Table 2. Comparison of characteristics of study participants between those who did and did not receive the screening test^a.

		Individuals who received a Pap test within 3-yearsb		Individuals who received a mammogram within 2-yearsc
Characteristics		n	(row) %	n	(row) %
		5,795	71.3	5,140	68.0
Age
	20–30	600	67.4	_	_
	30–40	1,075	80.2	_	_
	40–50	1,582	77.3	1,073	52.9
	50–65	2,538	65.9	2,866	76.8
	65–75	_	_	1,201	66.7
			p<0.0001		p<0.0001
Educational level
	Non-high school graduate	3,791	66.8	3,997	66.4
	High school graduate	2,004	81.7	1,143	74.4
			p<0.0001		p<0.0001
Marital status
	Married	3,299	75.2	3,216	72.3
	Single	1,560	66.3	661	56.5
	Divorced	693	71.3	694	69.1
	Widowed	243	58.3	569	60.9
			p<0.0001		p<0.0001
Employment status
	Employed	3,168	81.0	1,809	69.9
	Retired	607	61.7	1,810	71.5
	Unemployed	2,020	62.4	1,521	62.3
			p<0.0001		p<0.0001
Chronic disease(s)
	Yes	3,436	68.3	3,737	68.6
	No	2,359	76.1	1,403	66.3
			p<0.0001		p = 0.0461
Visit(s) to the GP in the last year
	Yes	5,389	72.0	4,880	69.1
	No	406	62.8	260	52.2
			p<0.0001		p<0.0001
Obesity
	Yes (BMI≥30)	1,041	61.0	1,183	63.3
	No (BMI<30)	4,754	74.0	3,957	69.8
			p<0.0001		p<0.0001
Disability score
	Mean ± S.D	2,29±3,98		3,81±4,94
			p<0.0001 d		p<0.0001 d
	= 0	3,211	77.6	1,908	70.0
	≥1	2,584	64.7	3,232	66.3
			p<0.0001		p = 0.0054

Notes. GP =  General Practitioner; BMI =  Body Mass Index.

^aBivariate analyses were performed by chi-square testing comparing characteristics between those who did and did not receive the screening test.

^bGroup for cervical cancer screening analysis: women aged 20–65 years, not pregnant and without history of cervical cancer.

^cGroup for breast cancer screening analysis: women aged 40–75 years, not pregnant and without history of breast cancer.

^dA t-test was performed to determine whether the mean score for those who received the screening test differed significantly from the mean score for those who didn't receive it, in each study group.