Table 1 Selected characteristics of respondents aged ≥ 50 years
From: Overweight, obesity, and colorectal cancer screening: Disparity between men and women
Characteristic | Value* | N |
|---|---|---|
Age, yrs | 64.6 ± 10.1 | 84,284 |
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2 | 30.2 ± 6.2 | 84,284 |
Sex, % | ||
Men | 38.2 | 32,179 |
Women | 61.8 | 52,106 |
Race, % | ||
White | 82.3 | 68,639 |
Non-white | 17.7 | 14,778 |
Health insurance, % | ||
Yes | 93.0 | 78,260 |
No | 7.0 | 5,904 |
Smoking, % | ||
Current smoker | 18.2 | 15,265 |
Former smoker | 35.4 | 29,709 |
Never smoker | 46.4 | 38,959 |
Ever had fecal occult blood test (FOBT), % | ||
Yes | 43.0 | 37,498 |
No | 53.9 | 49,123 |
Ever had screening sigmoidoscopy (SIG), % | ||
Yes | 45.3 | 39,574 |
No | 51.1 | 46,584 |
Screening fecal occult blood test (FOBT), % | ||
within past year | 53.2 | 18,449 |
greater that 1 year | 46.8 | 16,238 |
Screening sigmoidoscopy (SIG), % | ||
within past 5 years | 81.8 | 30,465 |
greater than 5 years | 18.2 | 6,771 |