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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Behav Med. 2011 Dec;42(3):294–303. doi: 10.1007/s12160-011-9291-z

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of colorectal cancer screening

Characteristic Unadjusted OR(CI) Any screening test Adjusted OR(CI)-AOR Any screening test
Study Group
 TC versus control 2.3 (1.3,4,1)* 2.2 (1.2, 4.0)*
 MI versus control 1.6 (0.9,3.0) 1.6 (0.9, 2.9)
Gender
 Male versus female 1.7 (1.1,2.9)* 1.5(0.7,3.5)
Race
 White Reference
 Black 0.9 (0.5,1.6) 0.9(0.5,1.7)
 Other 1.3 (0.6,3.0) 1.9(0.8,4.7)
Age 1.0 (0.9,1.0) 1.0(.9,1.0)
Employment Status
 Working versus not 1.2 (0.7,2.1) 1.2(0.6,2.4)
 Working
Marital Status
 Married/partner Reference
 Single/divorced/separated/ 0.7 (0.4,1.2) 0.8 (0.4,1.4)
 Widowed
Income
 < 15k Reference
 15k–30k 1.0 (0.5,1.6) 1.1 (0.6,1.9)
 >30k 1.2 (0.7,2.2) 1.4 (0.7,2.8)
Site
 Midwest 1 Reference
 Midwest 2 0.9 (0.3,2.4) 1.5(0.6,3.4)
 Southeast 1.3 (0.5,3.5) 1.9(0.6,5.5)
Education
 < HS, HS, or trade Reference
 BS or greater 0.9 (0.6,1.4) 0.7 (0.4,1.2)
Had prior test 1.1 (0.7,1.8) 1.3 (0.8,2.2)
Physician-recommended colorectal cancer test 2.4 (1.4, 4.0)** 2.3 (1.3, 3.8)**
*

p < .05

**

p < .01

Adjsted Odds Ratio in Column 2 accounted for all covariates in the table TC=Tailored Counseling; MI=Motivational Interview