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. 2017 Nov 16;50(4):1096–1105. doi: 10.4143/crt.2017.393

Table 5.

Factors associated with intention to undergo lung cancer screening among eligible and ineligible male screenees

Variable Average risk
High-risk
aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
Age group (reference: 40-54 yr) 0.83 0.65-1.06 NA NA
Marital status (reference: without spouse) 1.25 0.82-1.90 0.98 0.18-5.40
Years of education (reference: ≤ 6)
 6-12 1.04 0.54-2.00 0.98 0.24-4.12
 ≥ 13 1.47 0.75-2.86 1.28 0.21-7.64
Monthly household income (reference: ≤ 2,999)
 3,000-4,999 1.07 0.81-1.43 0.73 0.29-1.85
 ≥ 5,000 1.20 0.86-1.66 0.66 0.17-2.53
Residency (reference: non-metropolitan) 1.57 1.25-1.97 5.98 2.34-15.23
Family history of cancer (reference: no) 1.10 0.82-1.49 0.48 0.16-1.43
Regular health checkups (reference: no) 1.03 0.81-1.30 2.88 1.21-6.82
Accessibility to cancer center (reference: inconvenient) 1.43 1.07-1.91 0.96 0.33-2.73
Smoking status (reference: never smoker)
 Former smoker 1.43 0.99-2.06 1.00 Reference
 Current smoker 1.35 1.02-1.79 0.67 0.28-1.57
Ever recommended lung cancer screening (reference: no) 2.60 1.54-4.38 1.08 0.17-6.95
Cues to action 2: prior lung cancer screening (reference: no) 1.91 1.02-3.56 10.20 0.92-112.8
Susceptibility 1.63 1.39-1.91 2.30 1.14-4.63
Severity 1.13 0.97-1.31 0.91 0.47-1.77
Benefits 1.02 0.91-1.14 1.38 0.86-2.24
Barriers 0.79 0.68-0.91 0.52 0.29-0.92

aOR, adjusted odd ratio; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available.