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Table 2 Predictors of screening participation (complete case analysis for both unadjusted and adjusted models, N = 1036)

From: Barriers to bowel scope (flexible sigmoidoscopy) screening: a comparison of non-responders, active decliners and non-attenders

 

(%)

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Odds ratio

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Age

 55 years

82.9%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 56 years

84.4%

1.121

0.760–1.656

1.072

0.667–1.721

 57 years

82.0%

0.941

0.555–1.596

0.836

0.443–1.577

Gender

 Male

86.0%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 Female

81.7%

0.729

0.522–1.019

0.770

0.512–1.157

Ethnicity

 Other

74.0%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 White

84.5%

1.910

1.115–3.272*

1.065

0.524–2.162

Living arrangement

 Married/living with somebody

85.0%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 Single/div./wind.

78.8%

0.657

0.450–0.959*

0.752

0.463–1.222

Index of Multiple Deprivation IMD

 1st quintile

85.2%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 2nd quintile

85.0%

0.980

0.629–1.526

1.005

0.593–1.700

 3rd quintile

84.0%

0.911

0.554–1.497

0.935

0.513–1.706

 4rd quintile

80.0%

0.693

0.412–1.164

0.807

0.419–1.555

 5th quintile

78.4%

0.627

0.359–1.095

1.082

0.518–2.259

Markers of socioeconomic deprivation

 0 markers

85.1%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 1 marker

83.0%

0.858

0.547–1.346

1.416

0.796–2.517

 2–3 markers

67.2%

0.359

0.204–0.635**

0.807

0.371–1.755

Paid employment

 No

76.5%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 Yes

85.3%

1.785

1.211–2.629**

1.407

0.856–2.311

Self-reported health

 Excellent/good

69.8%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 Fair/poor

86.3%

2.728

1.853–4.016**

2.306

1.410–3.770**

Initial interest in Bowel Scope

 Very/moderately

30.3%

Ref

 

Ref.

 

 Slightly/not at all

90.8%

22.727

14.542–35.519**

22.292

13.768–36.094**

Extend to which booklet was read

 None/some of it

76.5%

    

 All of it

86.8%

2.027

1.445–2.842**

1.136

0.737–1.751

N

 

1036

 

1036

 
  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01