Table 3.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Models between Independent Variables and Perceived Chance of Survival if Cancer is Detected Early Among African American Women (N=513)

	Perceived chance of survival if cancer is detected early
	very good or good versus fair or poor
	Breast		Colorectal		Cervix
Independent variables	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age
<50 years	0.78	0.47–1.30	0.78	0.51–1.20	0.73	0.48–1.11
≥50 years	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Education
No college degree	1.40	0.86–2.29	0.99	0.65–1.50	1.27	0.84–1.91
College degree	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Marital status
Single	1.43	0.82–2.50	1.09	0.70–1.70	0.99	0.64–1.53
Married	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Cancer knowledge
High	4.09	2.20–7.62	3.72	2.18–6.33	2.47	1.46–4.18
Medium	2.43	1.38–4.28	1.56	0.94–2.59	1.62	0.98–2.69
Low	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Perceived health status
Fair/poor	0.48	0.24–0.95	0.83	0.39–1.47	0.69	0.38–1.28
Good	0.77	0.44–1.35	1.07	0.66–1.65	1.03	0.66–1.60
Excellent/very good	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Family member with cancer
Yes	1.30	0.78–2.17	1.35	0.87–2.11	0.90	0.58–1.39
No	1.00		1.00	—	1.00	—
Have a regular doctor
Yes	1.21	0.63–2.33	0.99	0.55–1.79	0.98	0.54–1.76
No	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Perceived cancer risk
Same as others	1.45	0.85–2.48	1.97	1.25–3.08	1.58	1.02–2.47
Higher than others	0.83	0.41–1.70	0.68	0.37–1.24	1.15	0.63–2.11
Lower than others	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—
Discussed risk of cancer with doctor
Yes	2.31	1.40–3.80	1.68	1.11–2.55	1.31	0.87–1.98
No	1.00	—	1.00	—	1.00	—

For breast cancer: −2 log likelihood=434; chi-squared=64.4; Nagelkerke R-square=0.200.

For colorectal cancer: −2 log likelihood=567; chi-squared=54.4; Nagelkerke R-square=0.152.

For cervical cancer: −2 log likelihood=571; chi-squared=28.2; Nagelkerke R-square=0.084.

Odds ratios that are bolded are significantly different from the reference group, p<0.01.

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.