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. 2021 Jun 2;59:16–26. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.05.011

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of mammography screening attendance by sociodemographic factor in Sweden in 2017–18, with stratification by region (Stockholm vs. other regions). Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs).

Variable Unadjusted
Adjusted for age and regiona,b
Multivariatec All regions (N = 1,490,880)
Multivariate Stockholm (N = 330,867)
Multivariate Other regions (N = 1,160,013)
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Cohabitation
 Yes Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 No 0.46 (0.46–0.47) 0.47 (0.46–0.47) 0.52 (0.52–0.53) 0.59 (0.58–0.60) 0.49 (0.49–0.50)
Level of education
 Low 0.52 (0.52–0.53) 0.45 (0.45–0.46) 0.72 (0.71–0.73) 0.70 (0.69–0.72) 0.72 (0.71–0.74)
 Intermediate 0.83 (0.83–0.84) 0.76 (0.75–0.77) 0.88 (0.87–0.89) 0.85 (0.84–0.87) 0.89 (0.88–0.90)
 High Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Income
 Lowest decile 0.39 (0.39–0.40) 0.36 (0.36–0.36) 0.57 (0.56–0.57) 0.59 (0.57–0.61) 0.55 (0.54–0.56)
 Decile 2-4 0.68 (0.68–0.69) 0.61 (0.60–0.61) 0.74 (0.74–0.75) 0.74 (0.73–0.76) 0.74 (0.73–0.75)
 Decile 5-10 Re Ref Ref Ref Ref
Main source of income
 Employment/retirement Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Student finance 0.52 (0.49–0.55) 0.58 (0.54–0.61) 0.82 (0.77–0.87) 0.94 (0.86–1.06) 0.75 (0.69–0.81)
 Care of sick child/relative 0.41 (0.39–0.43) 0.46 (0.44–0.48) 0.61 (0.58–0.64) 0.70 (0.64–0.75) 0.57 (0.54–0.61)
 Social assistance/benefits 0.38 (0.37–0.38) 0.36 (0.35–0.36) 0.62 (0.62–0.63) 0.71 (0.69–0.73) 0.60 (0.59–0.61)
 No income 0.21 (0.20–0.21) 0.21 (0.21–0.22) 0.37 (0.36–0.38) 0.40 (0.38–0.42) 0.36 (0.35–0.37)
Home ownership
 Yes Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 No 0.41 (0.41–0.42) 0.43 (0.43–0.44) 0.66 (0.66–0.67) 0.71 (0.70–0.72) 0.65 (0.64–0.65)
Country of birth
 Sweden Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Other Nordic countries 0.58 (0.57–0.59) 0.61 (0.60–0.62) 0.74 (0.73–0.76) 0.79 (0.76–0.82) 0.72 (0.70–0.74)
 Other European countries 0.39 (0.39–0.40) 0.43 (0.42–0.43) 0.60 (0.59–0.61) 0.65 (0.63–0.66) 0.58 (0.57–0.59)
 Other 0.41 (0.40–0.41) 0.47 (0.46–0.47) 0.80 (0.79–0.81) 0.76 (0.74–0.77) 0.83 (0.81–0.84)
Age group
 40-44 0.73 (0.71–0.74) 0.77 (0.76–0.78) 0.81 (0.79–0.82) 0.80 (0.77–0.82) 0.81 (0.80–0.83)
 45-49 0.72 (0.71–0.74) 0.76 (0.74–0.77) 0.76 (0.75–0.77) 0.76 (0.73–0.78) 0.77 (0.75–0.78)
 50-54 0.74 (0.73–0.75) 0.76 (0.75–0.77) 0.76 (0.75–0.78) 0.76 (0.74–0.78) 0.77 (0.75–0.78)
 55-59 0.79 (0.78–0.81) 0.81 (0.80–0.82) 0.85 (0.84–0.87) 0.83 (0.80–0.86) 0.87 (0.85–0.88)
 60-64 0.86 (0.84–0.87) 0.87 (0.85–0.88) 0.93 (0.92–0.95), 0.84 (0.82–0.87) 0.97 (0.95–1.00)
 65-69 Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
 70-75 0.93 (0.91–0.94) 0.92 (0.90–0.93) 0.97 (0.95–0.99) 1.00 (0.96–1.03) 0.96 (0.94–0.98)
Region
 Blekinge 0.97 (0.93–1.01) 0.97 (0.93–1.01) 1.03 (0.99–1.08) 1.04 (0.99–1.08)
 Dalarna 0.79 (0.77–0.82) 0.79 (0.77–0.82) 0.82 (0.79–0.85) 0.82 (0.79–0.85)
 Gotland 0.68 (0.65–0.72) 0.68 (0.65–0.71) 0.68 (0.65–0.72) 0.68 (0.65–0.72)
 Gävleborg 0.76 (0.73–0.78) 0.75 (0.73–0.78) 0.82 (0.79–0.85) 0.83 (0.80–0.86)
 Halland 0.96 (0.93–1.00) 0.97 (0.94–1.01) 0.97 (0.94–1.01) 0.97 (0.94–1.01)
 Jämtland/Härjedalen 0.91 (0.87–0.95) 0.91 (0.87–0.95) 0.92 (0.88–0.96) 0.92 (0.88–0.97)
 Kalmar 0.80 (0.77–0.83) 0.80 (0.77–0.83) 0.83 (0.80–0.87) 0.83 (0.80–0.87)
 Skåne 0.67 (0.65–0.68) 0.67 (0.65–0.69) 0.78 (0.76–0.80) 0.79 (0.76–0.81)
 Stockholm 0.37 (0.36–0.38) 0.38 (0.37–0.39) 0.42 (0.41–0.44)
 Värmland 0.88 (0.85–0.91) 0.88 (0.85–0.91) 0.95 (0.92–0.99) 0.96 (0.92–0.99)
 Västerbotten 0.96 (0.93–1.00) 0.96 (0.93–1.00) 0.93 (0.90–0.97) 0.93 (0.90–0.97)
 Västernorrland Ref Ref Ref Ref
 Västmanland 0.90 (0.87–0.94) 0.91 (0.88–0.94) 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 1.02 (0.98–1.06)
 Västra Götaland 0.78 (0.76–0.80) 0.78 (0.76–0.81) 0.87 (0.85–0.90) 0.88 (0.85–0.90)
 Örebro 0.62 (0.60–0.64) 0.62 (0.60–0.64) 0.68 (0.66–0.71) 0.69 (0.66–0.71)
Type of municipality
 Large cities 0.58 (0.57–0.58) 0.85 (0.84–0.87)
 Mid-sized cities 0.89 (0.88–0.90) 0.94 (0.93–0.95)
 Smaller cities, towns and rural areas Ref Ref
a

Estimates for region are adjusted for age group and estimates for age group are adjusted for region.

b

For numbers included please refer to Table 1, All Regions, 2017–2018.

c

The multivariate model includes all variables in the table.