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. 2018 Aug 14;68(674):e604–e611. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X698369

Table 4.

Factors associated with collection of FIT tube and return of completed FIT specimens within 6 months of expected pickup or returna

Nb (%) FIT collection FIT return


n % AOR (95% CI) P-value n % AOR (95% CI) P-value
Sex
  Female 225 (36.2) 197 87.6 1.0 (Reference) 195 86.7 1.0 (Reference)
  Male 396 (63.8) 366 92.4 2.96 (1.13 to 7.75) 0.027 364 91.9 3.68 (1.40 to 9.71) 0.008

Smoking status
  Current 115 (18.5) 96 83.5 1.0 (Reference) <0.001 95 82.6 1.0 (Reference) <0.001
  Never 295 (47.5) 265 89.8 4.09 (1.47 to 11.34) 264 89.5 5.04 (1.79 to 14.19)
  Past 211 (34.0) 202 95.7 4.63 (2.01 to 10.65) 200 94.8 4.04 (1.85 to 8.84)
a

Age, sex, educational level, household income, work status, marital status, BMI, family history of colorectal cancer, smoking, alcohol, intervention group, and number of comorbidities were covariate in the regression model. Only significant variables were presented.

b

N represents the total number of analysable subjects. n denotes the number of subjects who attended for FIT collection and returned completed FIT specimens. AOR = adjusted odds ratio. BMI = body mass index. CI = confidence interval. FIT = faecal immunochemical test.