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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Behav Med. 2014 Aug;48(1):112–119. doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9580-9

Table 2.

Relation between affective associations, expected utility beliefs, and colonoscopy uptake; controlling for participant age.

Predictor Variable Odds of Colonoscopy Uptake
(reference group= not screened)
OR (95% CI)
Global Affective Associations
    Positive Affective Associations 1.30 (1.07, 1.57)**
    Negative Affective Associations 0.69 (0.55, 0.88)**
    Overall Affective Associations (higher numbers=more negative) 0.65 (0.51, 0.84)***

Individual Affective Items
    Happy 1.18 (1.01, 1.39)*
    Satisfied 1.37 (1.12, 1.68)**
    Relaxed 1.19 (1.01, 1.40)*
    Tense 0.85 (0.73, 1.003)+
    Angry 0.70 (0.55, 0.89)**
    Annoyed 0.79 (0.68, 0.95)**
    Sad 0.81 (0.66, 0.99)*
    Embarrassed 0.83 (0.71, .0.97)*
    Afraid 0.88 (0.75, 1.04)
    Disgusted 0.79 (0.66, 0.95)**

Expected Utility Beliefs
    Perceived Benefits 1.78 (1.07, 2.96)*
    Perceived Barriers 0.42 (0.25, 0.72)***
+

p < .10,

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001