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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression of cancer screening practices in the past 3 years

From: Cancer screening in a middle-aged general population: factors associated with practices and attitudes

 

odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

p-value

Sex

    

   men

 

1.0

  

   women

 

12.15 (9.49;15.55)

 

< 0.001

Age groups

women

< 0.001

men

< 0.001

   30–39 years

1.0

 

1.0

 

   40–49 years

1.64 (1.12;2.39)

0.010

2.35 (1.55;3.58)

< 0.001

   50–60 years

3.88 (2.49;6.04)

< 0.001

9.08 (5.97;13.79)

< 0.001

Net monthly income per household

   

< 0.001

   < = 2'000

 

1.0

  

   2'001–4'000

 

0.93 (0.52;1.65)

 

0.80

   4'001–8'000

 

1.16 (0.67;2.00)

 

0.60

   > 8'000

 

1.86 (1.06;3.27)

 

0.031

Visited a doctor for a health problem in the last 6 months

    

   no

 

1.0

  

   yes

 

1.81 (1.44;2.27)

 

< 0.001

Number of health behaviours

    

   0–3

 

1.0

  

   4–6

 

1.37 (1.06;1.77)

 

0.018

Scale of cons of screening

women

< 0.001

men

< 0.001

   0–25

8.56 (4.54;16.13)

< 0.001

1.82 (0.96;3.47)

0.07

   26–50

3.74 (2.01;6.96)

< 0.001

1.15 (0.61;2.18)

0.66

   51–75

2.30 (1.19;4.44)

0.014

0.53 (0.28;1.03)

0.06

   76–100

1.0

 

1.0

 
  1. Note: OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval