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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 19;34(2):168–177. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.02.005

Table 4.

Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) for Correlates of Recent and Repeat Mammography, Women ages 55–79a, 2005 California Health Interview Survey

Independent Variables: Recent Mammographyb Repeat Mammographyc
AOR (95% CI)d,e AOR (95 % CI)

Age:
    55–64 Reference Reference
    65–79 0.84 (0.68–1.03) 0.97 (0.82–1.15)
Education:
    College graduate Reference Reference
    Some college/vocational school/AA or 0.98 (0.71–1.37) 0.92 (0.71–1.18)
        AS degree
    High school graduate 0.95 (0.67–1.34) 1.01 (0.80–1.27)
    <High school 0.76 (0.49–1.18) 0.71 (0.48–1.06)
Federal poverty level:
    300% FPL and above Reference Reference
    200–299% FPL 0.66 (0.50–0.88) 0.71 (0.56–0.91)
    100–199% FPL 0.82 (0.59–1.13) 0.81 (0.62–1.05)
    0–99% FPL 1.29 (0.84–1.97) 0.85 (0.59–1.23)
Race/ethnicity and English proficiency:
    Non-Latina White Reference Reference
    Non-Latina African American 1.45 (0.91–2.29) 1.76 (1.18–2.61)
  American Indian/Alaska Native 0.68 (0.30–1.50) 0.67 (0.34–1.35)
    Latina, some limit or proficient in 0.89 (0.56–1.43) 1.00 (0.68–1.47)
        English
    Latina, no English proficiency 2.15 (1.24–3.70) 1.80 (1.17–2.77)
    Asian, some limit or proficient in 0.67 (0.40–1.11) 0.61 (0.40–0.92)
        English
    Asian, no English proficiency 0.54 (0.33–0.87) 0.55 (0.35–0.87)
    Other race, single or multiple 1.49 (0.81–2.73) 1.30 (0.79–2.13)
Marital status:
  Married/living with partner Reference Reference
  Widowed/separated/divorced 0.68 (0.54–0.87) 0.82 (0.67–1.00)
  Never married 0.57 (0.36–0.88) 0.92 (0.64–1.33)
Health status:
    Excellent/Very Good/Good Reference Reference
    Fair or poor 0.79 (0.61–1.03) 0.92 (0.73–1.17)
Smoking status:
    Never Reference Reference
    Former 1.18 (0.92–1.50) 1.27 (1.05–1.55)
    Current 0.59 (0.46–0.76) 0.65 (0.50–0.84)
Body Mass Index (BMI):
    18.5–24.99 (normal weight) Reference Reference
        0–18.49 (underweight) 0.97 (0.56–1.68) 1.11 (0.60–2.05)
    25.0–29.99 (overweight) 1.00 (0.79–1.27) 1.02 (0.82–1.28)
    30.0-higher (obese) 1.02 (0.81–1.29) 1.07 (0.84–1.35)
Gail Model 5-year breast cancer risk score:
    1.67% or greater risk Reference Reference
    Less than 1.67% risk 0.72 (0.58–0.89) 0.76 (0.63–0.93)
Current health insurance:
    Any private insurance Reference Reference
    Public insurance only 0.59 (0.43–0.80) 0.58 (0.44–0.77)
    Uninsured 0.39 (0.25–0.61) 0.33 (0.23–0.48)
Usual source of care:
    Yes Reference Reference
    None/ER/urgent care clinic 0.22 (0.14–0.34) 0.19 (0.14–0.28)
a

Excludes women who have had breast cancer and those whose most recent mammogram was because of a breast problem.

b

Most recent mammogram was in past two years.

c

Most recent mammogram in past two years and 3–11 mammograms in past 6 years.

d

AOR (95% CI): Adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.

e

Boldface entries indicate statistical significance at p >.05; italics indicate p >.10.