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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Board Fam Med. 2014 Sep-Oct;27(5):669–681. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.05.140005

Table 7.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Individual Chronic Condition's Effect on Being Up-to-Date for Colorectal Cancer Screening According to USPSTF Guidelines

Up-to-date Colorectal Cancer Screening Status
Unadjusted Bivariate
Odds Ratios (OR)
OR
Adjusted for Demographics
and Chronic
Diseases1
Final Model2
Males (N= 1563) OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
  No disease 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
Arthritis 1.25 (0.99–1.58) 0.07 0.97 (0.74–1.27) 0.82 dropped
Asthma 1.12 (0.80–1.57) 0.51 1.01 (0.69–1.48) 0.96 dropped
Cardiovascular Disease 0.77 (0.60–0.98) 0.04 0.59 (0.44–0.80) <0.001 0.59 (0.44–0.79) <0.001
Digestive Disorders 2.07 (1.60–2.69) <0.001 1.88 (1.40–2.52) <0.001 1.83 (1.37–2.44) <0.001
Diabetes Mellitus 1 or 2 0.88 (0.66–1.17) 0.37 0.77 (0.55–1.07) 0.12 dropped
Depression/Anxiety 1.24 (0.87–1.49) 0.36 0.90 (0.65–1.23) 0.51 dropped
Hypertension 1.18 (0.95–1.47) 0.14 1.06 (0.81–1.38) 0.68 dropped
Low Back Pain 1.29 (1.01–1.66) 0.04 1.00 (0.75–1.32) 0.98 dropped
Females (N=1870)
  No disease 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)   
Arthritis 1.18 (0.96–1.45) 0.11 0.83 (0.65–1.06) 0.13 dropped
Asthma 1.24 (0.93–1.65) 0.14 1.04 (0.76–1.43) 0.80 dropped
Cardiovascular Disease 1.08 (0.85–1.38) 0.54 0.94 (0.71–1.26) 0.69 dropped
Digestive Disorders 2.21 (1.77–2.75) <0.001 1.72 (1.34–2.19) <0.001 1.69 (1.33–2.15) <0.001
Diabetes Mellitus 1 or 2 0.89 (0.67–1.17) 0.40 0.77 (0.56–1.06) 0.12 0.74 (0.54–1.01) 0.06
Depression/Anxiety 1.02 (0.83–1.26) 0.84 0.71 (0.56–0.91) 0.006 0.69 (0.54–0.87) 0.002
Hypertension 1.04 (0.85–1.27) 0.70 0.90 (0.71–1.15) 0.40 dropped
Low Back Pain 1.70 (1.36–2.13) <0.001 1.29 (0.99–1.67) 0.06 dropped
1

Each disease adjusted for age, marital status, ethnicity, BMI class, occupation, alcohol history, smoking history, insurance status, length of contact with clinic, total visit counts in last 5 years, and rest of the chronic diseases. All models included clinic as random effect.

2

Males:Adjusted for age, ethnicity, occupation, alcohol history, insurance status, length of contact with clinic, total visit counts in last 5 years, cardiovascular disease and digestive disorders. Females: Adjusted for age, marital status, ethnicity, BMI class, alcohol history, insurance status, length of contact with clinic, total visit counts in last 5 years digestive disorders, depression, diabetes mellitus and low back pain.,