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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer. 2011 Mar 31;47(9):1380–1388. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.03.001

Table 5.

Relative risks for recommended health screening exams.

Echocardiogram Colonoscopy Bone Density Exam Mammogram Pap Smear Skin Exam
RR 95% CI p RR 95% CI p RR 95% CI p RR 95% CI p RR 95% CI p RR 95% CI p
Age 1.02 1.01–1.03 <0.0001 1.07 1.04–1.09 <0.0001 1.06 1.04–1.07 <0.0001 1.02 1.02–1.03 <0.0001
Insurance
 No (ref) 1.0 1.0
 Yes 2.13 1.49–3.06 <0.0001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.15 1.06–1.25 0.001 -- -- --
Household Income
 <20,000 (ref) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.0 1.0
 ≥20,000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.12 1.04–1.20 0.002 1.47 1.21–1.79 <0.0001
BMI
 Normal Range (ref) 1.0 1.0 -- -- -- 1.0
 Obese -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.67 0.54–0.82 <0.0001 0.71 0.57–0.89 0.003 -- -- -- 0.78 0.68–0.89 0.0002
 Overweight -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.75 0.63–0.90 0.002 0.80 0.66–0.97 0.03 -- -- -- 0.85 0.76–0.95 0.004
 Underweight -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.12 0.87–1.43 0.39 0.86 0.65–1.15 0.31 -- -- -- 1.06 0.91–1.25 0.45
Neurocognitive Problems
 No Problems (ref) 1.0
 Memory -- -- -- 1.96 1.33–2.89 <0.0001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Emotional Problems
 No Problems (ref) 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 Somatization 1.53 1.32–1.77 <0.0001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Antidepressant Use
 No 1.0 -- -- --
 Yes -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.41 1.17–1.68 0.0002 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Note: -- represents variables that did not remain in the model after the backward selection. Variables significant following Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons are highlighted with bold font. Age used as a continuous variable (years). BMI classifications defined as: underweight = BMI<18.5, normal weight = BMI 18.5–24.9; overweight = BMI 25–29.9; obese = BMI≥30. Neurocognitive and emotional problems defined as a level of negative symptoms reported in ≤ 10% of standardization samples.