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Table 3 Factors associated with awareness of changes (N=508)

From: Awareness of the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force recommended changes in mammography screening guidelines, accuracy of awareness, sources of knowledge about recommendations, and attitudes about updated screening guidelines in women ages 40–49 and 50+

Demographic variable

Univariate

Multivariate

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age

 40-49

1.0

1.0

 50+

0.48 (0.33 – 0.68)

0.53 (0.34 – 0.85)

Race

 White/Caucasian

1.0

1.0

 Non-White/Caucasian

0.67 (0.38 – 1.19)

0.75 (0.39 – 1.44)

Education Level

 Less than High School Graduate

1.0

1.0

 High School Graduate

2.07 (0.72 – 5.89)

2.60 (0.75 – 8.00)

 Some College

3.75 (1.35 – 10.40)

3.19 (0.95—10.72)

 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

4.91 (1.82 – 13.28)

3.22 (0.998 – 10.56)

Income Level

 <$35,000

1.0

1.0

 $35,000 - < $80,000

2.01 (1.04 – 3.91)

1.41 (0.67 – 3.00)

 $80,000 to < $120,000

2.81 (1.38 – 5.72)

1.76 (0.77 – 4.04)

 > $120,000

5.08 (2.42 – 10.67)

2.87 (1.19 – 6.92)

Census Region

 Northeast

1.0

1.0

 Midwest

1.12 (0.66 – 1.88)

1.16 (0.61 – 2.22)

 South

0.69 (0.43 – 1.11)

0.79 (0.44 – 1.43)

 West

0.85 (0.50 – 1.45)

1.23 (0.64 – 2.37)

Insurance Status

 Uninsured

1.0

1.0

 Insured

1.28 (0.55 – 2.96)

1.18 (0.40 – 3.46)

Have a Health Care Provider

 No

1.0

1.0

 Yes

1.04 (0.70 – 1.54)

0.94 (0.56 – 1.60)

Know Someone Who Died from Breast Cancer

 No

1.0

1.0

 Yes

1.34 (0.93-1.93)

1.10 (0.70-1.72)

Know Someone Living With/Cured of Breast Cancer

 No

1.0

1.0

 Yes

1.80 (1.11-2.93)

1.26 (0.69-2.27)

Know Someone with a Mammogram False Positive

 No

1.0

1.0

 Yes

1.51 (0.98-2.33)

1.47 (0.86-2.52)

Had Mammogram In Past Two Years

 No

1.0

1.0

 Yes

0.74 (0.57-1.19)

0.64 (0.34-1.18)

  1. NOTE: All analyses are logistic regressions with awareness of guidelines changes as a dichotomous outcome variable. Multivariate analysis includes all variables listed in the table as predictors.