Table 1 Sample Characteristics (n = 353)
Parameters | Included subjects (n = 285) | Excluded subjects (n = 68) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A (n = 146) | Group B (n = 139) | Group A (n = 30) | Group B (n = 38) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 71 (49%) | 63 (45%) | 16 (53%) | 23 (61%) |
Female | 75 (51%) | 76 (55%) | 14 (47%) | 15 (39%) |
Age (average ± SD) | 48.6 ± 6.0 | 48.7 ± 5.4 | 50.1 ± 5.8 | 48.2 ± 5.3 |
Concerns about own health | ||||
Concerned a lot | 58 (40%) | 46 (33%) | 10 (33%) | 11 (29%) |
Concerned a little | 50 (34%) | 53 (38%) | 12 (40%) | 19 (50%) |
Not concerned at all | 38 (26%) | 40 (29%) | 8 (27%) | 8 (21%) |
Annual household income | ||||
Low (<US$59,999) | 35 (24%) | 46 (33%) | 12 (40%) | 14 (37%) |
Medium (US$60,000 – 119,999) | 76 (52%) | 58 (42%) | 13 (43%) | 17 (45%) |
High (>US$120,000) | 14 (10%) | 11 (8%) | 3 (10%) | 3 (8%) |
No answer given | 21 (14%) | 24 (17%) | 2 (7%) | 4 (11%) |
Experience of hospital admission | ||||
None | 52 (36%) | 54 (39%) | 16 (53%) | 10 (26%) |
1 admission | 43 (29%) | 31 (22%) | 5 (17%) | 9 (24%) |
2 admissions | 22 (15%) | 31 (22%) | 6 (20%) | 10 (26%) |
3 or more admissions | 26 (18%) | 22 (16%) | 3 (10%) | 8 (21%) |
No answer given | 3 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Experience of FOBT: Yes | 83 (57%) | 81 (58%) | 20 (67%) | 23 (61%) |
Experience of TCS: Yes | 24 (16%) | 30 (22%) | 8 (27%) | 5 (13%) |