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Table 3 Logistic regression of predictors of intention to complete and return the FOBT or FIT test, unadjusted and adjusted for other covariates in the model

From: Attitudes towards the Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) versus the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) for colorectal cancer screening: perceived ease of completion and disgust

 

FOBT

FIT

 

Unadjusted Odds ratio

aAdjusted Odds ratio

Unadjusted Odds ratio

aAdjusted Odds ratio

Age

1.01 (0.99, 1.04

1.01 (0.97, 1.05)

1.01 (0.97, 1.04)

0.99 (0.94, 1.04)

GenderᅟᅟᅟᅟF

-

-

-

-

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟM

0.86 (0.48, 1.56)

0.96 (0.43, 2.14)

0.56 (0.24, 1.29)

2.18 (0.74, 6.42)

SIMD quintileᅟ1

-

-

-

-

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ  2

1.06 (0.40, 2.81)

0.99 (0.31, 3.14)

2.63 (0.72, 9.61)

2.91 (0.60, 14.11)

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ  3

2.50 (0.95, 6.60)

1.75 (0.55, 5.58)

3.09 (0.85, 11.24)

1.97 (0.42, 9.20)

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ  4

2.88 (1.05, 7.88)*

2.77 (0.86, 8.95)

1.75 (0.54, 5.63)

1.51 (0.37, 6.24)

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ  5

5.20 (2.05, 13.17)**

3.34 (1.16, 9.58)*

3.05 (1.02, 9.15)*

1.58 (0.42, 6.02)

Perceived ease of completion

2.15 (1.61, 2.88)***

1.37 (0.94, 2.01)

4.38 (2.45, 7.83)***

2.73 (1.33, 5.60)**

Perceived disgust

0.48 (0.37, 0.63)***

0.59 (0.41, 0.83)**

0.58 (0.43, 0.79)***

0.76 (0.50, 1.16)

Trait disgust propensity

0.52 (0.31, 0.88)*

1.08 (0.52, 2.23)

0.52 (0.27, 1.01)

1.18 (0.47, 2.97)

Trait disgust sensitivity

0.46 (0.28, 0.77)**

0.63 (0.32, 1.25)

0.37 (0.20, 0.69)**

0.52 (0.21, 1.30)

Experience of major illness (self)

    

 No

-

-

-

-

 Yes

0.74 (0.39, 1.41)

0.68 (0.30, 1.55)

0.48 (0.21, 1.007)

0.40 (0.13, 1.21)

Family history of major illness

    

 No

-

-

-

-

 Yes

0.82 (0.46, 1.47)

0.72 (0.36, 1.47)

0.65 (0.30, 1.42)

0.80 (0.31, 2.03)

bPrevious cancer screening

    

 No

-

-

-

-

 Yes

2.26 (1.17, 4.37)*

2.91 (1.06, 8.04)*

2.01 (0.88, 4.59)

3.52 (0.95, 12.99)

Previous FOBT screening

    

 No

-

-

-

-

 Yes

2.12 (1.14, 3.92)*

0.96 (0.35, 2.01)

1.84 (0.80, 4.26)

1.13 (0.30, 4.23)

  1. aAdjusted for all other covariates in the model; *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001; bPreviously screened for any cancer (breast, cervical, prostate, colorectal), SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation