Table 2.

Multivariable models of characteristics associated with utilization of colon tests

	OR (95% CI) for fecal occult blood test, year 2000	OR (95% CI) for any invasive test*, 1994–1998	OR (95% CI) for any invasive test, year 2000	OR (95% CI) for screening colon test*, 1994–1998	OR (95% CI) for screening colon test year 2000
Sex
Male	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Female	1.18 (1.15, 1.21)	0.99 (0.98, 1.01)	0.96 (0.93, 0.98)	0.84 (0.82, 0.86)	0.80 (0.77, 0.83)
Age
65–69 yrs	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
70–74 yrs	1.01 (0.98. 1.04)	1.12 (1.10, 1.14)	1.09 (0.99, 1.06)	1.05 (1.02, 1.08)	0.96 (0.92, 1.00)
75–79 yrs	0.94 (0.91, 0.96)	1.14 (1.12, 1.17)	0.96 (0.92, 0.99)	0.99 (0.96, 1.01)	0.82 (0.78, 0.86)
≥ 80 yrs	0.59 (0.57, 0.61)	0.83 (0.82, 0.85)	0.68 (0.65, 0.70)	0.60 (0.58, 0.61)	0.43 (0.41, 0.45)
Race
White	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Black	0.47 (0.42, 0.54)	0.83 (0.78, 0.89)	0.83 (0.74, 0.92)	0.68 (0.62, 0.76)	0.74 (0.63, 0.87)
Hispanic	0.30 (0.23, 0.38)	0.65 (0.56, 0.76)	0.59 (0.48, 0.72)	0.48 (0.38, 0.61)	0.40 (0.28, 0.56)
Asian	0.60 (0.54, 0.66)	0.72 (0.66, 0.78)	0.74 (0.67, 0.82)	0.65 (0.58, 0.72)	0.70 (0.60, 0.81)
Other	0.67 (0.61, 0.74)	0.71 (0.68, 0.75)	0.77 (0.69, 0.85)	0.66 (0.62, 0.71)	0.40 (0.28, 0.56)
Residence
Urban	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Rural	1.20 (1.17, 1.23)	0.94 (0.92, 0.96)	0.92 (0.89, 0.95)	0.92 (0.89, 0.94)	0.89 (0.85, 0.93)

* Data from 1994–98 was published previously [16].