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Table 4 Socio-demographic variance of knowledge score on warning signs and risk factors (N = 2379)

From: Level of colorectal cancer awareness: a cross sectional exploratory study among multi-ethnic rural population in Malaysia

 

Warning signs

Risk factors

 

Mean (95% confidence interval)

Analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Mean (95% confidence interval)

Analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Age

    

18–19 (n = 75)

2.77 (2.08 – 3.46)

F (30.13)

3.00 (2.27 – 3.72)

F (19.11)

20–29 (n = 279)

3.51 (3.14 – 3.88)

P < 0.001

4.08 (3.71 – 4.45)

P < 0.001

30–39 (n = 275)

3.82 (3.47 – 4.17)

 

4.18 (3.82 – 4.53)

 

40–49 (n = 431)

3.52 (3.14 – 3.80)

 

4.09 (3.80 – 4.39)

 

50–59 (n = 539)

3.00 (2.75 – 3.25)

 

3.59 (3.32 – 3.86)

 

>60 (n = 780)

1.93 (1.74 – 2.11)

 

2.67 (2.45 – 2.89)

 

Gender

    

Male (n = 1030)

2.82 (2.65 – 3.00)

F (0.99)

3.53 (3.33 – 3.72)

F (0.31)

Female (n = 1349)

2.94 (2.78 – 3.11)

P > 0.05

3.46 (3.29 – 3.63)

P > 0.05

Ethnicity

    

Malay (n = 1863)

3.09 (2.96- 3.23)

F (21.77)

3.70 (3.55 – 3.84)

F (19.70)

Chinese (n = 332)

2.32 (2.02 – 2.62)

P < 0.001

2.62 (2.31 – 2.94)

P < 0.001

Indian/Others (n = 184)

1.87 (1.47 – 2.27)

 

2.91 (2.43 – 3.38)

 

Marital status

    

Single (n = 330)

3.19 (2.85 – 3.52)

F (8.2)

3.60 (3.25 – 3.95)

F (6.7)

Married (n = 1815)

2.95 (2.82 – 3.09)

P < 0.001

3.59 (3.44 – 3.75)

P < 0.001

Divorce/separated (n = 21)

1.80 (0.49 – 3.12)

 

1.85 (0.73 – 2.97)

 

Widowed (n = 204)

2.02 (1.63 – 2.42)

 

2.71 (2.29 – 3.12)

 

Education

    

Primary & secondary (n = 2222)

2.77 (2.65 – 2.90)

F (55.43)

3.38 (3.25 – 3.51)

F (38.04)

Post-Secondary (n = 157)

4.54 (4.08 – 5.00)

P < 0.001

4.99 (4.51 – 5.47)

P < 0.001

Income

    

< RM 1000 (n = 1783)

2.62 (2.49 – 2.76)

F (58.53)

3.24 (3.09 – 3.38)

F (45.34)

≥ RM 1000 (n = 596)

3.68 (3.45 – 3.92)

P < 0.001

4.24 (3.99 – 4.49)

P < 0.001