TABLE 3.
Adjusted Proportions (Predicted Marginals) Meeting Program Standards for Diagnostic and Treatment Initiation Intervals: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, 1996–2005
| Diagnostic Interval |
Treatment Interval |
Total Interval |
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2001–2005 |
1996–2000 |
2001–2005 |
1996–2000 |
2001–2005 |
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| Characteristic | Predicted Marginala (95% CI) | P | Predicted Marginala (95% CI) | P | Predicted Marginala (95% CI) | P | Predicted Marginala (95% CI) | P | Predicted Marginalb (95% CI) | P | Predicted Marginalb (95% CI) | P |
| Mammogram resultc/CBE resultd | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .027 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Abnormal/normal | 82 (81, 82) | 83 (82, 83) | 93 (92, 94) | 93 (93, 94) | 89 (87, 90) | 90 (89, 91) | ||||||
| Abnormal/abnormal | 82 (82, 83) | 84 (83, 84) | 95 (94, 96) | 94 (94, 95) | 94 (94, 95) | 96 (95, 96) | ||||||
| Abnormal/not done | 81 (80, 81) | 83 (82, 83) | 91 (89, 93) | 92 (91, 94) | 87 (85, 90) | 91 (89, 92) | ||||||
| Normal/abnormal | 77 (76, 78) | 82 (82, 82) | 95 (92, 97) | 92 (89, 95) | 84 (80, 88) | 86 (83, 89) | ||||||
| Not done/abnormal | 81 (80, 82) | 80 (79, 81) | 90 (87, 92) | 94 (92, 95) | 91 (89, 94) | 94 (93, 95) | ||||||
| Age, years | .126 | .629 | .118 | .113 | .368 | .340 | ||||||
| 40–49 | 81 (81, 81) | 83 (82, 83) | 94 (93, 95) | 93 (92, 94) | 91 (90, 92) | 92 (92, 93) | ||||||
| 50–64 | 81 (80, 81) | 83 (82, 83) | 93 (92, 94) | 94 (94, 94) | 91 (90, 92) | 93 (93, 94) | ||||||
| ≥ 65 | 80 (79, 81) | 82 (81, 83) | 95 (93, 96) | 93 (90, 95) | 92 (90, 94) | 92 (90, 95) | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| White | 84 (83, 84) | 88 (88, 88) | 95 (94, 95) | 94 (94, 95) | 93 (92, 94) | 95 (94, 95) | ||||||
| Black | 76 (76, 77) | 80 (79, 80) | 91 (90, 93) | 91 (90, 92) | 87 (86, 89) | 89 (88, 90) | ||||||
| Asian | 79 (78, 80) | 76 (75, 77) | 95 (93, 98) | 95 (93, 97) | 88 (84, 92) | 92 (90, 94) | ||||||
| AIAN | 76 (75, 77) | 80 (79, 81) | 90 (86, 94) | 93 (91, 96) | 87 (83, 91) | 90 (87, 93) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 78 (77, 78) | 77 (77, 78) | 91 (89, 93) | 94 (93, 95) | 87 (85, 89) | 92 (91, 93) | ||||||
| Unknown | 79 (78, 81) | 79 (78, 80) | 96 (94, 99) | 96 (94, 98) | 89 (84, 93) | 92 (90, 95) | ||||||
| Residence | <.001 | <.001 | .003 | .016 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Urban | 83 (82, 83) | 85 (85, 86) | 95 (94, 96) | 95 (94, 95) | 93 (91, 94) | 94 (93, 95) | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 80 (80, 80) | 82 (82, 82) | 93 (92, 94) | 93 (93, 94) | 90 (89, 91) | 92 (92, 93) | ||||||
| Rural | 82 (81, 83) | 85 (85, 86) | 95 (93, 98) | 95 (94, 97) | 95 (92, 97) | 95 (93, 96) | ||||||
| Breast symptoms | <.001 | <.001 | <.359 | .051 | .235 | <.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 81 (81, 82) | 85 (84, 85) | 93 (92, 94) | 94 (94, 95) | 92 (91, 93) | 94 (94, 95) | ||||||
| No | 80 (80, 81) | 82 (82, 82) | 94 (93, 95) | 93 (92, 94) | 90 (89, 91) | 92 (91, 92) | ||||||
| Unknown | 81 (81, 82) | 84 (84, 85) | 93 (92, 95) | 94 (92, 95) | 91 (88, 93) | 94 (93, 96) | ||||||
| Cancer Diagnosed | 0.22 | <.001 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 82 (81, 83) | 85 (84, 85) | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
| No | 81 (80, 81) | 82 (82, 83) | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
Notes. CI = confidence interval; CBE = clinical breast examination; AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native.
a
Percentage ≤ 60 days).
b
Percentage ≤120 days).
c
Abnormal mammography includes suspicious abnormality, highly suggestive for malignancy, or assessment incomplete.
d
Abnormal CBE is suspicious for cancer.