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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR), with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for association between socio-demographic factors and being passive non-participants (PNP)

From: Identifying specific non-attending groups in breast cancer screening - population-based registry study of participation and socio-demography

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted model

Age (years)

  

 50-54

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 55-59

0.92 (0.90-0.95)

0.93 (0.91-0.96)

 60-64

0.81 (0.78-0.83)

0.85 (0.82-0.88)

 65+

0.77 (0.74-0.79)

0.88 (0.84-0.92)

Ethnicity

  

 Danish

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Western immigrants

1.25 (1.19-1.31)

1.22 (1.15-1.29)

 Non-western immigrants

1.65 (1.59-1.71)

1.39 (1.34-1.45)

Marital status

  

 Married

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Registered partnership

0.99 (0.70-1.39)

0.91 (0.64-1.30)

 Cohabitating

1.32 (1.27-1.38)

1.23 (1.18-1.28)

 Single

1.28 (1.24-1.31)

1.09 (1.06-1.12)

Education

  

 ≤10

1.21 (1.18-1.25)

1.18 (1.15-1.21)

 11-15

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 >15

1.01 (0.98-1.05)

1.02 (0.99-1.06)

Previous cancer diagnoses

 

 No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Yes

0.89 (0.86-0.93)

0.92 (0.89-0.95)

Occupation

  

 Employed

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Self-employed and chief executive

0.99 (0.93-1.05)

1.01 (0.95-1.08)

 Unemployed/receiving benefits*

1.22 (1.18-1.26)

1.00 (0.97-1.03)

 Retired women

0.83 (0.81-0.86)

0.78 (0.74-0.81)

 Social welfare recipients

1.68 (1.62-1.76)

1.14 (1.09-1.20)

 Others

1.07 (1.01-1.14)

0.95 (0.89-1.02)

OECD-adjusted household income†

  

 High tertile

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Middle tertile

1.13 (1.09-1.17)

1.08 (1.04-1.13)

 Low tertile

1.33 (1.28-1.38)

1.22 (1.17-1.27)

Residential ownership

 

 House owners

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 Tenants

1.34 (1.30-1.37)

1.10 (1.07-1.14)

Kilometres to screening site

 

 0-20 km

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 >20-40 km

0.91 (0.88-0.95)

0.95 (0.92-0.99)

 >40-60 km

0.89 (0.85-0.94)

0.93 (0.89-0.98)

 >60 km

0.85 (0.78-0.93)

0.88 (0.82-0.95)

Access to vehicle

  

 Yes

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 No

1.30 (1.27-1.33)

1.06 (1.02-1.09)

  1. N =30,453 (passive non-participants: N=15,924, active non-participants: N=14,529).
  2. * State benefits in relation to sickness, education, leave benefits, disability retirement, and student grants.
  3. †: see method.
  4. Adjusted model: Adjusted for age, ethnicity, marital status, education, previous cancer diagnoses, occupation, OECD-adjusted household income, residential ownership, distance to screening unit and access to vehicle.