Table 2.
Frequencies, chi-square analyses and multivariable logistic regression modelsc, testing the associations between smoking status, beliefs and worry
| All (n = 1445) | Former smokers (reference) | Current smokers | Never smokers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | OR | % (n) | OR | 95% CI | % (n) | OR | 95% CI | |
| A diagnosis of cancer is a death sentence | |||||||||
| Strongly/tend to agree (vs. strongly/tend to disagree) | 20.5 (257) | 16.9a (53) | 1.00 | 26.8a (75) | 1.50 | 0.97–2.29 | 19.6a (129) | 1.29 | 0.88–1.90 |
| A diagnosis of lung cancer is a death sentence | |||||||||
| Strongly/tend to agree (vs. strongly/tend to disagree) | 47.6 (582) | 46.3 (138) | 1.00 | 53.2 (149) | 1.25 | 0.89–1.76 | 45.7 (295) | 1.01 | 0.76–1.35 |
| If lung cancer is detected early, what is the person’s chance of surviving? | |||||||||
| Good (vs. fair/poor) | 50.8 (689) | 53.4 (189) | 1.00 | 43.0 (125) | 0.64 | 0.46–0.88 | 52.7 (375) | 0.95 | 0.73–1.24 |
| If the screening test found that you had early-stage lung cancer, would you want to have the recommended surgery? | |||||||||
| Yes definitely/probably (vs. definitely/probably not) | 91.5 (1209) | 93.9b (321) | 1.00 | 84.3b (242) | 0.38 | 0.21–0.68 | 93.4b (646) | 0.99 | 0.56–1.75 |
| Do you think that lung cancer screening is a good idea? | |||||||||
| Yes (vs. no) | 97.1 (1354) | 97.8 (352) | 1.00 | 96.7 (294) | 0.67 | 0.25–1.77 | 97.0 (708) | 1.10 | 0.46–2.63 |
| Do you think that offering screening to smokers is a waste of NHS money? | |||||||||
| Yes (vs. no) | 20.7 (281) | 23.9a (84) | 1.00 | 14.2a (43) | 0.45 | 0.29–0.69 | 21.9a (154) | 0.92 | 0.67–1.27 |
| How often do you worry about your chance of getting lung cancer? | |||||||||
| Very often to occasionally (vs. never) | 30.6 (429) | 28.7b (104) | 1.00 | 47.9b (147) | 2.38 | 1.70–3.33 | 24.4b (178) | 0.81 | 0.60–1.10 |
| Would a clear CT scan reassure you? d | |||||||||
| Yes (vs. no) | 90.0 (385) | 94.2 (97) | 1.00 | 89.7 (130) | 0.66 | 0.24–1.84 | 87.8 (158) | 0.75 | 0.27–2.05 |
OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval; n totals may not sum due to missing data
aχ2, p < .01, b χ2, p < .001
cadjusted for demographics and cancer experience
dasked of the subsample of participants reporting lung cancer worry (n = 429)