Table 1 General characteristics of the study groups
Characteristics | Total | Conventional container | Sampling bottle | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Overall | 1657 (100.0) | 1224 (73.9) | 433 (26.1) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 681 (41.1) | 518 (42.3) | 163 (37.6) | 0.089 |
Female | 976 (58.9) | 706 (57.7) | 270 (62.4) | |
Age group, years | ||||
50–64 | 1176 (71.0) | 860 (70.3) | 316 (73.0) | 0.284 |
65–74 | 481 (29.0) | 364 (29.7) | 117 (27.0) | |
Monthly household income, US$ | ||||
≤ 1999 | 525 (31.7) | 380 (31.1) | 145 (33.5) | 0.512 |
2000–3999 | 566 (34.2) | 427 (34.9) | 139 (32.1) | |
≥ 4000 | 566 (34.2) | 417 (34.1) | 149 (34.4) | |
Education, years | ||||
≤ 9 | 447 (27.0) | 314 (25.7) | 133 (30.7) | 0.030 |
10–12 | 654 (39.5) | 479 (39.1) | 175 (40.4) | |
≥ 13 | 556 (33.6) | 431 (35.2) | 125 (28.9) | |
Supplemental insurance for cancer | ||||
No | 576 (34.8) | 422 (34.5) | 154 (35.6) | 0.683 |
Yes | 1081 (65.2) | 802 (65.5) | 279 (64.4) | |
Regular medical check-up | ||||
No | 1374 (82.9) | 1023 (83.6) | 351 (81.1) | 0.232 |
Yes | 283 (17.1) | 201 (16.4) | 82 (18.9) | |
Self-rated health status | ||||
Good | 557 (33.6) | 431 (35.2) | 126 (29.1) | 0.056 |
Fair | 824 (49.7) | 598 (48.9) | 226 (52.2) | |
Bad | 276 (16.7) | 195 (15.9) | 81 (18.7) | |
History of FIT | ||||
No | 403 (24.3) | 240 (19.6) | 163 (37.6) | <.0001 |
Yes | 1254 (75.7) | 984 (80.4) | 270 (62.4) |