Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Weight Status, and Colorectal Cancer Screening

Table 1

Colorectal cancer screening according to selected covariates (𝑛=7088).

Variable	CRC screening rate (weighted)	Unadjusted odds ratio [CI95]	Adjusted odds ratio [CI95]^1
Overall	55.8
Weight status
^aNormal weight	56.3
Overweight	55.7	0.97 [0.86–1.11]	1.00 [0.84–1.21]
Obese	55.5	0.98 [0.85–1.12]	0.91 [0.75–1.12]
Gender
^aFemale	55.7	0.99 [0.89–1.10]	0.86 [0.73–1.02]
Male	56.0
Race
^aHispanic	38.2
Black	46.1	1.38 [1.06–1.81]	1.26 [0.87–1.82]
White	58.5	2.28 [1.85–2.80]	1.25 [0.96–1.63]
Age
^a50–59	47.2
60–69	62.7	1.87 [1.67–2.11]	1.69 [1.41–2.02]
70–79	65.0	2.08 [1.79–2.41]	1.71 [1.39–2.10]
Marital status
^aUnmarried	51.6
Married	57.5	1.27 [1.15–1.41]	1.02 [0.86–1.20]
Education
^a<12 years	44.6
High school graduate	53.3	1.41 [1.21–1.70]	1.03 [0.83–1.28]
Some college	55.6	1.56 [1.32–1.84]	1.01 [0.79–1.29]
College graduate	65.3	2.33 [1.96–2.78]	1.42 [1.09–1.85]
Annual income
^a<20 K	45.0
>20 K	58.0	1.69 [1.48–1.93]	1.31 [1.05–1.63]
Regular source of medical care^2
^aNo	28.5
Yes	57.4	3.38 [2.57–4.44]	1.11 [0.78–1.57]
Insured
^aNo	22.7
Yes	57.9	3.78 [3.02–4.73]	1.57 [1.16–2.14]
Office visits in last year
^aNone	24.4
One	43.3	2.37 [1.78–3.16]	1.21 [0.83–1.77]
2–5 visits	58.4	4.35 [3.39–5.59]	1.60 [1.14–2.27]
≥6 visits	64.9	5.74 [4.44–7.42]	2.05 [1.42–2.96]
Physician recommendation^3
Yes	81.9	43.49 [36.82–51.36]	36.97 [31.18–43.84]
^aNo	9.4
Health status
^aFair/Poor	56.5
Excellent/Good	52.8	1.16 [1.01–1.33]	1.12 [0.91–1.38]
Comorbidities
^a0	43.7
1	55.3	1.60 [1.38–1.85]	1.18 [0.94–1.48]
2-3	62.4	2.14 [1.85–2.48]	1.28 [0.99–1.65]
4-5	62.3	2.13 [1.73–2.62]	1.20 [0.85–1.70]
6 or more	73.4	3.55 [2.29–5.53]	2.28 [1.14–4.56]
Personal history cancer ever
^aNo	69.3
Yes	53.5	1.96 [1.67–2.30]	1.15 [0.92–1.43]
Alcohol consumption^4
^aHeavy	51.6
Light	59.1	1.23 [0.93–1.63]	1.01 [0.72–1.41]
None	54.0	0.91 [0.69–1.20]	1.03 [0.73–1.45]
Smoke
^aCurrent	55.0
Former	62.6	2.28 [1.93–2.70]	1.27 [1.03–1.58]
Never	42.4	1.67 [1.43–1.94]	1.26 [1.03–1.54]
Recreational physical activity (METS)
^aNone/unable to exercise	48.1
<675	59.4	1.58 [1.39–1.79]	0.97 [0.81–1.17]
≥675	69.9	1.84 [1.61–2.09]	1.19 [0.98–1.44]

^aReference category
¹Adjusted for all covariates listed in first column
²Recoded from NHIS data, has a usual place of care which is not the emergency room
³Saw physician in last 12 months and received a recommendation for either colonoscopy or endoscopy
⁴Heavy ≥14 drinks/week, light = 1–14 drinks/week