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Table 3 Odds ratio of having regular prevention by mammography

From: Socioeconomic disparities in the uptake of breast and cervical cancer screening in Italy: a cross sectional study

 

ORs (CI 95%)

Linearized standard errors

p-value

Age groups

   

50-54

1

  

55-59

0.64 (0.57-0.71)

0.04

< 0.001

60-64

0.58 (0.51-0.65)

0.03

< 0.001

65-69

0.47 (0.42-0.53)

0.03

< 0.001

Region of residence

   

North-western Italy

1

  

North-eastern Italy

1.30 (1.16-1.46)

0.08

< 0.001

Central-Italy

0.83 (0.73-0.96)

0.06

< 0.05

Southern Italy

0.30 (0.26-0.34)

0.02

< 0.001

Italian Islands

0.32 (0.27-0.37)

0.02

< 0.001

Marital status

   

Single

1

  

Married

1.83 (1.56-2.15)

0.15

< 0.001

Separated/Divorced

1.15 (0.93-1.43)

0.13

0.206

Widowed

1.32 (1.10-1.60)

0.13

< 0.05

Body mass index

   

Normal weight

1

  

Underweight

0.88 (0.64-1.20)

0.14

0.403

Overweight

1.04 (0.95-1.13)

0.05

0.405

Obese

0.87 (0.77-0.98)

0.05

< 0.05

Self-assessed health status

   

Good/Very good

1

  

Fair

1.17 (1.07-1.27)

0.05

< 0.001

Bad/Very bad

1.01 (0.86-1.17)

0.08

0.957

Cigarette smoking status

   

Never

1

  

Former

1.11 (0.99-1.24)

0.06

0.084

Current

0.95 (0.85-1.06)

0.05

0.361

Level of education

   

Primary school or less

1

  

Secondary school

1.08 (0.97-1.19)

0.05

0.147

High school and over

1.28 (1.10-1.49)

0.10

< 0.001

Occupational class

   

Non-working

1

  

Low

1.23 (1.12-1.36)

0.06

< 0.001

Intermediate

1.77 (1.55-2.03)

0.12

< 0.001

High

1.63 (1.40-1.91)

0.13

< 0.001

Interaction between Region of residence and Level of education

   

North-western Italy*Primary school or less

1

  

Central-Italy*High school and over

0.77 (0.61-0.98)

0.09

< 0.05

Southern Italy*High school and over

1.38 (1.13-1.70)

0.15

< 0.001