Table 2.
CRC screening rates for White and African-American women aged 50 and older: percent up-to-date for screening by selected demographic and health characteristics
| White and African-American (n = 6,412) (%) |
White (n = 5,566) (%) |
African-American (n = 846) (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 52.4 | 52.9 | 44.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 51.5 | 52.1 | 44.5 |
| P = 0.58 | P = 0.66 | P = 0.96 | |
| Age | |||
| 50–59 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 37.7 |
| 60–69 | 58.2 | 58.2 | 56.1 |
| 70–79 | 60.4 | 61.3 | 49.8 |
| 80+ | 55.7 | 56.6 | 39.7 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P = 0.0009 | |
| BMI Group | |||
| Underweight | 50.5 | 52.4 | 18.8 |
| Normal weight | 51.9 | 52.8 | 37.5 |
| Overweight | 54.0 | 54.8 | 48.0 |
| Obese I | 50.4 | 50.7 | 48.3 |
| Obese II | 52.5 | 53.6 | 45.9 |
| Obese III | 48.7 | 49.2 | 46.8 |
| P = 0.52 | P = 0.54 | P = 0.27 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/living with partner | 52.9 | 53.3 | 46.9 |
| Divorced/separated | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.8 |
| Never married | 44.4 | 47.4 | 35.8 |
| Widowed | 52.4 | 53.9 | 42.1 |
| P = 0.01 | P = 0.04 | P = 0.23 | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 51.7 | 52.6 | 44.3 |
| High school/GED | 49.1 | 50.0 | 40.1 |
| Some college/associates | 52.5 | 52.7 | 50.6 |
| College degree | 55.8 | 58.0 | 39.6 |
| Graduate/professional | 46.6 | 45.9 | 53.3 |
| P = 0.06 | P = 0.02 | P = 0.37 | |
| Personal income | |||
| $0–$24,999 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 45.1 |
| $25,000–$54,999 | 51.2 | 52.3 | 42.3 |
| $55,000–$74,999 | 54.4 | 54.1 | 56.4 |
| $75,000 and up | 56.1 | 56.9 | 45.5 |
| P = 0.20 | P = 0.22 | P = 0.61 | |
| Health insurance | |||
| Covered | 50.8 | 51.7 | 43.0 |
| Not covered | 51.8 | 52.7 | 44.5 |
| P = 0.60 | P = 0.62 | P = 0.78 | |
| Past year medical visits | |||
| 0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 17.5 |
| 1 | 39.3 | 40.5 | 27.2 |
| 2–3 | 49.7 | 51.1 | 37.2 |
| 4–5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 46.7 |
| 6 or more | 61.4 | 61.4 | 61.2 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | |
| Physician CRC screening recommendation | |||
| No | 12.5 | 12.9 | 9.2 |
| Yes | 87.5 | 86.2 | 85.8 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | |
| Self-reported health status | |||
| Excellent | 51.9 | 52.7 | 44.7 |
| Very good | 52.0 | 52.6 | 47.2 |
| Good | 51.0 | 51.9 | 42.9 |
| Fair | 49.8 | 51.2 | 38.1 |
| Poor | 59.2 | 59.3 | 58.7 |
| P = 0.42 | P = 0.63 | P = 0.55 | |
| Co-morbidities | |||
| 0 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 31.3 |
| 1 | 50.6 | 52.0 | 36.5 |
| 2–3 | 57.3 | 58.3 | 49.5 |
| 4–5 | 62.3 | 63.1 | 56.4 |
| 6 or more | 58.1 | 59.1 | 50.4 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P = 0.002 | |
| Alcohol usage | |||
| Never | 44.9 | 46.5 | 35.4 |
| Former | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.8 |
| Light | 56.1 | 56.4 | 52.2 |
| Moderate/heavy | 55.2 | 55.4 | 49.8 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P = 0.0004 | |
| Smoking status | |||
| Daily | 36.3 | 36.0 | 38.1 |
| Occasional | 43.7 | 49.1 | 18.7 |
| Former | 59.0 | 59.1 | 57.4 |
| Never | 51.8 | 52.8 | 43.2 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P = 0.004 | |
| Recreational physical activity (MET minutes/week) | |||
| None/unable to exercise | 44.3 | 45.3 | 38.4 |
| <675 | 57.9 | 58.3 | 53.8 |
| ≥675 | 58.8 | 58.5 | 64.1 |
| P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | P<0.0001 | |