Table 3.
Sociodemographic, health characteristics, and national estimates of PSA screening rates of men from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project sample, age 65–85
| Variables | Total (%) | PSA Screening Rates
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=709 | (95% CI) | <1 yr | (95% CI) | |
| Age groups | ||||
| 65–69 | 35.7 | (31.9–39.5) | 58.4 | (51.0–65.4) |
| 70–74 | 28.1 | (24.6–31.5) | 61.7 | (50.9–71.4) |
| 75–79 | 21.9 | (18.3–25.6) | 63.8 | (55.2–71.6) |
| 80–85 | 14.3 | (11.4–17.2) | 43.3 | (33.5–53.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 83.8 | (80.1–87.6) | 60.5 | (55.4–65.3) |
| African-American | 7.8 | (5.5–10.1) | 49.4 | (35.2–63.6) |
| Hispanic | 5.8 | (2.8–8.9) | 49.2 | (31.5–67.1) |
| Other | 2.5 | (1.3–3.8) | 35.3 | (14.3–64.0) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 74.7 | (70.7–78.7) | 61.3 | (55.2–67.1) |
| Not married | 25.3 | (21.3–29.3) | 49.5 | (41.5–57.5) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 19.7 | (16.1–23.4) | 42.6 | (32.7–53.0) |
| High school/equivalent | 25.3 | (21.9–28.7) | 65.1 | (59.0–70.7) |
| Certification/some college | 26.5 | (22.5–30.6) | 63.8 | (55.5–71.4) |
| Bachelors or more | 28.4 | (23.9–32.9) | 58.1 | (47.2–68.3) |
| Income level1 | ||||
| Poor (0–100% FPL) | 4.9 | (2.9–7.0) | 24.2 | (14.6–37.3) |
| Near poor (101–200% FPL) | 12.7 | (9.8–15.6) | 54.9 | (41.7–67.4) |
| Not poor (>200% FPL) | 58.6 | (53.8–63.4) | 62.5 | (56.8–67.8) |
| Unknown | 23.7 | (19.9–27.5) | 57.1 | (48.5–65.2) |
| Health Behaviors | ||||
| Regular tobacco use2 | ||||
| Yes | 19.2 | (14.7–23.8) | 49.9 | (41.1–58.7) |
| No | 80.8 | (76.2–85.3) | 60.3 | (54.7–65.7) |
| High alcohol consumption3 | ||||
| Yes | 40.9 | (36.8–45.0) | 50.3 | (42.0–58.5) |
| No | 59.1 | (55.0–63.2) | 63.9 | (57.8–69.6) |
| Low Exercise4 | ||||
| Yes | 14.6 | (11.8–17.5) | 54.0 | (42.6–65.0) |
| No | 85.4 | (82.5–88.2) | 59.1 | (54.1–63.8) |
| Doctor visits in last 12 months | ||||
| 0 | 6.9 | (4.7–9.1) | 7.0 | (2.4–18.7) |
| 1 | 9.9 | (6.7–13.1) | 48.9 | (36.7–61.2) |
| 2 or 3 | 31.2 | (27.6–34.9) | 63.0 | (55.9–69.5) |
| 4 to 9 | 33.8 | (30.2–37.3) | 61.3 | (53.8–68.3) |
| 10+ | 18.2 | (14.0–22.4) | 69.6 | (61.5–76.6) |
1
Income is measured as % of 2006 Federal Poverty Level (FPL), in 2006 the FPL for a one-adult household was $9,669, and $12,201 for a 2-adult household [41]
2
Regular tobacco use includes use of cigarettes, a pipe, cigars, or snuff or chewing tobacco [44]
3
High alcohol is defined as drinking ≥ 14 drinks/week and having 3 or more instances of drinking ≥4 drinks in one night in the last 3 months [44]
4
Low exercise is defined as exercising less than 1–2 per week [44]
Abbreviations: PSA - Prostate-specific antigen, CI - confidence interval, FPL - Federal poverty level