Table 1.
Demographic characteristic and geographic locations of pre-screening failures vs. non-failures
| Characteristic | Number of Failures (n =300) | % | Number of Non-failures (n=323) | % | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age distribution (years) | |||||
| 30–34 | 60 | 20.0 | 73 | 22.6 | 0.43 |
| 35–39 | 54 | 18.0 | 79 | 24.5 | 0.05 |
| 40–44 | 51 | 17.0 | 63 | 19.5 | 0.46 |
| 45–49 | 51 | 17.0 | 64 | 19.8 | 0.40 |
| 50–54 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 5.8 | 0.004 |
| 55–59 | 27 | 9.0 | 21 | 6.5 | 0.29 |
| 60 | 20 | 6.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.0016 |
| Carriers | 233 | 77.7 | 214 | 66.3 | 0.0018 |
| Women | 162 | 54 | 201 | 62.2 | 0.042 |
| Years of education | |||||
| 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.003 |
| 1–8 | 160 | 53.3 | 166 | 51.4 | 0.63 |
| 9+ | 123 | 41 | 153 | 47.4 | 0.12 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 67 | 22.3 | 72 | 22.3 | 1.00 |
| Married | 124 | 41.3 | 128 | 39.6 | 0.68 |
| Separated | 21 | 7 | 24 | 7.4 | 0.87 |
| Widowed | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.00 |
| Divorced | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.00 |
| Living common law | 82 | 27.3 | 92 | 28.5 | 0.78 |
| Geographic location | |||||
| Metropolitan Medellin | 176 | 58.7 | 174 | 53.9 | 0.26 |
| Yarumal | 55 | 18.3 | 59 | 18.3 | 1.00 |
| Santafe de Antioquia | 17 | 5.7 | 31 | 9.6 | 0.07 |
| Santafé de Bogotá | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.00 |
| Cali | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.1 | 1.00 |
| Armenia | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.29 |
| Other locations | 34 | 11.3 | 36 | 11.2 | 1.00 |
Bold values are considered significant (p-value <0.05)