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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Jul 17;24(10):1893–1899. doi: 10.1007/s10552-013-0257-2

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of men who were and were not screened for prostate cancer within the past 12 months, Southern Community Cohort Study, 2002-2009.

Screeneda Not screened

Characteristic n % n % p-value

Black Men
Age (years) <0.0001
 40-44 711 16.6 4341 31.7
 45-49 931 21.7 3751 27.4
 50-54 980 22.9 2833 20.7
 55-59 713 16.7 1521 11.1
 60-64 504 11.8 708 5.2
 65-69 256 6.0 326 2.4
 70-74 134 3.1 151 1.1
 75-79 54 1.3 64 0.5
Annual household income <0.0001
 <$15,000 2065 48.9 8321 61.3
 $15,000-$24,999 885 21.0 3045 22.4
 $25,000-$49,999 726 17.2 1581 11.7
 $50,000-$99,999 420 9.9 507 3.7
 ≥$100,000 128 3.0 115 0.9
Educational level <0.0001
 <9 years 355 8.3 1009 7.4
 9-11 years 812 19.0 3572 26.1
 Completed high school or GED 1372 32.1 5263 38.5
 Vocational/Some college 1085 25.3 2936 21.5
 Graduated from college 390 9.1 657 4.8
 Graduate school 267 6.2 250 1.8
Marital status <0.0001
 Single 956 22.5 4790 35.1
 Married/living with a partner 1729 40.7 3856 28.2
 Divorced/widowed/separated 1560 36.8 5015 36.7
Health insurance coverage <0.0001
 None 1436 33.7 7482 54.8
 Medicare/Medicaid only 1123 26.3 2827 20.7
 Any private/CHAMPUS/other 1709 40.0 3337 24.5
Recruitment source <0.0001
 Community Health Centers 3613 84.4 12941 94.5
 General population 670 15.6 754 5.5
Body mass index (kg/m2) at age 21 0.03
 <18.5 284 7.0 953 7.3
 18.5-24.9 2428 59.7 8088 61.8
 25-29.9 1058 26.0 3081 23.6
 30-34.99 224 5.5 681 5.2
 35-39.99 51 1.3 178 1.4
 40 24 0.6 101 0.8
Body mass index (kg/m2) maximum <0.0001
 <20 25 0.6 137 1.0
 20-24.99 578 13.8 2684 19.9
 25-29.99 1468 35.0 4848 35.9
 30-39.9 1771 42.3 4872 36.1
 40 350 8.4 959 7.1
Hypertension <0.0001
 No 1652 38.6 7736 56.5
 Yes 2630 61.4 5954 43.5
Cholesterol medications <0.0001
 No 3464 81.3 12564 91.8
 Yes 797 18.7 1117 8.2
Smoking <0.0001
 Never 1144 26.9 2997 22.0
 Former 1160 27.3 2214 16.2
 Current 1944 45.8 8427 61.8
Moderate physical activity during their 30s (hours per week) 0.12
 0 244 5.9 916 6.8
 0.01-2.00 56 1.3 171 1.3
 2.01-4.99 69 1.7 255 1.9
 ≥5 3802 91.2 12160 90.1
Vigorous physical activity during their 30s (hours per week) 0.20
 0 397 9.5 1340 9.9
 0.01-2.00 182 4.4 494 3.7
 2.01-4.99 134 3.2 434 3.2
 ≥5 3463 82.9 11247 83.2

White Men

Age (years) <0.0001
 40-44 152 8.0 1169 27.8
 45-49 261 13.6 1090 26.0
 50-54 348 18.2 758 18.0
 55-59 428 22.4 577 13.7
 60-64 360 18.8 334 8.0
 65-69 222 11.6 161 3.8
 70-74 99 5.2 85 2.0
 75-79 43 2.3 27 0.6
Annual household income <0.0001
 <$15,000 441 23.6 1922 46.2
 $15,000-$24,999 222 11.9 787 18.9
 $25,000-$49,999 382 20.5 683 16.4
 $50,000-$99,999 525 28.1 515 12.4
 ≥$100,000 298 16.0 253 6.1
Educational level <0.0001
 <9 years 102 5.3 316 7.5
 9-11 years 144 7.5 656 15.6
 Completed high school or GED 433 22.7 1400 33.4
 Vocational/Some college 467 24.5 1034 24.6
 Graduated from college 372 19.5 427 10.2
 Graduate school 392 20.5 364 8.7
Marital status <0.0001
 Single 153 8.4 764 18.4
 Married/living with a partner 1271 69.3 1889 45.6
 Divorced/widowed/separated 409 22.3 1493 36.0
Health insurance coverage <0.0001
 None 350 18.4 2043 48.8
 Medicare/Medicaid only 281 14.8 739 17.7
 Any private/CHAMPUS/other 1272 66.8 1405 33.6
Recruitment source <0.0001
 Community Health Centers 887 46.4 3217 76.6
 General population 1026 53.6 984 23.4
Body mass index (kg/m2) at age 21 0.04
 <18.5 103 5.5 254 6.2
 18.5-24.9 1165 62.6 2480 60.3
 25-29.9 478 25.7 1067 25.9
 30-34.99 92 4.9 223 5.4
 35-39.99 11 0.6 63 1.5
 40 13 0.7 29 0.7
Body mass index (kg/m2) maximum <0.0001
 <20 7 0.4 27 0.7
 20-24.99 182 9.7 599 14.4
 25-29.99 697 37.0 1458 35.1
 30-39.9 819 43.5 1673 40.3
 40 179 9.5 394 9.5
Hypertension <0.0001
 No 942 49.2 2586 61.6
 Yes 971 50.8 1614 38.4
Cholesterol medications <0.0001
 No 1309 68.8 3622 86.5
 Yes 593 31.2 567 13.5
Smoking <0.0001
 Never 685 36.5 1031 24.8
 Former 789 42.1 1033 24.8
 Current 402 21.4 2102 50.5
Moderate physical activity during their 30s (hours per week) <0.0001
 0 92 5.0 281 6.8
 0.01-2.00 26 1.4 62 1.5
 2.01-4.99 80 4.4 100 2.4
 ≥5 1635 89.2 3672 89.2
Vigorous physical activity during their 30s (hours per week) <0.0001
 0 180 9.8 447 10.9
 0.01-2.00 116 6.3 155 3.8
 2.01-4.99 111 6.1 124 3.0
 ≥5 1427 77.8 3392 82.4
a

Prostate-specific antigen or digital rectal exam.