Table 1.
Characteristics of the Meigs County, Ohio average-risk participants within and not within colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines (n=170)
| CRC Screening Within Guidelines |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
Total¶ n (%) |
Odds Ratio** (95% CI ) |
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| Gender | Female | 78 (74) | 28 (26) | 106 (62) | 1.00 |
| Male | 42 (66) | 22 (34) | 64 (38) | 1.46 (0.75,2.86) | |
| Age (years) | 50–59 | 39 (81) | 9 (19) | 48 (28) | 1.00 |
| 60–69 | 30 (60) | 20 (40) | 50 (29) | 2.89 (1.15,7.25) | |
| 70+ | 51 (71) | 21 (29) | 72 (42) | 1.78 (0.74, 4.32) | |
| Marital status | Divorced/Widowed/ Separated/Single |
47 (81) | 11 (19) | 58 (35) | 1.00 |
| Married/Living with Partner |
71 (65) | 39 (36) | 110 (66) | 2.35 (1.09,5.04)* | |
| Education | Less than High School | 20 (80) | 5 (20) | 25 (15) | 1.00 |
| High School + | 98 (69) | 45 (32) | 143 (85) | 1.84 (0.65,5.21) | |
| Household Income | <County median | 54 (75) | 18 (25) | 72 (56) | 1.00 |
| ≥County median | 37 (65) | 20 (35) | 57 (44) | 1.62 (0.76,3.47) | |
| Employment Status | Employed part-time/ Unemployed / Disabled / Retired |
95 (67) | 46 (33) | 141 (86) | 1.00 |
| Employed Full-time | 20 (87) | 3 (13) | 23 (14) | 0.31 (0.09,1.10) | |
| Health Insurance | No | 19 (95) | 1 (5) | 20 (12) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 100 (67) | 49 (33) | 149 (88) | 9.31 (1.21,71.53)* | |
| Doctor recommendation |
No | 86 (86) | 14 (14) | 100 (59) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 34 (49) | 35 (51) | 69 (41) | 6.32 (3.03,13.20)* | |
| CRC knowledge | Inadequate | 56 (82) | 12 (18) | 68 (40) | 1.00 |
| Adequate | 64 (63) | 38 (37) | 102 (60) | 2.77 (1.32,5.82)* | |
*
p<0.05
**
crude odds ratio
¶
missing data, totals do not equal 170
CI = Confidence Interval