Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression model for moderate-to-extreme CRC worry, n = 1084

	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Employment status
Employed full- or part-time	1.00 (referent)
Unemployed/disabled	2.15 (1.34–3.45)	0.002
Retiree/volunteer	1.15 (0.76–1.76)	0.50
Perceived risk of CRC (compared with others of the same gender and age)a
Lower or similar perceived risk	1.00 (referent)
Higher perceived risk	3.49 (2.19–5.56)	<0.0001

This model was constructed using backward selection of all variables associated with moderate-to-extreme CRC worry at the 0.2 significance level in bivariate analyses. When this model was constructed without perceived risk of CRC as an independent variable, given its strong correlation with CRC worry and the likelihood that perceived risk and CRC worry are similar outcomes, the results were unchanged.

^aPerceived risk of CRC data missing on 39 participants (3.6%).