Table 4.

Multiple linear regression to explore socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with barriers to help seeking, among women at increased risk of breast cancer in the UK ENGAGE study, 2015–2016 (n = 384).

			Univariable		Multivariable
Barriers reported, mean (SD)			β (95% CI)	P value	β (95% CI)	P value
Age		–	−0.07(−0.06, 0.01)	0.151	−0.07(−0.06, 0.01)	0.197
Education
	Degree level and above	4.3(2.6)	0.09(−0.07, 1.02)	0.088	0.07(−0.19, 0.99)	0.186
	Below degree level	3.8(2.8)	Ref.		Ref.
Ethnicity
	White	4.0(2.8)	Ref.		Ref.
	Ethnic minority	4.1(2.3)	0.01(−1.22, 1.38)	0.901	−0.01(−1.57, 1.28)	0.844
Health Status
	Poor	4.8(2.8)	0.11(0.07, 3.03)	0.040	0.10(−0.25, 2.84)	0.100
	Fair	4.3(3.0)	0.16(0.24, 1.98)	0.013	0.13(−0.08, 1.80)	0.072
	Good	4.1(2.6)	0.16(0.16, 1.59)	0.016	0.13(−0.04, 1.50)	0.063
	Excellent	3.4(2.8)	Ref.		Ref.
SES
	High	3.8(2.9)	Ref.		Ref.
	Medium	4.1(2.7)	0.04(−0.38, 0.90)	0.429	0.03(−0.53, 0.82)	0.676
	Low	4.2(2.7)	0.06(−0.28, 1.03)	0.256	0.03(−0.51, 0.90)	0.585
Numeracy
	Poor	4.1(2.8)	Ref.		Ref.
	Good	4.0(2.7)	−0.02(−0.81, 0.59)	0.763	−0.02(−0.88, 0.59)	0.701
Risk Level
	Moderate	4.0(2.7)	Ref.		Ref.
	High	4.0(2.8)	0.00(−0.54, 0.56)	0.976	−0.00(−0.58, 0.58)	0.999
	Unclear	2.8(2.1)	−0.05(−3.40, 1.06)	0.303	−0.06(−3.59, 0.91)	0.243

Bold text indicates statistical significance (P ≤ 0.05).

Key: SD = Standard deviation. CI = Confidence interval. Ref. = Reference category. SES = Socioeconomic status.