Table 5.
Unadjusted Associations Between Body Mass Index (BMI) Levels and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening, Maryland Cancer Survey 2002
| BMI Category (kg/m2) | Up-to-Date CRC Screening, Weighted % | P Valuea | Unadjusted Odds Ratio for CRC Screening (95% CI) |
| <25 (normal and underweight) | 65.4 | .84 | Ref |
| >25-29.9 (overweight) | 65.3 | 1.03 (0.87-1.21) | |
| ≥30 (obese) | 64.0 | 0.92 (0.76-1.10) |
CI indicates confidence interval; ref, reference group.
a
Chi-square test for comparison of screening prevalence across different BMI categories.