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. 2020 Jul 17;9(17):6430–6451. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3128

Table 2.

Associations between risk factors and past year mammography use for all women aged 40‐74 years from 2016 NHIS

Variable Unweighted prevalence (%) Weighted prevalence (%)

Predictive margin*

(95% CI)

Difference in predictive margin* (95% CI) P value
Demographic
Age (y)
40 to 44 43.88 43.29 45.09 (39.92 to 50.27)
45 to 49 53.75 53.49 54.34 (49.54 to 59.14) 9.25 (2.71 to 15.78) .006
50 to 54 58.38 57.85 57.31 (52.98 to 61.65) 12.22 (5.20 to 19.24) .001
55 to 59 57.21 57.02 55.30 (50.76 to 59.85) 10.21 (2.98 to 17.44) .006
60 to 64 59.38 57.82 57.50 (52.78 to 62.22) 12.41 (4.90 to 19.92) .001
65 to 69 64.74 66.22 65.11 (60.66 to 69.57) 20.02 (12.93 to 27.10) <.001
70 to 74 59.12 60.19 59.93 (54.31 to 65.56) 14.84 (6.48 to 23.19) .001
Race
White only 55.41 54.50 53.90 (51.89 to 55.91)
AIAN only a 48.87 48.80 61.27 (41.81 to 80.74) 7.38 (−12.37 to 27.12) .464
Asian only 55.95 51.04 50.19 (41.87 to 58.51) −3.71 (−12.16 to 4.74) .389
Black/AA b 61.54 61.57 64.07 (58.73 to 69.41) 10.17 (4.26 to 16.09) .001
Other 48.78 51.34 53.98 (36.42 to 71.55) 0.09 (−17.7 to 17.87) .992
Marital status
Married 57.43 55.19 54.30 (51.99 to 56.61)
Divorced or separated 54.76 55.06 57.55 (53.36 to 61.74) 3.25 (−1.67 to 8.17) .195
Never married 52.22 51.55 53.74 (48.19 to 59.28) −0.57 (−6.88 to 5.75) .860
Widowed 55.36 58.17 57.53 (51.52 to 63.53) 3.23 (−3.13 to 9.58) .319
Highest education c
Grade school or high school 47.73 44.35 48.32 (44.09 to 52.56)
College or above 58.92 58.28 57.07 (54.99 to 59.15) 8.75 (3.86 to 13.64) <.001
Employment
Unemployed 54.59 53.41 54.59 (51.6 to 57.59)
Employed 57.08 56.20 55.38 (53.17 to 57.60) 0.79 (−2.95 to 4.53) .678
Family income
$0‐$34,999 48.47 47.72 50.75 (46.55 to 54.95)
$35,000‐$74,999 54.13 50.85 51.08 (48.10 to 54.05) 0.33 (−4.46 to 5.12) .893
$75,000‐$99,999 62.05 60.02 58.66 (53.43 to 63.90) 7.92 (0.76 to 15.07) .030
$100,000 and over 64.34 62.02 60.07 (56.08 to 64.07) 9.33 (2.76 to 15.90) .005
Number of children d
0 58.76 58.75 57.18 (54.68 to 59.67)
1 to 2 53.42 52.83 54.75 (51.01 to 58.5) −2.42 (−7.28 to 2.43) .327
3 or more 43.05 39.42 42.55 (34.88 to 50.21) −14.63 (−23.13 to −6.13) .001
Health insurance
No 56.20 33.27 40.22 (33.79 to 46.64)
Yes 55.96 56.87 56.26 (54.46 to 58.05) 16.04 (9.64 to 22.44) <.001
Region e
Northeast 62.56 61.63 60.31 (55.55 to 65.07)
Midwest 56.23 54.89 55.17 (51.43 to 58.91) −5.13 (−11.03 to 0.76) .088
South 55.18 54.12 54.60 (51.46 to 57.74) −5.71 (−11.39 to −0.02) .049
West 52.69 51.63 51.76 (48.60 to 54.92) −8.54 (−14.43 to −2.65) .005
Behavioral
Smoking status f
Current 40.01 40.52 42.74 (38.31 to 47.17)
Former 59.27 58.97 56.88 (53.11 to 60.64) 14.13 (8.40 to 19.86) <.001
Never 59.08 57.11 57.29 (54.92 to 59.66) 14.55 (9.35 to 19.75) <.001
Drinking status g
No 52.22 51.45 53.55 (50.53 to 56.57)
Yes 58.18 57.11 55.94 (53.71 to 58.18) 2.39 (−1.39 to 6.17) .215
Health status
BMI h
Normal or underweight 56.30 56.67 55.75 (52.81 to 58.70)
Overweight 55.81 54.29 53.32 (50.11 to 56.54) −2.43 (−6.71 to 1.85) .266
Obese I 57.68 53.87 55.28 (51.14 to 59.42) −0.47 (−5.69 to 4.74) .859
Obese II 56.80 58.14 59.98 (53.49 to 66.46) 4.22 (−2.97 to 11.42) .249
Obese III 49.73 48.90 52.11 (45.37 to 58.84) −3.65 (−11.17 to 3.88) .342
Functional limitation i
No 56.58 56.16 56.45 (53.91 to 59.00)
Yes 55.43 53.83 53.55 (50.65 to 56.45) −2.90 (−7.01 to 1.20) .165
Asthma
Current 55.77 56.72 56.91 (51.94 to 61.87)
Former 57.46 55.26 53.9 (43.91 to 63.88) −3.01 (−14.02 to 7.99) .591
Never 55.96 54.80 54.87 (52.84 to 56.9) −2.03 (−7.64 to 3.57) .476
Arthritis
No 54.00 53.72 53.75 (51.47 to 56.03)
Yes 59.47 57.67 57.65 (54.25 to 61.05) 3.90 (−0.41 to 8.22) .076
Diabetes
No 57.95 55.74 55.59 (53.70 to 57.48)
Yes 29.74 51.19 52.12 (47.06 to 57.17) −3.48 (−8.85 to 1.90) .204
a

AIAN = American Indian or Alaskan Native only.

b

AA = African American.

c

Highest education in the family in NHIS.

d

Number of children in the home.

e

Region: Northeast (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania); Midwest (Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska); South (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas); West (Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and Hawaii) in NHIS.

f

Smoking status: Current smoker (smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the entire life and is still smoking now); former smoker (smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the entire life but is not smoking now); never (not smoked at least 100 cigarettes in the entire life) in both NHIS and BRFSS.

g

Drinking status: Yes (had at least one of any alcoholic beverage during the past 30 d) in NHIS.

h

BMI = Body mass index, Normal or underweight (BMI ≤ 24.9 kg/m2); Overweight (BMI 25‐29.9 kg/m2); Obese I (BMI 30‐34.9 kg/m2); Obese II (BMI 35‐39.9 kg/m2); Obese III( BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2).

i

Functional limitation: Yes (have difficulty walking 1/4 mile, climbing 10 steps, standing for 2 hours, sitting for 2 hours, stooping/bending/kneeling, reaching over head, grasping small objects, lifting/carrying 10lbs, pushing large objects, going out to events, participating in social activities, and relaxing at home without special equipment) in NHIS.

*

The predictive margins accounted for survey strata, cluster, and weight.