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. 2015 Feb 13;30(7):942–949. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3227-4

Table 2.

Interrupted Time Series Model Estimates for Difference in Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion by Educational Attainment

% Difference* p
Primary analysis: All clinics
 Baseline level 9.6 <0 .001
 Trend prior to TopCare −0.04 0.002
 TopCare effect −0.68 < 0.001
 Change in trend after TopCare 0.0008 0.48
Stratified analysis: All clinics except community health center with pre-existing patient navigation
 Baseline level 8.93 < 0.001
 Trend prior to TopCare −0.01 0.20
 TopCare effect −0.69 < 0.001
 Change in trend after TopCare 0.0003 0.77
Stratified analysis: Community health center with pre-existing patient navigation
 Baseline level 4.99 < 0.001
 Trend prior to TopCare −0.18 < 0.001
 TopCare effect 0.16 0.74
 Change in trend after TopCare 0.004 0.08

*Model estimate represents difference in % of eligible patients who completed colorectal cancer screening in high minus low educational attainment group (negative values represent decreasing disparity)

All models also account for autocorrelation