Table 1.
Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Procedures in individuals Ages 40 to 49 Years Categorized by Family History
| Endoscopy within past 10 years | Fecal occult blood testing within past 1 year* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | African American | P | White | African American | P | ||
| Positive family history | Percent, (95% CI) | 27.9% (22.1, 34.5) | 9.3% (1.7, 37.9) | .03 | 10.8% (7.0, 16.3) | 3.5% (0.74, 15.2) | .08 |
| N | 67/248 | 3/31 | 24/248 | 2/31 | |||
| No family history | Percent, (95% CI) | 10.5% (9.54, 11.6) | 7.6% (5.8, 9.9) | .01 | 6.0% (5.2, 6.9) | 4.6% (3.3, 6.4) | .13 |
| N | 462/4418 | 69/867 | 253/4387 | 43/863 | |||
*Denominator excludes 35 individuals (0.6%) with missing information on fecal occult blood testing.