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. 2007 Jan 20;22(3):308–314. doi: 10.1007/s11606-006-0087-y

Table 2.

Association of Sociodemographic and Breast Cancer Risk-Related Factors with Report of Clinicians’ Discussion of Cancer Family History (CFH) and Breast Cancer Health Related Behaviors (HRB) (N = 1,700)

Predictor Clinician asked in the past year about CFH (N = 1,675) Clinician ever discussed HRB (N = 1,694)
Weighted % Unadjusted odds ratios 95 % CI P value Weighted % Unadjusted odds ratios 95 % CI P value
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age
40–49 65.4 <.0001 27.5 .001
50–64 56.5 0.7 (0.5–.09) 37.1 1.6 (1.2–2.0)
65–74 41.4 0.4 (0.3–0.5) 28.6 1.1 (0.7–1.6)
Jewish heritage
Yes 54.9 0.9 (0.6–1.3) .46 25.8 0.7 (0.5–1.0) .05
Education
Grade school or middle school 60.8 .15 27.8 .71
Completed high school/vocational school 63.3 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 33.3 1.3 (0.7–2.4)
College or higher 56.8 0.8 (0.5–1.5) 33.1 1.3 (0.7–2.3)
Language of interview
Chinese or Spanish 63.7 .12 28.6 .19
English 57.4 0.8 (0.5–1.1) 33.7 1.3 (0.9–1.8)
Access
Insurance and mammography Site
Academic hospital insured 55.4 0.4 (0.1–1.9) .13 36.5 1.4 (0.4–4.3) .09
Community hospital Insured 54.2 0.4 (0.1–1.9) 34.9 1.3 (0.4–4.1)
Public hospital insured 50.4 0.4 (0.1–1.7) 40.5 1.6 (0.4–5.8)
Staff model HMO insured 60.8 0.6 (0.1–2.4) 28.9 1.0 (0.3–3.0)
Uninsured 68.4 0.8 (0.2–3.6) 36.9 1.4 (0.4–4.8)
Insurance information missing 73.9 29.8
At least one well visit in past year
Yes 60.4 1.9 (1.4–2.7) .0001 33.9 1.3 (0.9–1.8) .15
Breast cancer risk factors
Self-reported history of breast biopsy or follow-up mammography
Yes 58.5 1.0 (0.8–1.3) .75 36.1 1.3 (1.0–1.7) .003
Body mass index
≤25 58.4 .2 29.2 .003
26–29 61.1 1.1 (0.9–1.5) 33.9 1.2 (0.9–1.6)
≥30 54.0 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 40.3 1.6 (1.2–2.2)
Risk perception and worry
Self-Perception of 10-year risk of breast cancer
Higher than other same-age women 61.4 1.2 (0.9–1.5) .18 38.2 .02
Same or lower than other same-age women 57.2 31.2 1.4 (1.1–1.8)
Worry scale (mean, SE)
Yes 1.32; .016 1.5 (1.1–2.0) .006 1.37; .021 2.0 (1.5–2.6) <.0001