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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2011 Aug;36(4):605–611. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9348-0

Table 2.

Unadjusted prevalence of CRC screening, physician recommendation, and adherence to physician recommendation by CRC risk group, supporting colorectal outcomes through participatory enhancements (SCOPE), New Jersey, 2006–2007

Total n (%) Average-risk n (%) Increased-risk n (%) High-risk n (%) P value
n (%) 720 (100) 125 (17.4) 328 (45.6) 267 (37.1)
Up-to-date with CRC screening 320 (44.4) 51 (40.8) 100 (30.5) 169 (63.3) < .0001
Physician recommendation for CRC screening 454 (63.1) 84 (67.2) 180 (54.9) 190 (71.2) 0.004
Adherence to physician recommendation for CRC screeninga 320 (70.5) 51 (60.7) 100 (55.6) 169 (88.9) < .0001
a

Defined as proportion of participants receiving a physician recommendation who were up-to-date with CRC screening