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

Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals)^a of preventive services received by men compared to women

Age (yrs)	Blood pressure within two years	Cholesterol measured within five years	Colorectal cancer screening	Counseled to stop smoking in last year	Checkup in last two years
20–29	.38 (.29–.50)	.70 (.57–.86)	N/A	.62 (.39–1.01)	.42 (.35–.50)
30–39	.40 (.33–.50)	.68 (.57–.80)	N/A	.61 (.44–.86)	.42 (.34–.50)
40–49	.42 (.33–.54)	.79 (.65–.96)	N/A	.65 (.47–.90)	.57 (.49–.67)
50–59	.55 (.41–.75)	.68 (.53–.88)	1.17 (.94–1.46)	.61 (.40–.91)	.75 (.60–.95)
60 & over	.68 (.49–.93)	.75 (.58–.98)	1.14 (.85–1.52)	.89 (.58–1.35)	.72 (.57–.91)
Test for interaction*	p = .016	p = .748	p = .860	p = .614	p < .001

^aEstimated from logistic regression models including interaction terms between sex and age, and adjusted for age category, education, race/ethnicity, insurance, usual source of care, income, marital status, perceived health status, and region of country.
N/A = not applicable
*P-value based on a 4 degree-of-freedom test of the sex by age interaction effects in each logistic regression model; significant interaction means odds ratios differ across age strata

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