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. 2014 Mar 14;7:10.3402/gha.v7.23807. doi: 10.3402/gha.v7.23807

Table 4.

Factors associated with preventive screening

Adjusted OR (CI)

Cholesterol Glucose Pap smear Mammogram PSA CRC HIV Bone scan
Age Per 10 year increase: 1 (ref) Per 10 year increase: 1(ref) Not Significant Per 10 year increase: 1 (ref) Per 10 year increase: 1 (ref) Not significant Per 10 year increase: 1 (ref) Per 10 year increase: 1 (ref)
1.04 (1.03–1.04) 1.3 (1.29–1.35) 1.42 (1.16–1.74) 1.29 (1.16–1.44) 0.73 (0.69–0.76) 0.6 (0.39–0.92)
Gender Female: 1 (ref) Female: 1 (ref) _ _ _ Not significant Not significant _
Male: 1.14 (1.08–1.21) Male: 0.88 (0.82–0.96)
Vitality member Non-member: 1 (ref) Non-member: 1 (ref) Non-member: 1 (ref) Non-member: 1 (ref‘) Non-member: 1 (ref) Not significant Non-member: 1 (ref) Not significant
1.67 (1.57–1.76) 1.22 (1.13–1.31) 1.78 (1.4–2.3) 1.89 (1.13–3.17) 1.45 (1.20–1.73) 3.2 (2.75–3.73)
Plan Type Core 1.56 (1.44–1.68) 0.78 (0.69–0.86) 0.44 (0.28–0.70) 0.44 (0.17–1.12) Not Significant Not Significant 0.73 (0.63–0.98) Not significant
Saver 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Comprehensive 3.53 (3.27–3.80) 1.9 (1.73–2.12) Not significant 2.99 (1.72–5.24) 2.26 (1.6–3.1) Not Significant 0.85 (0.73–0.98) Not significant
Province Eastern Cape: 1 (ref)) Eastern Cape 1 (Ref) Eastern Cape: 1 (ref) Eastern Cape: 1 (ref) Eastern Cape: 1 (ref) Eastern Cape: 1 (ref)
Gauteng: 1.42 (1.26–1.61
0.84)
Gauteng: 0.99 (0.82–1.14) Northern Cape 1.89 (0.65–5.54) Not Significant Gauteng 1.22 (0.83–1.79) KwaZulu-Natal 1.54 (0.49–4.88) Gauteng 1.32 (0.99–1.77) Not significant

Adjusted odds ratios using multivariate logistic regression model, adjusted for age, gender, Vitality member, plan type, and Province of residence.

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Comp: comprehensive plan type; Ref: reference value; PSA: prostate-specific antigen; CRC: colorectal cancer.