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. 2020 Sep 21;36(9):2897–2899. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06236-9

Table 1.

Characteristics of USPSTF Criteria–Eligible Smokers for LDCT Screening

Characteristic Total eligible Received screening p value
LDCT screening eligible n = 3007; weighted n = 1,273,013 n = 405; weighted n = 224,679
  Total (%, 95% CI) 17.65 (13.05–22.25)
  Age (median, IQR) 63.68 (10.44) 62.57 (10.07)
  Male (%, 95% CI) 49.22 (44.10–54.35) 44.09 (29.19–58.99) 0.17
  Married (%, 95% CI) 50.86 (45.68–56.05) 46.37 (31.90–60.84) 0.48
  Race (%, 95% CI)
    White 85.96 (81.45–90.46) 84.12 (71.09–97.14) 0.42
    Black 5.42 (3.85–6.98) 5.16 (1.48–8.83)
    Asian * *
    American Indian/Alaskan native 1.83 (0.82–2.83) 1.09 (0.00–2.18)
    Hispanic * *
    Other 1.59 (0.32–2.86) 0.29 (0.04–0.53)
  Education: attend college and higher (%, 95% CI) 46.63 (41.88–51.39) 42.39 (27.67–57.11) 0.68
  Income > 15,000 (%, 95% CI) 74.02 (69.60–78.45) 79.20 (66.58–91.82) 0.69
  Pack years (median, IQR) 45.80 (22.26) 48.28 (29.80)
  Current smoker (%, 95% CI) 55.77 (51.01–60.53) 58.98 (44.58–73.38) 0.63
  Health plan coverage (%, 95% CI) 91.89 (89.39–94.40) 97.01 (94.50–99.52) 0.008
  COPD (%, 95% CI) 35.36 (30.18–40.54) 52.63 (37.49–67.78) 0.007
  PCP (%, 95% CI) 88.64 (85.30–91.99) 97.65 (95.12–100.00) < 0.001
Other preventative health
  Mammography (%, 95% CI)

    LDCT screening eligible

n = 1502; weighted n = 650,103

64.71 (57.33–72.09) 0.14

    Non-LDCT screening eligible

n = 18,351; weighted n = 6,953,069

70.29 (68.09–72.50)
  Colon cancer screening (%, 95% CI)

    LDCT screening eligible

n = 2515; weighted n = 1,106,218

64.83 (59.17–70.49) 0.002

    Non-LDCT screening eligible

n = 21,355; weighted n = 8,957,348

73.90 (71.81–75.98)
  Pneumococcal vaccination for > 65 (%, 95% CI)

    LDCT screening eligible

n = 1758; weighted n = 625,235

68.76 (61.82–75.70) 0.34

    Non-LDCT screening eligible

n = 20,449; weighted n = 6,933,236

65.15 (62.87–67.42)

Data presented as weighted median (IQR) or weighted % (95% confidence intervals); *too small denominator to be accurately estimated based on BRFSS guidelines: < 50 unweighted respondents