Table 2.

Unadjusted Demographic and Medical Correlates of Subsequent Mammography Adherence

Variable	Adherent (n = 173)		Nonadherent (n = 31)		P*
	No.	%	No.	%
Age, years					.01
Mean	60.28		54.90
SD	10.66		11.25
Education, years					.99
Mean	14.73		14.73
SD	2.76		2.06
Ethnicity†					.48
White	150	87.2	26	83.9
Asian or Pacific Islander	2	1.2	0	0
Black or African American	20	11.6	5	16.1
Employment status‡					.39
Unemployed or sick leave	25	14.6	3	10.0
Retired	72	42.1	10	33.3
Working full or part time	74	43.3	17	56.7
Married	122	70.5	22	71.0	.97
Disease stage					.84
I	86	49.7	14	45.2
II	74	42.8	15	48.4
IIIA	13	7.5	2	6.5
Breast-conserving surgery	105	60.7	22	71.0	.28
Radiation therapy	120	69.4	22	71.0	.89
Chemotherapy	93	53.8	17	54.8	.95
Hormonal therapy	152	87.9	25	80.6	.20
Lymphedema	20	11.6	8	25.8	.04
Years since breast cancer diagnosis					.01
Mean	5.19		4.00
SD	2.22		2.40
Breast cancer detected by mammogram	92	53.2	13	41.9	.34
Adherent to past mammography	144	83.2	26	83.9	.93

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

^*Age, education, and years since breast cancer diagnosis were examined using independent t tests. The remaining categorical variables were examined using χ² tests.

^†In χ² analysis, ethnicity was coded as white or Asian/Pacific Islander = 0, and African American or black = 1. Ethnicity was missing for one participant.

^‡Employment status was missing for three participants.