Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression model indicating adjusted odds ratios for colorectal screening among men and women in Singapore
| |
Men * |
Women* |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n = 693 |
n = 1050 |
||
| Adjusted# OR | 95% CI | Adjusted# OR | 95% CI | |
| Malay |
|
|
|
|
| No+ |
Ref |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes |
0.79 |
0.50-1.25 |
0.45 |
0.22-0.91 |
| Age |
1.02 |
1.00-1.04 |
1.01 |
0.98-1.02 |
| Educational level |
1.14 |
1.03-1.26 |
0.97 |
0.91-1.23 |
| Worry about getting CRC |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Ref. |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes |
1.57 |
1.06-2.30 |
1.44 |
1.06-1.96 |
| Colonoscopy is potentially dangerous |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Ref. |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes |
0.98 |
0.66-1.57 |
0.64 |
0.46-0.87 |
| Colonoscopy is painful |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Ref. |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes |
0.38 |
0.26-0.55 |
0.59 |
0.43-0.83 |
| Attended a public talk on CRC |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Ref |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes |
1.23 |
0.40-1.65 |
1.70 |
1.08-2.67 |
| My personal doctor had recommended CR screening |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Ref. |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes |
3.50 |
2.33-5.27 |
2.35 |
1.71-3.22 |
| Family history of CRC |
|
|
|
|
| No |
Ref. |
|
Ref. |
|
| Yes | 1.05 | 0.65-1.70 | 2.50 | 1.49-4.19 |
*Excludes missing values.
# Adjusted for race, age, education, dwelling type, and all variables in HBM.
Ref-referent group.
+The majority >85% are Chinese in the group.