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Table 4 Frequencies, chi-square analyses, and multivariable logistic regression modelsc, exploring associations with lung cancer screening intentions among current and former smokers

From: Smokers’ interest in a lung cancer screening programme: a national survey in England

 

NHS invitationd

GP recommendationd

Appointment next monthe

Intend % (n)

OR

95% CI

Intend % (n)

OR

95% CI

Intend % (n)

OR

95% CI

All (n = 642)

91.6 (588)

95.8 (615)

91.9 (590)

Gender

 Female

91.6 (261)

1.00

95.8 (273)

1.00

93.0 (265)

1.00

 Male

91.6 (327)

1.06

0.59–1.90

95.8 (342)

1.01

0.44–2.33

91.0 (325)

0.78

0.42–1.44

Age

1.01

0.97–1.06

0.96

0.89–1.02

0.99

0.94–1.04

Marital status

 Married/Cohabiting

92.8 (347)

1.00

96.5 (361)

1.00

92.8 (347)

1.00

 Single/Divorced/Widowed

89.9 (241)

0.69

0.26–1.24

94.8 (254)

0.60

0.26–1.39

90.7 (243)

0.69

0.37–1.27

Education level

 Degree

88.8 (79)

1.00

 

96.6 (86)

1.00

94.4 (84)

1.00

 A-levels/further/equivalent

92.9 (130)

1.40

0.54–3.62

96.4 (135)

0.97

0.22–4.26

93.6 (131)

0.86

0.28–2.70

 CSEs/O-levels/equivalent

92.5 (184)

1.55

0.64–3.73

96.5 (192)

1.24

0.31–5.04

91.0 (181)

0.68

0.24–1.93

 No formal qualifications

91.6 (185)

1.35

0.56–3.24

95.0 (192)

1.04

0.27–4.08

92.1 (186)

0.84

0.29–2.42

Cancer experience

 Yes

92.3 (432)

1.00

96.4 (451)

1.00

93.2 (436)

1.00

 No

89.9 (151)

0.67

0.36–1.26

94.0 (158)

0.53

0.23–1.23

88.1 (148)

0.48

0.26–0.89

Smoking status

 Former

93.7 (328)

1.00

98.3 (344)a

1.00

94.0 (329)

1.00

 Current

89.0 (260)

0.67

0.36–1.24

92.8 (271)a

0.24

0.09–0.65

89.4 (261)

0.63

0.33–1.19

Early-stage survival

 Good

94.4 (289)

1.00

98.4 (301)a

1.00

94.4 (289)

1.00

 Fair/Poor

89.4 (279)

0.46

0.24–0.87

93.9 (293)a

0.23

0.08–0.71

90.7 (283)

0.55

0.28–1.06

Early-stage surgery

 Yes definitely/probably

94.3 (512)b

1.00

98.7 (536)b

1.00

95.4 (518)b

1.00

 Definitely/probably not

69.4 (43)b

0.14

0.07–0.28

74.2 (46)b

0.04

0.02–0.12

66.1 (41)b

0.09

0.04–0.20

Lung cancer worry

 Never

90.5 (364)

1.00

95.8 (385)

1.00

90.5 (364)

1.00

 Occasionally to very often

93.7 (223)

1.68

0.88–3.20

96.2 (229)

1.44

0.60–3.46

94.5 (225)

1.80

0.91–3.57

  1. OR odds ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval; n totals may not sum due to missing data
  2. aχ2, p < .01; b χ2, p < .001
  3. cadjusted for demographics, cancer experience and smoking status
  4. dpredicting yes definitely/probably vs. probably/definitely not
  5. epredicting very likely/likely vs. very unlikely/unlikely