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

Table 4.

Associations between risk factors and past year mammography use among white and black women aged 40‐74 years from 2016 NHIS

NHIS‐White NHIS‐Black
Variable Predictive margin* (95% CI) Difference in predictive margin* (95% CI) P value Predictive margin* (95% CI)

Difference in predictive margin*

(95% CI)

P value
Demographic
Age (y)
40 to 44 43.23 (37.35 to 49.11) 53.00 (39.50 to 66.49)
45 to 49 53.32 (48.11 to 58.54) 10.09 (2.69 to 17.50) .008 60.89 (48.38 to 73.41) 7.90 (−9.32 to 25.12) .368
50 to 54 54.19 (49.36 to 59.01) 10.96 (3.41 to 18.50) .005 68.87 (57.97 to 79.77) 15.87 (−1.07 to 32.82) .066
55 to 59 52.81 (47.72 to 57.90) 9.58 (1.24 to 17.91) .024 67.22 (54.64 to 79.79) 14.22 (−4.38 to 32.82) .134
60 to 64 58.41 (53.04 to 63.78) 15.18 (6.69 to 23.67) <.001 58.09 (46.85 to 69.32) 5.09 (−13.22 to 23.40) .585
65 to 69 64.99 (60.46 to 69.52) 21.76 (14.17 to 29.35) <.002 61.67 (49.49 to 73.86) 8.68 (−8.83 to 26.18) .331
70 to 74 60.33 (54.12 to 66.53) 17.09 (7.76 to 26.42) <.003 63.57 (47.25 to 79.89) 10.58 (−9.94 to 31.09) .312
Marital status
Married 52.37 (49.97 to 54.77) 61.25 (53.55 to 68.96)
Divorced or separated 57.98 (53.58 to 62.37) 5.60 (0.57 to 10.63) .029 66.18 (57.67 to 74.68) 4.92 (−6.42 to 16.27) .394
Never married 52.26 (44.98 to 59.55) −0.11 (−7.91 to 7.69) .978 59.73 (50.03 to 69.43) −1.52 (−13.32 to 10.27) .800
Widowed 57.79 (51.66 to 63.91) 5.41 (−0.77 to 11.60) .086 53.46 (39.24 to 67.69) −7.79 (−24.55 to 8.97) .362
Highest education a
Grade school or high school 47.71 (43.02 to 52.40) 45.89 (35.21 to 56.57)
College or above 55.56 (53.28 to 57.84) 7.85 (2.56 to 13.14) .004 66.18 (60.27 to 72.09) 20.29 (9.45 to 31.13) <.001
Employment
Unemployed 53.63 (50.35 to 56.91) 61.37 (52.19 to 70.55)
Employed 53.83 (51.25 to 56.42) 0.20 (−4.03 to 4.43) .926 61.65 (55.17 to 68.13) 0.29 (−10.40 to 10.97) .958
Family income
$0‐$34,999 45.89 (41.21 to 50.57) 63.12 (54.26 to 71.97)
$35,000‐$74,999 50.02 (46.69 to 53.35) 4.13 (−1.36 to 9.62) .140 60.26 (51.20 to 69.33) −2.85 (−13.28 to 7.57) .591
$75,000‐$99,999 57.25 (51.52 to 62.98) 11.36 (3.67 to 19.05) .004 64.76 (48.42 to 81.11) 1.65 (−17.24 to 20.53) .864
$100,000 and over 61.16 (56.92 to 65.40) 15.27 (8.20 to 22.34) <.001 60.10 (50.34 to 69.86) −3.02 (−16.77 to 10.74) .667
Number of children b
0 55.92 (53.28 to 58.57) 65.39 (58.46 to 72.32)
1 to 2 52.84 (48.35 to 57.33) −3.09 (−8.68 to 2.51) .279 62.69 (53.68 to 71.70) −2.70 (−13.50 to 8.10) .623
3 or more 43.22 (34.59 to 51.86) −12.7 (−22.16 to −3.24) .009 32.60 (14.25 to 50.96) −32.79 (−51.56 to −14.01) .001
Health insurance
No 39.88 (32.69 to 47.07) 44.42 (31.25 to 57.58)
Yes 54.87 (52.79 to 56.94) 14.98 (7.63 to 22.34) <.001 62.96 (57.24 to 68.68) 18.54 (6.05 to 31.03) .004
Region c
Northeast 60.85 (55.95 to 65.74) 59.00 (47.63 to 70.38)
Midwest 54.68 (50.60 to 58.76) −6.17 (−12.44 to 0.10) .054 62.87 (50.41 to 75.33) 3.87 (−12.49 to 20.23) .642
South 52.92 (49.34 to 56.51) −7.92 (−13.97 to −1.88) .010 63.19 (57.15 to 69.23) 4.19 (−7.02 to 15.40) .463
West 48.88 (45.48 to 52.29) −11.96 (−17.92 to −6.01) <.001 59.71 (48.07 to 71.35) 0.71 (−15.41 to 16.83) .931
Behavioral
Smoking status d
Current 42.02 (37.19 to 46.85) 48.90 (36.47 to 61.34)
Former 55.74 (51.90 to 59.59) 13.72 (7.67 to 19.78) <.001 63.18 (50.99 to 75.36) 14.27 (−3.09 to 31.63) .107
Never 55.80 (53.17 to 58.44) 13.78 (8.19 to 19.37) <.001 63.88 (57.57 to 70.19) 14.98 (1.81 to 28.14) .026
Drinking status e
No 52.04 (48.45 to 55.63) 62.77 (54.69 to 70.85)
Yes 54.75 (52.25 to 57.24) 2.71 (−1.74 to 7.16) .233 60.80 (54.06 to 67.54) −1.97 (−11.44 to 7.49) .682
Health status
BMI f
Normal or underweight 54.87 (51.87 to 57.87) 50.51 (39.50 to 61.52)
Overweight 52.19 (48.78 to 55.61) −2.68 (−7.20 to 1.85) .245 70.53 (62.35 to 78.72) 20.03 (6.97 to 33.09) .003
Obese I 54.25 (49.38 to 59.13) −0.62 (−6.25 to 5.02) .830 60.89 (52.30 to 69.48) 10.39 (−3.21 to 23.98) .134
Obese II 56.11 (48.92 to 63.29) 1.24 (−6.54 to 9.01) .755 70.37 (59.47 to 81.27) 19.86 (4.62 to 35.10) .011
Obese III 50.57 (43.52 to 57.62) −4.30 (−12.05 to 3.44) .276 65.96 (50.64 to 81.27) 15.45 (−2.48 to 33.38) .091
Functional limitation g
No 55.42 (52.61 to 58.23) 62.65 (55.26 to 70.04)
Yes 51.95 (48.85 to 55.04) −3.47 (−7.79 to 0.85) .115 60.32 (52.16 to 68.48) −2.33 (−13.00 to 8.33) .668
Asthma
Current 53.99 (48.65 to 59.34) 57.44 (41.41 to 73.48)
Former 57.71 (48.74 to 66.69) 3.72 (−6.49 to 13.92) .475 39.92 (16.67 to 63.17) −17.53 (−44.76 to 9.70) .207
Never 53.52 (51.21 to 55.83) −0.47 (−6.50 to 5.55) .877 63.14 (57.43 to 68.86) 5.70 (−9.94 to 21.33) .475
Arthritis
No 53.17 (50.76 to 55.58) 61.08 (54.30 to 67.86)
Yes 54.90 (51.30 to 58.50) 1.73 (−2.60 to 6.06) .432 62.41 (54.20 to 70.63) 1.33 (−8.41 to 11.07) .789
Diabetes
No 53.79 (51.65 to 55.94) 62.16 (56.25 to 68.06)
Yes 53.51 (47.88 to 59.14) −0.28 (−6.31 to 5.75) .927 58.11 (47.75 to 68.46) −4.05 (−14.43 to 6.33) .444
a

Highest education in the family in NHIS.

b

Number of children in the home.

c

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.

d

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.

e

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

f

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).

g

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.