Table 2.
Mean test ranks for each domain of preference of colorectal cancer screening test
| Dimensions | |||||
| Test Modality | Preference | Physical Discomfort | Inconvenience | Embarrassment | Danger |
| Colonoscopy | 3.14 | 3.37 | 3.47 | 3.14 | 3.56 |
| Barium Enema | 2.87 | 3.09 | 2.97 | 3.12 | 3.56 |
| Fiberoptic Sigmoidoscopy | 2.38 | 2.46 | 2.04 | 2.40 | 2.32 |
| Fecal Occult Blood Test | 1.61 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.09 |
| Friedman's test χ2 (3 df) | 62.7* | 146.6* | 110.9* | 102.4* | 162.8* |
| Wilcoxon signed-ranks Z (FOBT vs. FS) | 4.1* | 7.2* | 3.2* | 5.3* | 7.5* |
| N = | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 |
Notes: Mean ranks for each test on each of the dimensions. Lower mean ranks refer to greater preference, and less discomfort, inconvenience, embarrassment, or danger. A * indicates test statistics that are significant at p < 0.05.
N = ; Less than 80 responses due to blank forms.