Table 4.
Uptake for the fecal occult blood test in the past two years among the target population by health status and lifestyle variables and according to the FOBT implementation date. Results from the Spanish National Health Surveys 2011 and 2017.
| Date of FOBT Screening Implementation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2011 | 2011–2016 | After 2016 | TOTAL | ||||||
| Variable | Categories | SNHS 2011 (2679) | SNHS 2017 (3309) | SNHS 2011 (2105) | SNHS 2017 (2573) | SNHS 2011 (904) | SNHS 2017 (1087) | SNHS 2011 (5688) | SNHS 2017 (6969) |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
| Chronic diseases a,b | 0 c,d,f | 6.0 (4.6–7.6) | 27.7 (25.3–30.1) | 2.5 (1.4–3.7) | 11.7 (9.8–13.9) | 3.8 (2.1–6.1) | 5.5 (3.7–7.9) | 4.4 (3.6–5.3) | 18.6 (17.2–20.1) |
| 1 or 2 c,d,e,f | 11.5 (9.9–13.4) | 36.4 (34.1–38.9) | 4.3 (3.2–5.6) | 13.2 (11.4–15.1) | 3.4 (1.9–5.4) | 11.8 (9.1–14.7) | 7.6 (6.6–8.6) | 23.8 (22.4–25.2) | |
| 3 or more c,d,e,f | 13.7 (10.3–17.7) | 35.8 (31.0–40.9) | 9.3 (6.3–13.2) | 17.2 (13.5–21.5) | 1.8 (0.4–6.1) | 8.1 (4.2–14.7) | 10.3 (8.3–12.7) | 24.2 (21.4–27.3) | |
| Smoker b | Yes c,d,e,f | 7.7 (5.8–9.9) | 25.7 (22–9-28.7) | 5.7 (3.9–7.9) | 10.4 (8.2–12.9) | 1.5 (0.4–3.9) | 7.2(4.6–10.9) | 6.0 (4.8–7.4) | 17.4 (15.7–19.2) |
| No c,d,e,f | 10.5 (9.2–11.9) | 35.3 (33.5–37.3) | 3.9 (3.0–5.0) | 14.1 (12.6–15.8) | 3.9 (2.6–5.6) | 9.3 (7.4–11.3) | 7.0 (6.3–7.8) | 23.4 (22.2–24.5) | |
| Alcohol Consumption | Yes c,d,e,f | 11.6 (8.5–15.0) | 32.9 (31.0–34.9) | 3.8 (2.1–7.0) | 13.1 (11.6–14.7) | 0.6 (0.1–5.4) | 9.1 (7.2–11.3) | 7.5 (5.8–9.7) | 22.0 (19.7–23.2) |
| No c,d,e,f | 8.9 (7.1–11.1) | 32.3 (29.4–35.2) | 4.3 (3.0–5.0) | 13.3 (11.0–15.8) | 3.8 (2.3–6.3) | 8.0 (5.5–11.2) | 6.2 (5.1–7.3) | 21.4 (20.8–23.1) | |
| Physical Activity b | Yes c,d,e,f | 10.8 (9.3–12.4) | 34.3 (32.3–36.4) | 3.0 (2.1–4.1) | 14.5 (12.9–16.3) | 2.9 (1.7–4.5) | 9.5 (7.5–11.8) | 6.7 (5.8–7.8) | 23.1 (21.9–24.4) |
| No c,d,f | 8.3 (6.7–10.0) | 30.0 (27.4–32.6) | 5.9 (4.5–7.5) | 10.7 (8.9–12.9) | 4.2 (2.4–6.7) | 7.4(5.1–10.3) | 6.8 (6.0–7.7) | 19.4 (17.9–21.0) | |
| Obesity | Yes c,d,f | 11.6 (9.1–14.4) | 33.3 (29.8–37.1) | 4.7 (3.1–6.8) | 13.7 (11.2–16.7) | 3.7 (1.5–7.3) | 8.1 (4.9–12.1) | 6.3 (5.6–7.1) | 22.2 (21.0–23.3) |
| No c,d,e,f | 9.3 (8.1–10.7) | 33.1 (31.3–34.9) | 3.5 (2.6–4.6) | 13.0 (11.6–14.6) | 3.2 (2.0–4.7) | 9.0(7.3–11.2) | 7.7 (6.2–9.2) | 21.4 (19.4–23.6) | |
a Significant association for fecal occult blood test in the SNHS 2011. b Significant association for the fecal occult blood test in the 2017 SNHS. c Significant difference of category distribution between the 2011 SNHS and the 2017 SNHS in the “Before 2011” group. d Significant difference of category distribution between the 2011 SNHS and the 2017 SNHS in the “2011–2016” group. e Significant difference of category distribution between the 2011 SNHS and the 2017 SNHS in the “After 2017” group. f Significant difference of category distribution between the 2011 SNHS and the 2017 SNHS in the total population. CI: confidence interval.