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. 2005 May;20(5):432–437. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.40281.x

Table 3.

Percent and Adjusted Odds of Participants Reporting Full Understanding of Physician's Explanation of the Mammogram Result (N=970)*

Predictor Fully Understood n (% Total Sample) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Ethnicity
 White 293 (72.0) reference
 African-American 174 (72.5) 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9)
 Latina 119 (65.8) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.3)
 Asian 89 (62.7) 0.4 (0.3 to 0.7)
Language of interview
 English 580 (70.4) reference
 Non-English 95 (65.1) 1.8 (0.9 to 3.3)
Consulted with primary physician
 No 255 (58.4) reference
 Yes 420 (78.8) 2.3 (1.7 to 3.2)
Method of notification
 In writing 258 (64.2) reference
 In person or by telephone 371 (74.7) 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)
Radiology report—BI-RADS classification
 Probably benign (3) 325 (62.6) reference
 Indeterminate (0) 117 (79.6) 2.4 (1.2 to 4.9)
 Suspicious/highly suggestive of malignancy (4/5) 233 (76.6) 1.4 (0.9 to 2.1)
Participant self-report of any follow-up tests (mammogram, ultrasound, and/or biopsy)
 No 124 (60.5) reference
 Yes 551 (72.0) 1.1 (0.8 to 1.7)
*

Multivariate model includes the above predictors, controlling for age, education, income, insurance status, and clinical site

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BI-RADS, Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System