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. 2002 Dec;37(6):1469–1486. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.01312

Table 3.

Determinants of Mammography Receipt, 1994–96

Logistic Regression
OR 95% CI p
Health Insurance
Insured
 Medicaid 1.48 0.97–2.26 0.07
 Private 2.54 2.06–3.14 <0.001
 CHAMPUS/other 2.16 1.42–3.29 <0.001
Perception Variables
Perceived probability of living to 75 1.05 0.80–1.39 0.71
Risk tolerant 1.17 0.92–1.49 0.20
Self reported health, excellent/very good 1.12 0.93–1.34 0.23
Self reported health, fair/poor 0.72 0.56–0.93 0.01
Health Behaviors
Number of physician visits 1994–96* 1.04 1.03–1.06 <0.001
Breast self examination at least once per month, 1994–96 1.86 1.60–2.16 <0.001
Current smoker 0.53 0.45–0.63 <0.001
Body mass index 0.98 0.97–0.99 0.004
Demographics
Age
 50–54 0.96 0.76–1.20 0.71
 55–59 0.90 0.77–1.07 0.23
Family income
 1st quartile 0.97 0.78–1.20 0.77
 3rd quartile 1.24 1.00–1.53 0.05
 4th quartile 1.92 1.52–2.42 <0.001
Married 1.30 1.08–1.57 0.006
Education
 College or more 1.34 1.05–1.70 0.02
 Less than high school 0.75 0.61–0.90 0.003
White 0.73 0.60–0.88 0.001
N 4,075
Wald Chi2 443.76
Pseudo R2 0.12
Log Likelihood –2098.2

Table contains adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals and p values obtained from multivariate logistic regression.