Table 3 Univariate analysis of factors relating to the index patients' siblings' relationships with their physicians, families and friends and the association of these factors with participation in colonoscopic screening.
Total | Participators | Non-participators | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 172) | (n = 114) | (n = 58) | ||
Medical care | ||||
Advice by a physician to undergo screening | 65 (40.4) | 58 (53.7) | 7 (13.2) | < 10-4 |
Score for perceived accessibility of colonoscopy centres (1 to 5) | 3.8 (1.2) | 4.0 (1.2) | 3.3 (1.1) | 0.0011 |
Family | ||||
Index patient sex: female | 84 (48.8) | 58 (50.9) | 26 (44.8) | 0.45 |
Index patient age at time of diagnosis | 0.49 | |||
≤ 45 years old | 22 (12.8) | 16 (14.0) | 6 (10.3) | |
> 45 years old | 150 (87.2) | 98 (86.0) | 52 (89.7) | |
Number of cases of colorectal cancer declared in first-degree relatives | 0.1 | |||
0 | 45 (26.2) | 26 (22.8) | 19 (32.8) | |
1 | 116 (67.4) | 79 (69.3) | 37 (63.8) | |
≥ 2 * | 11 (6.4) | 9 (7.9) | 2 (3.4) | |
Discussion about screening with all brothers and sisters | 84 (49.7) | 73 (65.2) | 11 (19.3) | < 10-4 |
Social network | ||||
Belonging to a social group | 54 (32.0) | 41 (36.9) | 13 (22.4) | 0.055 |
Number of contacts with friends or relatives per month | 0.24 | |||
≤ 2 | 19 (12.6) | 13 (12.6) | 6 (12.5) | |
3 to 11 | 98 (64.9) | 63 (61.2) | 35 (72.9) | |
≥ 12 | 34 (22.5) | 27 (26.2) | 7 (14.6) | |
Structural support score (0 to 4) | 2.3 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.1 (0.9) | 0.13 |
Emotional support score (0 to 4) | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.2) | 0.039 |
Material support | 153 (91.6) | 103 (93.6) | 50 (87.7) | 0.24 |