Table 3.
Percentage distribution of colorectal cancer screening by socio-demographic characteristics among men and women in Singapore
|
Statement |
Men |
P value |
Women |
P value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(Screened for CRC)* |
|
(Screened for CRC)* |
|
||
| |
n = 693 |
|
n = 1050 |
|
||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chinese, Indians, others≠ |
186 |
(29.2) |
0.295 |
263 |
(26.2) |
0.027 |
| Malays |
15 |
(23.1) |
|
11 |
(14.7) |
|
|
Age group (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 50-59 |
84 |
(27.9) |
0.076 |
123 |
(24.2) |
0.973 |
| 60-69 |
56 |
(26.2) |
101 |
(28.5) |
||
| 70-79 |
35 |
(28.9) |
41 |
(25.5) |
||
| > = 80 |
21 |
(47.7) |
|
8 |
(18.2) |
|
|
Years of schooling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nil |
12 |
(21.8) |
0.017 |
52 |
(23.0) |
0.111 |
| 1-6 |
60 |
(25.9) |
86 |
(22.6) |
||
| 7-12 |
73 |
(27.0) |
93 |
(27.2) |
||
| >12 (Tertiary) |
51 |
(37.5) |
|
30 |
(29.7) |
|
|
Dwelling type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| HDB 1–3 room |
43 |
(22.3) |
0.037 |
55 |
(19.0) |
0.013 |
| HDB 4–5 room |
120 |
(29.6) |
|
168 |
(26.5) |
|
| Private condominium | 32 | (34.0) | 39 | (31.0) | ||
≠The majority >85% are Chinese in the group. * Excludes missing values.