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Table 2 Gender and receipt of basic preventive services in the United States, women as reference group

From: Effects of sex, age, and visits on receipt of preventive healthcare services: a secondary analysis of national data

Preventive service

Odds ratio

95% CI

Blood pressure measured within 2 years (not known hypertensive)

  

   Unadjusted

.41

.37–.45

   Adjusteda

.44

.40–.50

Cholesterol checked within 5 years (not known hyperlipidemic)

  

   Unadjusted

.67

.62–.74

   Adjusteda

.72

.65–.79

Colorectal cancer screen (if age >= 50)

  

   Unadjusted

1.22

1.03–1.44

   Adjusteda

1.16

.98–1.37

Counseled to stop smoking (if smoker)

  

   Unadjusted

.60

.51–.70

   Adjusteda

.66

.55–.78

Last routine checkup within 2 years

  

   Unadjusted

.49

.45–.52

   Adjusteda

.53

.49–.57

  1. aBased on logistic regression models, adjusted for age category, education, race/ethnicity, insurance, usual source of care, income, marital status, perceived health status, and region of country