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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 6.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Jan 4;33(4):559–582. doi: 10.1007/s10552-021-01549-4

Table 3.

Subgroup Analysis for Subgroup B (Age ≤ 30 vs. Age > 30), n=417.

Age ≤ 30 (n=200, 48%) Age > 30 (n=217, 52%) p-value
I am certain of what cancer screening to do for myself (Yes), n (%) 61 (30.5) 83 (38.3) 0.10
A HPV infection is a risk factor for which cancers? (Checked), n (%)
Anal cancer 99 (49.5) 134 (61.8) 0.01
Cervical cancer 191 (95.5) 184 (84.8) < 0.01
Head and Neck cancer 52 (26.0) 62 (28.6) 0.56
None 3 (1.5) 8 (3.7) 0.22
Nervous, anxious or on edge, n (%) 1
Never 7 (3.5) 12 (5.6) 0.07
Rarely 20 (10.0) 29 (13.4)
Sometimes 61 (30.5) 82 (38.0)
Often 50 (25.0) 49 (22.7)
Always 62 (31.0) 44 (20.4)
Excessively worried, cannot think about anything else, n (%) 2
Never 29 (14.6) 39 (18.1) 0.08
Rarely 46 (23.1) 69 (31.9)
Sometimes 50 (25.1) 53 (24.5)
Often 43 (21.6) 33 (15.3)
Always 31 (15.6) 22 (10.2)
Depressed or helpless, n (%) 2
Never 47 (23.6) 58 (26.9) 0.84
Rarely 58 (29.2) 61 (28.2)
Sometimes 56 (28.1) 64 (29.6)
Often 22 (11.1) 19 (8.8)
Always 16 (8.0) 14 (7.2)
Overwhelmed, n (%) 3
Never 22 (11.2) 45 (21.0) 0.01
Rarely 30 (15.2) 38 (17.8)
Sometimes 46 (23.4) 57 (26.6)
Often 61 (31.0) 39 (18.2)
Always 38 (19.3) 35 (16.4)
My concern about emotional distress prevents me from getting regular cancer screenings. (e.g. mammograms, pap smears, colonoscopies, etc...), n (%) 4
Strongly agree 48 (25.3) 38 (17.8) 0.37
Agree 50 (26.3) 64 (29.9)
Neutral 30 (15.8) 30 (14.0)
Disagree 40 (21.1) 53 (24.8)
Strongly disagree 22 (11.6) 29 (13.6)
I am concerned about medical insurance not paying for my screening services due to misgendering, n (%) 5
Strongly agree 31 (20.5) 35 (19.9) 0.70
Agree 30 (19.9) 46 (26.1)
Neutral 20 (13.3) 23 (13.1)
Disagree 33 (21.9) 31 (17.6)
Strongly disagree 37 (24.5) 41 (23.3)
Scheduling appointments online would be an effective method of avoiding confusion to figure out the screening appropriate for me, n (%) 6
Strongly agree 49 (25.8) 50 (23.7) 0.14
Agree 92 (48.4) 93 (44.1)
Neutral 38 (20.0) 40 (19.0)
Disagree 9 (4.7) 19 (9.0)
Strongly disagree 2 (1.1) 9 (4.3)
If staff did not use personal pronouns (Mr. / Mrs. / Miss. / Ms.) and instead called patients by their last name only, it would lessen misgendering and discomfort, n (%) 7
Strongly agree 72 (38.7) 69 (33.8) 0.18
Agree 69 (37.1) 62 (30.4)
Neutral 24 (12.9) 38 (18.6)
Disagree 12 (6.5) 21 (10.3)
Strongly disagree 9 (4.8) 14 (6.9)
I think it is important for __________ to have formal training to prevent misgendering / confusion when I present for my cancer screening (Checked), n (%)
Physicians 183 (91.5) 199 (91.7) 0.94
Nurses 189 (94.5) 190 (87.6) 0.01
Clerical staff 170 (85.0) 178 (82.0) 0.41
Technicians 165 (82.5) 175 (80.7) 0.63
Others 47 (23.5) 61 (28.1) 0.28
1

There were 1 missing data for this question (1 in Age > 30)

2

There were 2 missing data for this question (1 in Age ≤ 30 and 1 in Age > 30)

3

There were 6 missing data for this question (3 in Age ≤ 30 and 3 in Age > 30)

4

There were 13 missing data for this question (10 in Age ≤ 30 and 3 in Age > 30)

5

There were 90 missing data for this question (49 in Age ≤ 30 and 41 in Age > 30),

6

There were 16 missing data for this question (10 in Age ≤ 30 and 6 in Age > 30)

7

There were 27 missing data for this question (14 in Age ≤ 30 and 13 in Age > 30).