Table 5. Socio-demographic variation in knowledge scores for warning signs and risk factors of CRC (n= 426).
| Variable | Warning signs | Risk factors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% confidence interval) | ANOVA | Mean (95% confidence interval) | ANOVA | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–19 (n= 6) | 4.0 (1.35–6.65) | F (0.312) | 3.0 (−0.11–6.11) | F (1.24) |
| 20–29 (n= 124) | 5.21 (4.73–5.69) | p=0.906 | 4.27 (3.80–4.73) | p=0.289 |
| 30–39 (n= 164) | 5.28 (4.87–5.70) | 4.87 (4.42–5.31) | ||
| 40–49 (n= 51) | 5.43 (4.71–6.15) | 4.76 (4.04–5.50) | ||
| 50–59 (n= 50) | 5.34 (4.50–6.18) | 4.96 (4.13–5.80) | ||
| >60 (n= 31) | 5.32 (4.15–6.49) | 4.58 (3.51–5.65) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male (n= 164) | 5.10 (4.67–5.53) | F (1.06) | 4.67 (4.03–4.91) | F (1.04) |
| Female (n= 262) | 5.38 (5.05–5.71) | p=0.305 | 4.75 (4.42–5.09) | p=0.309 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Malay (n=255) | 5.35 (5.02–5.68) | F (0.26) | 4.62 (4.28–4.95) | F (0.11) |
| Chinese (n=59) | 5.07 (4.28–5.86) | p=0.853 | 4.54 (3.75–5.33) | p=0.952 |
| Indian (n=94) | 5.15 (4.59–5.71) | 4.73 (4.16–5.31) | ||
| Other (n=18) | 5.44 (4.02–6.87) | 4.89 (3.41–6.36) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single (n= 130) | 4.97 (4.52–5.41) | F (1.17) | 4.10 (3.64–4.56) | F (2.56) |
| Married (n=278) | 5.44 (5.12–5.77) | p=0.320 | 4.91 (4.57–5.24) | p=0.055 |
| Widowed (n=11) | 5.36 (2.83–7.90) | 4.82 (2.76–6.87) | ||
| Divorced (n=5) | 4.20 (−0.22–8.62) | 4.20 (0.54–7.86) | ||
| Missing (n=2) | 4.97 (4.52–5.41) | 4.10 (3.64–4.56) | ||
| Education | ||||
| No education/primary/secondary (n=227) | 4.95 (4.58–5.32) | F (6.395) | 4.84 (3.94–5.75) | F (0.15) |
| Tertiary (n=198) | 5.62 (5.26–5.98) | p= 0.012* | 4.60 (4.18–5.00) | p=0.860 |
| Missing (n=1) | ||||
| Income level | ||||
| < RM 5000 (n=306) | 5.26 (5.00–5.57) | F (0.23) | 4.53 (4.21–4.84) | F (1.93) |
| >RM 5000 (n=88) | 5.42 (4.87–5.97) | p=0.63 | 4.99 (4.42–5.55) | p=0.17 |
| Missing (n=32) | ||||
| Employment status | ||||
| Full-time job (n=319) | 5.37 (5.08–5.66) | F (1.84) | 4.75 (4.45–5.05) | F (1.73) |
| Part-time job/Unemployed (n=106) | 4.95 (4.38–5.53) | p=0.175 | 4.34 (3.78–4.90) | p=0.19 |
| Missing (n=1) | ||||
*
p<0.05