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Table 1 Adjusted and unadjusted results for breast cancer awareness at baseline and 1 year

From: Promoting early presentation of breast cancer in older women: sustained effect of an intervention to promote breast cancer awareness in routine clinical practice

 

Comparison service

(n = 661)

PEP Intervention service

(n = 356)

Odds ratio

(PEP Intervention vs comparison service (95% CI, p value)

Baseline

One year

Baseline

One year

Unadjusted

Adjustedb

Breast cancer awarenessa

Number (%) breast cancer aware

22 (3.3)

29 (4.4)

19 (5.3)

90 (25.3)

6.97 (4.56-10.63), <0.001

8.13 (4.30-15.33), <0.001

Knowledge of breast cancer symptoms

Number (%) who identified five or more non-lump symptoms

374 (56.6)

418 (63.2)

198 (55.6)

291 (81.7)

2.56 (1.92-3.42), <0.001

2.54 (1.72-3.75), <0.001

Knowledge of age-related risk

Number (%) who identified that a 70 year old woman is more at risk of breast cancer than a younger woman or woman of any age

57 (8.6)

55 (8.3)

52 (14.6)

129 (36.2)

5.56 (4.0-7.74), <0.001

5.38 (3.28-8.79), <0.001

Breast checking

Number (%) who reported checking their breasts at least once a month

384 (58.1)

460 (69.6)

184 (51.7)

277 (77.8)

1.49 (1.13-1.96), 0.005

1.74 (1.18-2.56), 0.005

  1. Abbreviation: CI Confidence Intervals
  2. aA woman scored three points on the breast cancer awareness score (and so was considered to be breast cancer aware) if she: identified at least five non-lump symptoms of breast cancer (one point), identified that a 70 year old woman is most at risk of breast cancer (one point) and reported checking her breasts at least once a month (one point)
  3. bAdjusted for age, living with a husband or partner, age left full-time education and Index of Multiple Deprivation score