Table 1.
Characteristics associated with being within CRC screening guidelines by medical record review
| All participants (n=1085) | Complete cases (n=713)a | Imputation results (n=1085) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Characteristic | Not within guidelines (n=360) n (%) |
Within guidelines (n=353) n (%) |
OR (95% CI)b | P | |
| Age (years), mean±SDc | 61.4±6.8 | 61.0±6.6 | 62.6±6.9 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | 0.0005 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 449 (41.4) | 149 (41.4) | 143 (40.5) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Female | 636 (58.6) | 211 (58.6) | 210 (59.5) | 1.05 (0.80, 1.37) | 0.74 |
| Race | |||||
| Non-white | 35 (3.2) | 8 (2.2) | 9 (2.5) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| White | 1050 (96.8) | 352 (97.8) | 344 (97.5) | 1.10 (0.45, 2.69) | 0.84 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single/never married | 47 (4.3) | 15 (4.2) | 11 (3.1) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Married/living as married | 839 (77.3) | 275 (76.4) | 294 (83.3) | 1.76 (0.87, 3.55) | 0.12 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 199 (18.3) | 70 (19.4) | 48 (13.6) | 1.16 (0.54, 2.49) | 0.70 |
| Educational attainment (years) | |||||
| <12 | 85 (7.8) | 29 (8.1) | 23 (6.5) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| 12 | 385 (35.5) | 119 (33.1) | 115 (32.6) | 1.33 (0.76, 2.34) | 0.32 |
| >12 | 615 (56.7) | 212 (58.9) | 215 (60.9) | 1.39 (0.81, 2.39) | 0.23 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed full- or part-time | 485 (44.7) | 162 (45.0) | 139 (39.4) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Unemployed/disabled | 182 (16.8) | 68 (18.9) | 47 (13.3) | 0.78 (0.53, 1.16) | 0.22 |
| Retired/volunteer | 418 (38.5) | 130 (36.1) | 167 (47.3) | 1.44 (1.06, 1.96) | 0.02 |
| Household incomed | |||||
| <$30,000 | 302 (33.3) | 120 (37.6) | 75 (24.5) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| $30,000–$60,000 | 302 (33.3) | 93 (29.2) | 118 (38.6) | 2.01 (1.41, 2.86) | 0.0001 |
| ≥$60,000 | 303 (33.4) | 106 (33.2) | 113 (36.9) | 1.72 (1.22, 2.45) | 0.002 |
| Health insurance status | |||||
| Uninsured | 94 (8.7) | 46 (12.8) | 14 (4.0) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Public insurance only | 142 (13.1) | 50 (13.9) | 35 (9.9) | 2.16 (1.06, 4.40) | 0.03 |
| Private insurance only | 564 (52.0) | 183 (50.8) | 180 (51.0) | 3.16 (1.74, 5.74) | 0.0002 |
| Public and private insurance | 285 (26.3) | 81 (22.5) | 124 (35.1) | 5.08 (2.71, 9.51) | <0.0001 |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Never | 585 (53.9) | 192 (53.3) | 191 (54.1) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Former | 374 (34.5) | 127 (35.3) | 129 (36.5) | 1.07 (0.80, 1.44) | 0.63 |
| Current | 126 (11.6) | 41 (11.4) | 33 (9.3) | 0.81 (0.52, 1.28) | 0.37 |
| Self-reported health status | |||||
| Poor/fair | 160 (14.7) | 63 (17.5) | 45 (12.7) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Good/very good/excellent | 925 (85.3) | 297 (82.5) | 308 (87.3) | 1.27 (0.85, 1.89) | 0.24 |
| Medical condition(s) requiring regular medical visits | |||||
| No | 348 (32.1) | 109 (30.3) | 97 (27.5) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 737 (67.9) | 251 (69.7) | 256 (72.5) | 1.30 (0.98, 1.75) | 0.07 |
| Have a regular primary care provider | |||||
| No | 78 (7.2) | 16 (4.4) | 3 (0.8) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 1007 (92.8) | 344 (95.6) | 350 (99.2) | 10.26 (3.51, 29.92) | <0.0001 |
| Check-up/physical in the past 2 years | |||||
| No | 118 (10.9) | 44 (12.2) | 11 (3.1) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 967 (89.1) | 316 (87.8) | 342 (96.9) | 5.44 (2.87, 10.31) | <0.0001 |
| High CRC risk perception | |||||
| No/don’t know | 980 (90.3) | 325 (90.3) | 312 (88.4) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 105 (9.7) | 35 (9.7) | 41 (11.6) | 1.18 (0.76, 1.83) | 0.47 |
| Aware of CRC screening tests | |||||
| No/don’t know | 145 (13.4) | 38 (10.6) | 37 (10.5) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 940 (86.6) | 322 (89.4) | 316 (89.5) | 1.35 (0.89, 2.06) | 0.16 |
| Aware CRC screening should begin at age 50 | |||||
| No | 491 (45.3) | 163 (45.3) | 158 (44.8) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 594 (54.7) | 197 (54.7) | 195 (55.2) | 1.04 (0.79, 1.37) | 0.79 |
| Ever asked by a doctor to have a CRC screening test | |||||
| No/don’t know | 243 (22.4) | 115 (31.9) | 17 (4.8) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 842 (77.6) | 245 (68.1) | 336 (95.2) | 9.09 (5.52, 14.97) | <0.0001 |
| Ever asked a doctor to order a CRC screening test | |||||
| No/don’t know | 961 (88.6) | 327 (90.8) | 299 (84.7) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 124 (11.4) | 33 (9.2) | 54 (15.3) | 2.04 (1.34, 3.13) | 0.001 |
| Ever encouraged by anyone (other than a doctor) to have CRC screening | |||||
| No/don’t know | 497 (45.8) | 187 (51.9) | 114 (32.3) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 588 (54.2) | 173 (48.1) | 239 (67.7) | 2.38 (1.78, 3.18) | <0.0001 |
| Ever discouraged by anyone (other than a doctor) from having CRC screening | |||||
| No/don’t know | 1044 (96.2) | 347 (96.4) | 342 (96.9) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Yes | 41 (3.8) | 13 (3.6) | 11 (3.1) | 1.05 (0.47, 2.35) | 0.91 |
a
Complete cases were participants who completed the baseline survey and had their medical record reviewed to confirm CRC screening status.
b
Odd ratios were calculated for the total sample using 40 multiple imputed datasets.
c
Participants’ ages ranged from 51–75 years.
d
Income was missing for 178 participants.