Table 2.
Comparison of demographics of patients who completed CRC screening, by referral types
| Variable | Total (n=358) | By Type of Referral | P-value* | |
| Direct Referral (n=71) | Traditional Referral (n=287) | |||
| Age (n, %) | .002 | |||
| 50–54 years | 167 (47%) | 42 (59%) | 125 (44%) | |
| 55–64 years | 132 (37%) | 26 (37%) | 106 (37%) | |
| 65–75 years | 59 (16%) | 3 (4%) | 56 (20%) | |
| Gender (n, %) | .38 | |||
| Male | 170 (47%) | 37 (52%) | 133 (46%) | |
| Female | 188 (53%) | 34 (48%) | 154 (54%) | |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | .65 | |||
| Hawaiian | 250 (70%) | 48 (68%) | 202 (70%) | |
| Part-Hawaiian | 108 (30%) | 23 (32%) | 85 (30%) | |
| Marital Status (n, %) | .28 | |||
| Single | 97 (27%) | 14 (20%) | 83 (29%) | |
| Married | 221 (62%) | 49 (69%) | 172 (60%) | |
| Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 40 (11%) | 8 (11%) | 32 (11%) | |
| Type of Medical Insurance (n, %) | <.001 | |||
| Private | 255 (71%) | 62 (87%) | 193 (67%) | |
| Public | 103 (29%) | 9 (13%) | 94 (33%) | |
n = number of patients. % = percentage of patients. *: Significance at alpha=0.05, based on Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests.