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Table 1 Population demographics and results

From: Increasing uptake of colon cancer screening in a medically underserved population with the addition of blood-based testing

Age

 Mean – yr

62

 Distribution- no. (%)

  50–59

199 (43)

  60–69

177 (38)

  70–79

63 (14)

   > 80

21 (5)

Sex– no. (%)

 Male

179 (39)

 Female

281 (61)

Race/Ethnicity- no. (%)

 White (Non-Hispanic)

152 (33)

 White (Hispanic)

147 (32)

 Black (Afr American)

32 (7)

 Black (Caribbean/Haitian)

101 (22)

 Black (Hispanic)

6 (1)

 Other

14 (3)

 Declined to Answer

8 (2)

Primary Language Spoken in Household- no. (%)

 English

236 (51)

 Spanish

126 (27)

 Haitian Creole

81 (18)

 Other

8 (2)

 Declined to Answer

9 (2)

Health Insurance Enrollment- no. (%)

 Uninsured

229 (50)

 Insured (Private, Medicaid/Medicare, or County Assistance Program)

211 (46)

 Declined to Answer

20 (4)

Seen Primary Care Physician in the Last Year- no. (%)

 Yes

226 (49)

 No

215 (47)

 Declined to Answer

19 (4)

Preferred Test– no. (%)

 FIT

30 (7)

 Septin-9

430 (93)

Result, of mSEPT9 Testing– no. (% of mSEPT9)

 Positive

88 (20)

 Negative

342 (80)

FIT Kits Returned– no. (% of FIT Kits Distributed)

2 (7)