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. 2011 Nov;20(11):1619–1626. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2168

Table 2.

Sample Characteristics by Routine Checkup in Past 12 Months

  No (n=276) Yes (n=966) Total (n=1242) Chi-square/t p
Age, years       22.10 0.000
 41–49 87 (31.5%) 192 (19.9%) 279 (22.5%)    
 51–64 119 (43.1%) 413 (42.8%) 532 (42.8%)    
 65–74 38 (13.8%) 208 (21.5%) 246 (19.8%)    
 75+ 32 (11.6%) 153 (15.8%) 185 (14.9%)    
Years of educationa 13.17 (±2.36) 13.35 (±2.61) 13.31 (±2.55) 1.11 0.269
Race/ethnicity       1.92 0.384
 Non-Hispanic white 223 (80.8%) 799 (82.7%) 1022 (82.3%)    
 African American 29 (10.5%) 106 (11.0%) 135 (10.9%)    
 Hispanic 24 (8.7%) 61 (6.3%) 85 (6.8%)    
Number of chronic conditionsa 1.30 (±1.38) 1.91 (±1.38) 1.78 (±1.40) −6.52 0.000
Health provider shortage area       5.82 0.016
 Do not reside in shortage area 143 (51.8%) 579 (59.9%) 722 (58.1%)    
 Reside in shortage area 133 (48.2%) 387 (40.1%) 520 (41.9%)    
General health status       9.54 0.049
 Poor 12 (4.3%) 43 (4.5%) 55 (4.4%)    
 Fair 32 (11.6%) 154 (15.9%) 186 (15.0%)    
 Good 94 (34.1%) 345 (35.7%) 439 (35.3%)    
 Very good 95 (34.4%) 330 (34.2%) 425 (34.2%)    
 Excellent 43 (15.6%) 94 (9.7%) 137 (11.0%)    
Depression scale       0.08 0.994
 None 184 (66.7%) 650 (67.3%) 834 (67.1%)    
 Mild 57 (20.7%) 192 (19.9%) 249 (20.0%)    
 Moderate 18 (6.5%) 64 (6.6%) 82 (6.6%)    
 Moderately severe to severe 17 (6.2%) 60 (6.2%) 77 (6.2%)    
Insurance lapse in past 3 years       31.68 0.000
 No 209 (75.7%) 860 (89.0%) 1069 (86.1%)    
 Yes 67 (24.3%) 106 (11.0%) 173 (13.9%)    
Most recent screening mammography       194.60 0.000
 Never 50 (18.1%) 37 (3.8%) 87 (7.0%)    
 Between 2 and 5 years 88 (31.9%) 121 (12.5%) 209 (16.8%)    
 Between 1 and 2 years 65 (23.6%) 126 (13.0%) 191 (15.4%)    
 Past 12 months 73 (26.4%) 682 (70.6%) 755 (60.8%)    
a

Mean (SD), t statistic, and p value reported for continuous variables.