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. 2019 Mar 7;8(5):2572–2579. doi: 10.1002/cam4.2084

Table 3.

Association between sociodemographic factors and up‐to‐date colonoscopy

Variable % with Up‐to‐dateColonoscopy UnivariableOR (95% CI) MultivariableOR (95% CI)
Age
50‐64 64.0 Ref Ref
65 and older 77.0 1.89 (1.53‐2.33) 1.66 (1.29‐2.14)
Sex
Male 67.3 Ref Ref
Female 70.4 1.16 (0.95‐1.41) 1.06 (0.86‐1.30)
Race/ethnicity
White, non‐Hispanic 70.4 Ref Ref
Asian/Pacific‐Islander 61.7 0.68 (0.47‐0.96) 0.54 (0.26‐1.09)
Black, non‐Hispanic 68.2 0.90 (0.69‐1.17) 1.06 (0.79‐1.44)
Hispanic 71.7 1.06 (0.83‐1.36) 1.00 (0.67‐1.50)
Other, non‐Hispanic 50.9 0.44 (0.22‐0.85) 0.49 (0.25‐0.96)
Birthplacea
United States 70.1 Ref
Europe 69.0 0.95 (0.63‐1.42)
Asia 63.3 0.74 (0.53‐1.03)
Africa 59.2 0.62 (0.30‐1.28)
Caribbean 72.5 1.12 (0.86‐1.46)
Central/South America 66.1 0.83 (0.58‐1.18)
Other 51.4 0.45 (0.20‐1.02)
Home language
English 69.3 Ref Ref
Chinese 70.3 1.05 (0.72‐1.52) 2.52 (1.13‐5.61)
Indian 17.3 0.10 (0.02‐0.35) 0.19 (0.05‐0.81)
Russian 61.8 0.72 (0.43‐1.20) 0.67 (0.67‐1.23)
Spanish 73.2 1.21 (0.94‐1.56) 1.42 (0.90‐2.23)
Other 62.5 0.43 (0.45‐1.21) 0.94 (0.54‐1.61)
Time living in US
Born in US 70.1 Ref Ref
Lived in US <5 years 40.4 0.29 (0.16‐0.53) 0.44 (0.22‐0.87)
Lived in US 5‐9 years 58.5 0.60 (0.34‐1.06) 0.70 (0.67‐1.34)
Lived in US 10+ years 69.7 0.98 (0.80‐1.20) 1.15 (0.85‐1.56)
Education
College graduate 71.1 Ref Ref
≤High school graduate 68.8 0.90 (0.72‐1.12) 0.95 (0.71‐1.28)
Some college 66.0 0.79 (0.59‐1.05) 1.14 (0.85‐1.52)
Employment status
Unemployed 55.1 Ref Ref
Employed 65.9 1.57 (1.08‐2.28) 1.30 (0.87‐1.94)
Not in labor force 73.6 2.26 (1.56‐3.28) 1.60 (1.06‐2.42)
Income relative to poverty line
≥200% of poverty line 72.1 Ref Ref
<200% of poverty line 65.9 0.75 (0.61‐0.91) 0.64 (0.49‐0.83)
Borough of residence
Manhattan 75.9 Ref Ref
Other boroughs 67.4 0.66 (0.53‐0.81) 0.75 (0.60‐0.95)

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Bold values signify P < 0.05.

a

Birthplace demonstrated multicollinearity with Time Living in US and was removed from the multivariable model.