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Table 5 Sensitivity analyses: reading breast screening information (women only): adjusted ORs, 95% CIs, p-values for variables in binary logistic regression models

From: A cross-sectional survey assessing factors associated with reading cancer screening information: previous screening behaviour, demographics and decision-making style

 

Amount read of the breast screening leaflet

Read at least some of the leaflet

Read at least about half of the leaflet

Read most/all of the leaflet

Read all of the leaflet

Characteristic

(vs. read none)

(vs. read less than about half)

(vs. read less than most/all)

(vs. read less than all)

OR, 95% CI

p

OR, 95% CI

p

OR, 95% CI

p

OR, 95% CI

p

Ethnicity

 

White British

1.66, 0.43 to 6.46

.464

1.43, 0.59 to 3.47

.428

1.76, 0.76 to 4.10

.187

3.28, 1.36 to 7.89

.008

 

vs. Other ethnic groups

        

Marital status

 

Married or living as a couple

1.32, 0.54 to 3.23

.540

0.96, 0.52 to 1.80

.907

0.97, 0.53 to 1.78

.924

0.80, 0.45 to 1.42

.450

 

vs. Single, widowed, divorced, or separated

        

Highest level of education

Overall: .452

Overall: .913

Overall: .791

Overall: .150

 

No formal qualifications

0.44, 0.10 to 1.90

.269

1.09, 0.44 to 2.68

.856

0.85, 0.36 to 2.01

.704

0.44, 0.19 to 1.01

.052

 

Approximately Level 1, 2, or 3

0.44, 0.12 to 1.64

.222

1.18, 0.54 to 2.60

.683

1.07, 0.50 to 2.29

.861

0.60, 0.29 to 1.24

.168

 

vs. Approximately Level 4

        

Social class grade

Overall: .689

Overall: .925

Overall: .782

Overall: .876

 

Grade A or B

0.73, 0.21 to 2.59

.631

1.18, 0.47 to 2.98

.731

0.77, 0.31 to 1.89

.565

0.90, 0.40 to 2.07

.811

 

Grade C1 or C2

1.23, 0.43 to 3.54

.706

1.01, 0.50 to 2.06

.977

0.79, 0.39 to 1.59

.508

1.08, 0.57 to 2.05

.811

 

vs. Grade D or E

        

Personal diagnosis of cancer

 

Yes

0.70, 0.17 to 2.84

.612

1.25, 0.39 to 4.04

.708

1.11, 0.37 to 3.32

.846

0.90, 0.35 to 2.35

.834

 

vs. No

        

Knows someone with cancer

 

Yes

0.66, 0.24 to 1.86

.435

0.71, 0.36 to 1.40

.328

0.90, 0.48 to 1.69

.750

1.23, 0.69 to 2.20

.493

 

vs. No

        

Breast screening regularity

Overall: .008

Overall: .014

Overall: .003

Overall: .014

 

Never or very rarely attended…

0.12, 0.03 to 0.48

.003

0.19, 0.06 to 0.58

.004

0.14, 0.44 to 0.47

.001

0.16, 0.04 to 0.63

.009

 

Attended some or most of the time…

1.30, 0.15 to 11.04

.812

0.65, 0.21 to 2.03

.458

0.43, 0.14 to 1.26

.122

0.43, 0.14 to 1.30

.135

 

vs. Always attended before most recent invitation

        

Age (in years)

1.01, 0.95 to 1.09

.705

0.97, 0.92 to 1.02

.205

0.98, 0.93 to 1.03

.352

0.96, 0.92 to 1.00

.048

Decision-making styles

 

Avoidant score

1.13, 0.99 to 1.30

.082

0.97, 0.89 to 1.06

.523

0.94, 0.87 to 1.03

.176

0.97, 0.89 to 1.05

.452

 

Dependent score

1.02, 0.91 to 1.14

.761

1.00, 0.92 to 1.09

.973

1.01, 0.93 to 1.09

.876

1.03, 0.96 to 1.11

.434

 

Intuitive score

0.97, 0.82 to 1.13

.671

1.08, 0.96 to 1.21

.191

1.09, 0.98 to 1.22

.116

1.01, 0.91 to 1.12

.892

 

Rational score

1.02, 0.86 to 1.20

.853

0.99, 0.88 to 1.11

.801

0.98, 0.88 to 1.09

.722

1.08, 0.97 to 1.19

.151

 

Spontaneous score

0.92, 0.81 to 1.04

.169

0.99, 0.91 to 1.08

.861

0.98, 0.90 to 0.90

.653

1.03, 0.95 to 1.11

.528

  1. ORs and 95% CIs are per unit increase in the case of continuous variables; p-values <.05 are in bold
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