Table 2 Patient characteristics in the twelve months following the visit to the study physician
From: Do physician communication skills influence screening mammography utilization?
Patient Characteristics | N = 96 708 |
|---|---|
Demographics | mean (SD) |
Age, in years | 57.2 (5.8) |
Percent with high school diploma | 31.8 (13.0) |
Family income (in Canadian dollars) | 51 063 (23 116) |
Patient region | No. (%) |
 Rural | 11 410 (11.8) |
 Urban | 85 298 (88.2) |
Health Status | No. (%) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | Â |
 0 | 73 507 (76.0) |
 1-2 | 20 896 (21.6) |
 3-4 | 1 530 (1.6) |
 ≥5 | 775 (0.8) |
Hospitalization in past year | Â |
 No hospitalization | 79 879 (82.6) |
 1 hospitalization | 8 600 (8.9) |
 ≥ 2 hospitalizations | 8 229 (8.5) |
Breast Related Health Care | No. (%) |
Breast biopsy in past year | Â |
 No biopsy | 95 918 (99.2) |
 Biopsy | 790 (0.8) |
Mammogram in past year | Â |
 No | 70 089 (72.5) |
 Yes | 26 619 (27.5) |
Provincial self-referral screening program available | Â |
 No | 46 841 (48.4) |
 Yes | 49 867 (51.6) |