Table 3.
Recognition of less than nine symptoms of cancer and associations with socio-economic position (SEP) indicators
| Awareness of <9 symptoms of cancer | ||
|---|---|---|
| SEP indicators | PR unadj. (95% CI) | PR* adj. (95% CI) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 1.34 (1.24-1.46) | 1.30 (1.20-1.41) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 30-49 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 50-69 | 0.92 (0.84-1.01) | 0.86 (0.78-0.94) |
| ≥ 70 | 1.08 (0.96-1.21) | 0.94 (0.83-1.06) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Living alone | 1.08 (0.98-1.18) | 1.08 (0.98-1.18) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Ethnic Danes | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Immigrant/descendant | 1.36 (1.16-1.60) | 1.28 (1.08-1.50) |
| Educational level | ||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Middle | 1.51 (1.36-1.69) | 1.45 (1.30-1.62) |
| Low | 1.58 (1.40-1.79) | 1.57 (1.39-1.78) |
| Occupation | ||
| In the labour force | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Outside the labour force | 1.21 (1.05-1.39) | 1.27 (1.11-1.46)** |
| Retired | 1.08 (0.98-1.19) | 1.13 (0.99-1.29)** |
| OECD-modified household income | ||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Middle | 1.22 (1.09-1.36) | 1.19 (1.07-1.33)** |
| Low | 1.32 (1.14-1.53) | 1.33 (1.15-1.54)** |
| Cancer diagnosis within 10 years | ||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 1.02 (0.88-1.19) | 1.07 (0.92-1.25) |
| Close relative(s) with cancer | ||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 1.22 (1.12-1.34) | 1.17 (1.07-1.28) |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Good | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Fair/poor | 1.10 (1.00-1.21) | 1.02 (0.93-1.13) |
Note: Prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Numbers in bold are significant results.
*Adjusted for gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, educational level, cancer diagnosis within the past 10 years, close relative(s) with cancer and self-rated health.
**Not adjusted for educational level due to intermediary associations between the variables.