043 (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Man | 1,151 (32.72) | 1,477 (42.76) | <0.001 |
| Woman | 1,189 (32.00) | 1,566 (45.06) | <0.001 |
| Age group | |||
| 50-56 years old | 701 (25.24) | 885 (34.93) | <0.001 |
| 57-63 years old | 876 (34.93) | 1,176 (46.72) | <0.001 |
| 64-69 years old | 763 (39.15) | 982 (52.29) | <0.001 |
| Level of education | |||
| Without studies | 11 (17.46) | 5 (20.83) | 0.72 |
| Primary | 644 (30.39) | 655 (39.22) | <0.001 |
| Secondary | 1,272 (33.27) | 1,748 (45.53) | <0.001 |
| University | 413 (33.60) | 635 (45.49) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 296 (30.08) | 406 (35.99) | < 0.01 |
| Married | 1,595 (32.93) | 1,966 (45.86) | <0.001 |
| Widowed | 199 (34.97) | 235 (47.28) | <0.001 |
| Separated or divorced | 250 (29.83) | 436 (42.87) | <0.001 |
| Social class | |||
| Lower | 1,027 (30.05) | 1,257 (39.60) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 883 (34.72) | 1,102 (46.48) | <0.001 |
| Upper | 430 (33.78) | 684 (49.42) | <0.001 |
| Residential location | |||
| Urban | 1,114 (31.27) | 1,219 (42.53) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 1,226 (33.39) | 1,824 (44.89) | <0.001 |
| Nationality | |||
| Spanish | 2,293 (33.00) | 2,885 (44.83) | <0.001 |
| Foreigner | 47 (16.43) | 158 (31.98) | <0.001 |
| Number of chronic conditions | |||
| 0 | 295 (22.50) | 492 (29.95) | <0.001 |
| 1 | 358 (28.44) | 562 (41.02) | <0.001 |
| ≥2 | 1,687 (36.17) | 1,989 (50.79) | <0.001 |
| Presence of physician-diagnosed mental illness | |||
| No | 1,876 (31.66) | 2,546 (42.75) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 464 (35.47) | 497 (51.03) | <0.001 |
| Self-perceived health status | |||
| Very good | 242 (27.75) | 416 (40.23) | <0.001 |
| Good | 1,152 (30.78) | 1,635 (42.77) | <0.001 |
| Fair | 660 (34.90) | 739 (48.11) | <0.001 |
| Poor | 222 (39.22) | 199 (46.93) | 0.02 |
| Very poor | 64 (39.51) | 54 (48.21) | 0.15 |
| Insurance status | |||
| Public | 2,245 (32.66) | 2,900 (44.27) | <0.001 |
| Private | 95 (26.32) | 143 (37.83) | <0.001 |
| Visits to the primary care physician in the previous 4 weeks | |||
| No* | 1,444 (29.68) | 2,217 (41.61) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 896 (37.84) | 826 (51.59) | <0.001 |
| Visits to the specialist physician in the previous 4 weeks | |||
| No** | 1,856 (30.51) | 2,651 (42.71) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 484 (42.09) | 392 (54.29) | <0.001 |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Normal weight | 772 (31.05) | 1,093 (43.91) | <0.001 |
| Underweight | 38 (48.10) | 33 (42.86) | 0.02 |
| Overweight | 1,019 (32.58) | 1,338 (44.44) | <0.001 |
| Obesity | 511 (33.16) | 579 (42.83) | <0.001 |
| Current smoking habit | |||
| No† | 1,829 (34.29) | 2,387 (46.29) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 511 (26.89) | 656 (37.02) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol intake in the last year | |||
| No‡ | 697 (32.27) | 765 (37.24) | < 0.01 |
| Yes | 1,643 (32.38) | 2,278 (46.73) | <0.001 |
| Free time physical exercise | |||
| No** | 715 (28.99) | 880 (37.83) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1,625 (34.08) | 2,163 (46.99) | <0.001 |
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.