Table 2.

Prevalence of Pap smear and mammography in the previous 2 years among Mexican American women aged 75 and older, United States, 2004-2005

	Pap smear n (%) N=1,221	p-value	Mammography n (%) N=1,229	p-value
Overall prevalence	454 (37.2)		599 (48.7)
Age (years)
75-79	242 (43.4)	<.0001	323 (57.6)	<.0001
80-84	134 (36.8)		176 (48.0)
85+	78 (26.0)		100 (33.2)
Marital status
Married	147 (44.3)	0.0019	183 (54.5)	0.0151
Unmarried	307 (34.6)		416 (46.7)
Education (years)
0-5	194 (31.1)	<.0001	262 (41.7)	<.0001
>5	260 (43.5)		337 (56.1)
Income
< $10,000/ year	189 (33.1)	0.0154	248 (43.4)	<.0001
≥ $10,000/ year	201 (41.7)		274 (56.4)
Unknown	64 (38.1)		77 (45.0)
Financial strain
Yes	229 (33.1)	0.0007	320 (46.1)	0.0357
No	225 (42.5)		279 (52.1)
Health insurance
None	19 (38.8)	<.0001	22 (44.9)	<.0001
Public (e.g., Medicare or Medicaid)	304 (33.6)		410 (45.0)
Private (e.g., HMO)	131 (48.9)		167 (62.1)
Nativity and language use
Foreign born	179 (34.2)	0.1172	244 (46.1)	0.2419
US born Spanish speaking	187 (38.6)		245 (50.2)
US born English speaking	88 (41.7)		110 (52.1)
Medical conditions
0-1	305 (36.6)	0.5474	388 (46.5)	0.0204
≥ 2	149 (38.4)		211 (53.5)
Cancer
Yes	37 (46.8)	0.0664	53 (67.1)	0.0007
No	417 (36.5)		546 (47.5)
IADL limitations
0-3	269 (43.4)	<.0001	361 (58.0)	<.0001
≥ 4	185 (30.8)		238 (39.2)
CESD
< 16	359 (39.0)	0.1332	456 (49.4)	0.8226
≥ 16	86 (33.9)		129 (50.2)
MMSE
> 18	364 (40.8)	<.0001	487 (54.5)	<.0001
≤ 18	90 (27.3)		112 (33.4)
Cohort
New	212 (41.2)	0.0123	267 (51.7)	0.0723
Old	242 (34.2)		332 (46.6)

IADL= Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

CESD= Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale

MMSE= Mini-Mental State Examination