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Table 5 Demographic and background differences between consistent re-participation and categories of non-adherence

From: Behavioural and demographic predictors of adherence to three consecutive faecal occult blood test screening opportunities: a population study

Variable

Consistent re-participation (n = 860)

Drop out (n = 134)

Intermittent re-participation (n = 68)

Delayed entry (n = 166)

Consistent refusal (n = 312)

F (df)

p

Mean(SD)

 

Agea

61.18 (6.33)

58.86 (6.55)**

57.69 (6.20)**

57.86 (5.57)**

58.57 (6.62)**

19.92 (4,599.32)

<.001

GP visits a

3.98 (1.16)

4.04 (1.13)

3.47 (1.31)**

3.95 (1.23)

3.85 (1.29)

3.29 (4,546.14)

.011

Number (%)

χ 2 (df)

p

Private health insurance, None

145 (17.0)

33 (25.0)**

17 (25.0)

31 (18.7)

75 (24.1)

26.80 (12)

.008

        Ancillary

74 (8.7)

21 (15.9)

6 (8.8)

9 (5.4)

21 (6.8)

  

        Hospital

55 (6.4)

5 (3.8)

4 (5.9)

9 (5.4)

14 (4.5)

  

        Both

579 (67.9)

73 (55.3)

41 (60.3)

117 (70.5)

201 (64.6)

  

Gender (male)

369 (42.9)

58 (43.3)

24 (35.3)

100 (60.2)**

159 (51.0)

23.48 (4)

<.001

Married (yes) b

689 (80.7)

93 (70.5) **

54 (79.4)

131 (79.4)

222 (71.2)**

16.46 (4)

.002

Workforce (yes)b

383 (45.4)

78 (60.0)**

43 (64.2)**

109 (66.5)**

189 (61.4)**

45.88 (4)

<.001

Disadvantage, 1

167 (19.4)

28 (20.9)

16 (23.9)

34 (19.4)

81 (26.0)**

36.73 (16)

.002

        2

140 (16.3)

35 (26.1)

11 (16.4)

26 (15.8)

56 (18.0)

  

        3

152 (17.7)

20 (14.9)

16 (23.9)

20 (12.1)

39 (12.5)

  

        4

149 (17.3)

24 (17.9)

4 (6.0)

31 (18.8)

34 (10.9)

  

        5 (least)

251 (29.2)

27 (20.1)

20 (29.9)

54 (32.7)

101 (32.5)

  

Knowledge (incorrect) c

124 (14.5)

23 (17.2)

13 (19.4)

23 (13.9)

72 (23.1)**

13.51 (4)

.009

Known CRC (yes)b

622 (72.7)

83 (62.9)

43 (63.2)

105 (63.6)

191 (62.0)**

17.40 (4)

.002

Discussed FOBT (yes) b

542 (63.0)

65 (48.9)**

39 (57.4)

91 (55.2)

120 (38.7)**

57.59 (4)

<.001

Known a screener (yes) b

469 (54.7)

54 (40.6)**

33 (48.5)

63 (38.2)**

93 (30.1)**

63.00 (4)

<.001

Past other screening (yes) b

564 (65.9)

80 (60.2)

39 (57.4)

116 (70.3)

174 (56.1)**

14.42 (4)

.006

SR past FOBT (yes)b

482 (56.0)

45 (33.6)**

32 (47.1)

83 (50.0)

78 (25.0)**

99.19 (4)

<.001

  1. Note. SD = standard deviation; F = F ratio; χ 2 = chi square; p = probability; SES = socioeconomic status determined by SEIFA index of disadvantage; knowledge = response to knowledge item regarding the importance of repeated screening; Known CRC = known a person who has had CRC; Discussed FOBT = ever discussed FOBT screening; Known a screener = known a person who has screened for CRC; Other screening = ever participated in other (not CRC) screening tests. SR past FOBT = self-reported past FOBT use . a variables were measured on increasing, continuous scales; b comparative category is ‘no’; c comparative category is ‘correct’ *p < .05, ** p < .01.