Understanding non-compliance to colorectal cancer screening: a case control study, nested in a randomised trial [ISRCTN83029072]

Table 1 Logistic regression for determinants of non compliance, data from randomised controlled trial. All the Odds Ratios are adjusted by age, residence, provider and age if possible.

	total				males				females
	FOBT screening		OR	95%CI	FOBT screening		OR	95%CI	FOBT screening		OR	95%CI
	no	yes			no	yes			no	yes
demographics
Gender*
male	2269	1099	1	-
female	2585	1342	1.12	1.0–1.3
Age*
50–54	1126	464	1.00	-	539	201	1.0	-	581	262	1.0
55–59	916	457	1.34	1.2–1.6	457	202	1.4	1.1–1.9	456	255	1.3	1.0–1.6
60–64	950	449	1.27	1.1–1.5	440	194	1.4	1.1–1.9	510	255	1.1	0.89–1.4
65–69	844	460	1.44	1.2–1.7	386	229	1.8	1.4–2.3	457	231	1.2	0.94–1.5
70–74	738	326	1.22	1.0–1.5	317	140	1.5	1.1–2.0	421	186	1.1	0.82–1.4
logistics and demographics
Residence*
Rome	2832	1285	1.00	-	1284	573	1.0	-	1540	710	1.0
towns with gastroenterology unit	1327	763	1.55	1.1–2.2	652	322	1.6	1.2–2.2	673	441	1.7	1.3–2.2
other towns	566	333	1.13	0.73–1.7	265	174	1.2	0.73–1.9	299	159	1.1	0.70–1.8
logistics
provider
hospital	3028	600	1.0		1388	276	1.0		1631	324	1.0
GP	1838	1843	6.0	5.3–6.8	881	823	5.7	4.7–6.8	954	1018	6.3	5.3–7.4

* For 14 people gender was unknown, for 579 age was unknown, for 203 residence was unknown.

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