Table 4.
Factors associated with outpatients’ choice of screening approach n (%)
| Variable |
Screening approach |
OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Normal1 (n = 435) | Precise2 (n = 322) | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 233 (59.1) | 161 (40.9) | 1.000 | 0.340 |
| Male | 202 (55.6) | 161 (44.4) | 1.153 (0.864-1.539) | |
| Age (yr) | ||||
| < 40 | 163 (58.8) | 114 (41.2) | 1.000 | 0.593 |
| ≥ 40 | 272 (56.7) | 208 (43.3) | 1.093 (0.810-1.476) | |
| Health insurance | ||||
| No | 149 (59.1) | 103 (40.9) | 1.000 | 0.533 |
| Yes | 286 (56.6) | 219 (43.4) | 1.108 (0.815-1.505) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary or no schooling | 27 (54.0) | 23 (46.0) | 1.000 | - |
| Secondary education | 197 (57.9) | 143 (42.1) | 0.852 (0.469-1.547) | 0.599 |
| High education | 211 (57.5) | 156 (42.5) | 0.868 (0.479-1.571) | 0.640 |
| Monthly household income, RMB (yuan) | ||||
| < 4000 | 226 (53.3) | 198 (46.7) | 1.000 | 0.010 |
| ≥ 4000 | 209 (62.8) | 124 (37.2) | 0.677 (0.505-0.908) | |
| Level of knowledge | ||||
| Low | 103 (74.6) | 35 (25.4) | 1.000 | - |
| Moderate | 136 (72.0) | 53 (28.0) | 1.147 (0.697-1.887) | 0.590 |
| High | 196 (45.6) | 234 (54.4) | 3.513 (2.290-5.389) | < 0.001 |
1
Blood and feces test;
2
Colonoscopy. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.