Table 3 Patient characteristics and their relationship with receiving mammography screening in the 12 months after visiting a study physician
From: Do physician communication skills influence screening mammography utilization?
| Â | Mammography screening | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient Characteristics | Yes | No | Odds Ratioa(95% CI) | P- Value |
N=32 689 | N=64 019 | |||
Demographic | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | Â | Â |
Age, per 10 year increase | 56.9 (5.6) | 57.4 (5.9) | 0.99 (0.98-0.99) | <0.001 |
Percent high school drop-outs, per 20% increase | 31.3 (12.9) | 32.1 (13.1) | 0.94 (0.90-0.98) | 0.001 |
Family income, in dollars, per $25,000 increaseb | 52,302 (23,302) | 50,431 (22,754) | 1.08 (1.06-1.11) | <0.001 |
Patient region | No. (%) | No. (%) | Â | Â |
 Urban | 28 263 (86.5) | 57 035 (89.1) | reference |  |
 Rural region | 4 426 (13.5) | 6 984 (10.9) | 1.44 (1.23-1.69) | <0.001 |
Health Status | No. (%) | No. (%) | Â | Â |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 25 595 (78.3) | 47 912 (74.8) | reference |  |
 1-2 | 6 448 (19.7) | 14 448 (22.6) | 0.88 (0.84-0.91) | <0.001 |
 3-4 | 416 (1.3) | 1 114 (1.7) | 0.71 (0.63-0.82) | <0.001 |
 >=5 | 230 (0.7) | 545 (0.9) | 0.84 (0.72-0.98) | 0.02 |
Hospitalization in past year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No hospitalization | 27 642 (84.6) | 52 237 (81.6) | reference |  |
 ≥ 1 hospitalization | 5 047 (15.4) | 11 782 (18.4) | 0.97 (0.93-1.02) | 0.21 |
Breast Related Health Care | No. (%) | No. (%) | Â | Â |
Breast biopsy in past year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No biopsy | 32 404 (99.1) | 63 514 (99.2) | reference |  |
 Biopsy | 285 (0.9) | 505 (0.8) | 1.38 (1.15-1.65) | <0.001 |
Mammogram in past year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 4 329 (13.2) | 22 290 (34.8) | reference |  |
 No (due for mammogram) | 28 360 (86.8) | 41 729 (65.2) | 3.94 (3.47-4.48) | <0.001 |
Self-referral screening available | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 17 945 (54.9) | 31 922 (49.9) | reference |  |
 Yes | 14 744 (45.1) | 32 097 (50.1) | 0.86 (0.82-0.89) | <0.001 |