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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2011 Jun;40(6):608–615. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.019

Table 3.

Patient outcomes stratified by literacy level, n(%) unless otherwise indicated

Patient Outcome Limited Literacy Adequate Literacy
CHOICE (n=73) Control (n=74 ) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) CHOICE (n=59) Control (n=58) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Reported a test preference after program 55 (76) 38 (51) 3.1 (1.5, 6.2)** 3.9 a (1.7, 8.7)* 55 (93) 34 (60) 9.3 (3.0, 29.2)* 9.8a (3.0, 32.3) *
Increased readiness for screening after programb 24 (60) 8 (24) 4.9 (1.8, 13.4)** 4.9c (1.4, 16.4) ** 14 (42) 4 (15) 4.2 (1.2, 15.0)*** 5.7c (1.1, 30.2) ***
Had screening test ordered at first visit 25 (34) 19 (26) 1.5 (0.74, 3.1) 1.6 a (0.83, 3.2) 15 (25) 9 (16) 1.9 (0.74, 4.7) 2.4 a (0.99, 5.9)
Completed screening test within 24 weeks 15 (21) 12 (16) 1.3 (0.58, 3.1) 1.7 a (0.69, 4.4) 10 (17) 6 (10) 1.8 (0.60, 5.2) 1.9 a (0.70, 5.0)
a

Adjusted for marital status (married/living together vs other), health insurance (yes/no), baseline readiness stage, and provider training level (resident physician vs attending/mid-level provider)

b

Analysis limited to participants in the precontemplation or contemplation stages at baseline

c

Adjusted for marital status (married/living together vs other); health insurance (yes/no); race (black vs other); annual household income (<$20,000 vs ≥$20,000); and employment status (employed vs other)

*

p<0.001

**

p≤0.01

***

p<0.05