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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2008 Nov;121(11):974–981. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.042

Table 2.

Adjusted Receipt of Preventive Health Measures by Age and Health Status.*

Mammography Colon Cancer PAP Smears Exercise Pneumonia Vaccine Flu Shot
aOR(95% CI) aOR(95% CI) aOR(95% CI) aOR(95% CI) aOR(95% CI) aOR(95% CI)
Age: 65–69 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
70–74 0.62 (0.45–0.87) 0.98 (0.75–1.28) 0.42 (0.27–0.65) 0.84 (0.65–1.08) 1.58 (1.26–1.98) 1.24 (0.97–1.59)
75–79 0.54 (0.39–0.74) 1.0 (0.76–1.31) 0.32 (0.21–0.49) 0.71 (0.56–0.91) 1.51 (1.18–1.92) 1.38 (1.07–1.78)
80–84 0.42 (0.29–0.60) 0.75 (0.56–1.01) 0.27 (0.18–0.43) 0.65 (0.48–0.88) 1.92 (1.46–2.53) 1.65 (1.23–2.21)
85+ 0.27 (0.19–0.39) 0.87 (0.62–1.22) 0.19 (0.12–0.30) 0.52 (0.38–0.72) 1.03 (0.761.39) 1.41 (1.04–1.91)
Health Status: Above Average 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Average 0.74 (0.57–0.96) 0.87 (0.701.09) 1.08 (0.771.52) 1.16 (0.941.44) 1.31 (1.06–1.62) 1.33 (1.08–1.64)
Below Average 0.51 (0.37–0.70) 0.80 (0.52–0.95) 0.88 (0.541.25) 1.27 (0.961.66) 1.51 (1.13–2.02) 1.17 (0.901.51)
*

We compared receipt of the preventive health measures above by age and health status after adjusting for sociodemographic factors (race, education, income level, insurance status, and geographical region) and access to care (having a usual provider and number of clinic visits in the past year).

Perceived health, functional limitations, and a comorbidity count were used to classify women as either above average, average, or below average in health (page 7).