Table 4.
Association Between Regional Characteristics and Change in Frequency of Screening
| Coefficient (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Age 65–74 | Age ≥75 |
| All | ||
| Adjusted reimbursements | 0.30 (0.11, 0.49)b | 0.12 (−0.10, 0.33) |
| Percent rural | −0.01 (−0.02, 0.01) | 0.003 (−0.01, 0.02) |
| Poverty rate | 0.02 (−0.03, 0.06) | 0.0002 (−0.05, 0.05) |
| Quality score | 0.18 (−0.19, 0.54) | −0.30 (−0.70, 0.10) |
| White | ||
| Adjusted reimbursements | 0.33 (0.13, 0.54)b | 0.15 (−0.08, 0.37) |
| Percent rural | 0.0003 (−0.02, 0.02) | 0.01 (−0.01, 0.02) |
| Poverty rate | −0.01 (−0.06, 0.05) | 0.001 (−0.06, 0.06) |
| Quality score | 0.19 (−0.19, 0.56) | −0.25 (−0.66, 0.17) |
| Black | ||
| Adjusted reimbursements | −0.04 (−0.37, 0.30) | −0.30 (−0.75, 0.16) |
| Percent rural | −0.05 (−0.07, −0.03)a | −0.03 (−0.06, 0.003)c |
| Poverty rate | 0.16 (0.09, 0.23)a | 0.12 (0.04, 0.21)b |
| Quality score | 0.25 (−0.36, 0.86) | −0.53 (−1.35, 0.30) |
| Hispanic | ||
| Adjusted reimbursements | 0.65 (0.37, 0.93)a | 0.30 (−0.07, 0.68) |
| Percent rural | 0.002 (−0.04, 0.04) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.12)c |
| Poverty rate | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.07) | −0.02 (−0.10, 0.06) |
| Quality score | −0.76 (−1.43, −0.09)c | −1.09 (−2.06, −0.13)c |
| Other | ||
| Adjusted reimbursements | −0.12 (−0.46, 0.22) | −0.06 (−0.53, 0.41) |
| Percent rural | −0.01 (−0.04, 0.03) | 0.001 (−0.05, 0.05) |
| Poverty rate | 0.06 (−0.03, 0.15) | −0.01 (−0.14, 0.11) |
| Quality score | 0.37 (−0.31, 1.06) | 0.60 (−0.36, 1.56) |
Characteristics source:
Choosing Wisely: Prevalence and Correlates of Low-Value Healthcare Services in the United States Cola, et al. JIM 2014.
a
p < 0.001.
b
p < 0.01.
c
p < 0.05.