Table 1.
Participant Characteristics Relative to NCCN Breast Cancer Screening Adherence Status (N = 919).
| All | Non-Adherent | Adherent | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919 | 303 | 616 | ||
| Mean (SD)/% [n] | ||||
| Age | 53.12 (8.56) | 51.14 (8.29) | 54.09 (8.53) | <0.0001 |
| Education | 0.0961 | |||
| ≤High school | 11.43 [105] | 11.88 [36] | 11.20 [69] | |
| Some college | 40.70 [374] | 45.21 [137] | 38.47 [237] | |
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 47.88 [440] | 42.90 [130] | 50.32 [310] | |
| Partner Status | 0.1461 | |||
| Not married/living with a partner | 57.34 [527] | 60.73 [184] | 55.68 [343] | |
| Married/living with a partner | 42.66 [392] | 39.27 [119] | 44.32 [273] | |
| Number of family members <18 years old in house | 0.48 (0.86) | 0.54 (0.94) | 0.45 (0.82) | 0.1270 |
| Church Site | 0.0109 | |||
| Site 1 | 67.36 [619] | 70.30 [213] | 65.91 [406] | |
| Site 2 | 13.49 [124] | 15.84 [48] | 12.34 [76] | |
| Site 3 | 19.15 [176] | 13.86 [42] | 21.75 [134] | |
| Health Insurance Coverage | <0.0001 | |||
| No | 11.64 [107] | 20.13 [61] | 7.47 [46] | |
| Yes | 88.36 [812] | 79.87 [242] | 92.53 [570] | |
| Annual Household Income | 0.0853 | |||
| <$40,000 | 28.18 [259] | 31.68 [96] | 26.46 [163] | |
| $40,000–$79,999 | 38.19 [351] | 39.27 [119] | 37.66 [232] | |
| ≥$80,000 | 33.62 [309] | 29.04 [88] | 35.88 [221] | |
| Employment Status | 0.3874 | |||
| Unemployed | 30.25 [278] | 28.38 [86] | 31.17 [192] | |
| Employed | 69.75 [641] | 71.62 [217] | 68.83 [424] | |
| Patient-Provider Communication | 0.0033 | |||
| Not always ideal | 67.79 [623] | 74.26 [225] | 64.61 [398] | |
| Ideal | 32.21 [296] | 25.74 [78] | 35.39 [218] | |
| Social Support | ||||
| ISEL Tangible | 13.93 (2.42) | 13.67 (2.58) | 14.06 (2.32) | 0.0276 |
| ISEL Belonging | 13.22 (2.60) | 13.06 (2.82) | 13.30 (2.49) | 0.2191 |
| ISEL Appraisal | 14.02 (2.55) | 13.80 (2.79) | 14.12 (2.42) | 0.0853 |
| Personal Diagnosis of Cancer | 0.0472 | |||
| No | 94.99 [873] | 97.03 [294] | 93.99 [579] | |
| Yes | 5.01 [46] | 2.97 [9] | 6.01 [37] | |
| Family Diagnosis of Cancer | 0.6668 | |||
| No | 40.26 [370] | 41.25 [125] | 39.77 [245] | |
| Yes | 59.74 [549] | 58.75 [178] | 60.23 [371] | |
| Chance of Getting Cancer | 0.8358 | |||
| Very low | 37.65 [346] | 38.61 [117] | 37.18 [229] | |
| Somewhat low | 24.59 [226] | 25.74 [78] | 24.03 [148] | |
| Moderate | 28.84 [265] | 26.73 [81] | 29.87 [184] | |
| Somewhat high | 7.62 [70] | 7.92 [24] | 7.47 [46] | |
| Very high | 1.31 [12] | 0.99 [3] | 1.46 [9] | |
| Likelihood of getting cancer compared to average person your age | 0.8131 | |||
| More likely to get cancer | 7.83 [72] | 8.58 [26] | 7.47 [46] | |
| Less likely | 57.13 [525] | 56.11 [170] | 57.63 [355] | |
| About as likely | 35.04 [322] | 35.31 [107] | 34.90 [215] | |
| How often worry about getting cancer | 0.660 | |||
| Never | 26.22 [241] | 29.37 [89] | 24.68 [152] | |
| Rarely | 35.04 [322] | 33.99 [103] | 35.55 [219] | |
| Sometimes | 31.56 [290] | 30.03 [91] | 32.31 [199] | |
| Often | 5.11 [47] | 4.62 [14] | 5.36 [33] | |
| All the time | 2.07 [19] | 1.98 [6] | 2.11 [13] | |
| Main reason for mammogram 1 | <0.0001 | |||
| Part of the routine physical exam | 84.98 [781] | 71.95 [218] | 91.4 [563] | |
| Last mammogram was not normal | 4.24 [39] | 5.28 [16] | 3.73 [23] | |
| A specific problem | 3.81 [35] | 3.96 [12] | 3.73 [23] | |
| Something you heard/saw/read | 0.33 [3] | 0.66 [2] | 0.16 [1] | |
| Family history | 1.09 [10] | 1.32 [4] | 0.97 [6] | |
| You never had one and thought you should | 0.44 [4] | 1.32 [4] | 0 [0] | |
1 47 women (5.11% of sample) who were non-adherent with NCCN breast cancer screening guidelines did not provide responses for the main reason for their most recent mammogram. ISEL = Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. SD = Standard deviation.