Table 4.

Predictors of past-two year mammography use in the United States among women ages 40- to 74-years. Results are from logistic regression models using pooled Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data (1996–2007).

	Mammographya
	Model 1b		Model 2c
	ORd	95 % CI	ORd	95 % CI
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Latina Whites	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Puerto Ricans	1.03	0.83–1.28	1.55***	1.26–1.92
Cubans	0.76*	0.55–1.04	1.13	0.84–1.53
Mexicans	0.56***	0.50–0.63	1.04	0.91–1.18
Other Latinas	0.80**	0.69–0.94	1.25**	1.05–1.49
Blacks	0.87***	0.80–0.94	1.22***	1.12–1.32
Age (years)
40–49	0.61**	0.58–0.65	0.58***	0.55–0.62
50–64	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
65–74	0.88***	0.82–0.95	0.97	0.89–1.05
Education
Less than high school			1.00	ref
High school			1.23***	1.14–1.32
Some college			1.40***	1.28–1.54
College or more			1.67***	1.53–1.82
Family Incomee
<100%			1.00	ref
100%–124%			0.96	0.85–1.10
125%–199%			1.07	0.98–1.16
200%–399%			1.27***	1.16–1.39
≥ 400%			1.82***	1.67–1.98
Insurance
Uninsured			1.00	ref
Private			3.08***	2.82–3.37
Public			2.38***	2.16–2.62

^aModels control for survey year (not included in table)

^bLogistic regression model of past-two year mammography(0=No; 1=Yes) on main predictor (predisposing factor) race/ethnicity, controlling for age.

^cLogistic regression model of past-two year mammography(0=No; 1=Yes) on main predictor (predisposing factor) race/ethnicity, controlling for age and enabling factors including education, income and insurance.

^dOdds ratios

^eRelative to federal poverty level

^***P<0.01

^**P<0.05

^*P<0.10