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Table 1 Characteristics at baseline for all patients and patients with a colonoscopy

From: Development of a multivariable prediction model to identify patients unlikely to complete a colonoscopy following an abnormal FIT test in community clinics

 

All Patients

With Colonoscopy

Univariate

Likelihood Ratio

 

N

(% of all)

N

(% row)

HR

p-value

All

1596

100.00%

556

34.80%

  

Age

0.0040

50–54

498

31.20%

200

40.20%

ref

 

55–59

425

26.60%

156

36.70%

0.91

 

60–64

377

23.60%

122

32.40%

0.76

 

65–69

202

12.70%

62

30.70%

0.71

 

70–75

94

5.90%

16

17.00%

0.37

 

Sex

0.4032

 Male

757

47.40%

275

36.30%

ref

 

 Female

839

52.60%

281

33.50%

0.9

 

BMI

0.1467

  < 24

420

26.30%

143

34.10%

ref

 

 25–29

453

28.40%

149

32.90%

0.98

 

 30–34

349

21.90%

137

39.30%

1.22

 

 35–39

209

13.10%

65

31.10%

0.89

 

 40+

165

10.30%

62

37.60%

1.15

 

Language

0.0780

 Non-English

312

19.60%

95

30.50%

ref

 

 English

1284

80.50%

461

35.90%

1.26

 

Race

0.0599

Non-White

266

16.70%

72

27.10%

ref

 

White

1330

83.30%

484

36.40%

1.48

 

Ethnicity

0.0270

 Non-Hispanic

1445

90.50%

496

34.30%

ref

 

 Hispanic

151

9.50%

60

39.70%

1.21

 

Insurance

0.5652

Uninsured

265

16.60%

86

32.50%

ref

 

Medicaid

748

46.90%

282

37.70%

1.18

 

Medicare

435

27.30%

136

31.30%

0.94

 

Commercial

148

9.30%

52

35.10%

1.1

 

Tobacco Use

0.9812

 Never/Quit

1153

72.20%

393

34.10%

ref

 

 Current User

443

27.80%

163

36.80%

1.11

 

Percent of Census Tract with College Degree

0.0697

 4.9–14.6

346

21.70%

125

36.10%

ref

 

 14.7–19.9

337

21.10%

96

28.50%

0.73

 

 19.9–25.7

324

20.30%

125

38.60%

1.08

 

 26.0–36.8

282

17.70%

94

33.30%

0.88

 

 36.9–77.7

307

19.20%

116

37.80%

1.04

 

Percent of Census Tract Households below FPL

0.2315

 2.7–11.4

283

17.70%

105

37.10%

ref

 

 11.4–14.8

288

18.10%

100

34.70%

0.91

 

 14.9–19.4

309

19.40%

105

34.00%

0.89

 

 19.5–25.8

333

20.90%

131

39.30%

1.05

 

 26.1–53.9

383

24.00%

115

30.00%

0.75

 

Census Tract Median Household Income

0.6530

 $14,000 - $36,000

331

20.70%

101

30.50%

ref

 

 $36,000 - $41,000

330

20.70%

125

37.90%

1.32

 

 $41,000 - $47,000

353

22.10%

117

33.10%

1.11

 

 $47,000 - $56,000

286

17.90%

101

35.30%

1.18

 

 $56,000 - $149,000

296

18.60%

112

37.80%

1.33

 

Census Tract Unemployment

0.0009

 2.6–8.1

323

20.20%

132

40.90%

ref

 

 8.2–10.2

285

17.90%

83

29.10%

0.65

 

 10.2–12.7

293

18.40%

88

30.00%

0.68

 

 12.7–15

397

24.90%

146

36.80%

0.87

 

 15.0–32.4

298

18.70%

107

35.90%

0.84

 

Census Tract Population Density (People per square mile of land area)

0.2521

 0.8–174

238

14.90%

96

40.30%

ref

 

 176–1571

217

13.60%

62

28.60%

0.67

 

 1574 - 3770

289

18.10%

83

28.70%

0.64

 

 3781 - 6576

358

22.40%

144

40.20%

0.98

 

 6593 - 26,873

494

31.00%

171

34.60%

0.8

 

Census Tract GINI Income Inequality

0.4162

0.27–0.38

329

20.60%

102

31.00%

ref

 

0.38–0.41

326

20.40%

115

35.30%

1.15

 

0.41–0.43

326

20.40%

122

37.40%

1.24

 

0.43–0.47

256

16.00%

97

37.90%

1.26

 

0.47–0.82

359

22.50%

120

33.40%

1.09

 

Low access Census Tract at 1/2 mile for urban areas or 5 miles for rural areas

0.8152

 No

309

19.40%

121

39.20%

ref

 

 Yes

1287

80.60%

435

33.80%

0.81

 

Emergency Room Visits per 1000 Medicare Enrollees (County)

0.7264

 0

356

22.30%

107

30.10%

ref

 

 1

914

57.30%

337

36.90%

1.24

 

 2+

326

20.40%

112

34.40%

1.16

 

Urban/Rural County

0.7809

 Cluster (10-50 k population)

276

17.30%

84

30.40%

ref

 

 Rural (< 10 K population)

246

15.40%

97

39.40%

1.39

 

 Urban (50 k + population)

1074

67.30%

375

34.90%

1.16

 

Charlson Comorbidity

0.7870

 0

705

44.20%

259

36.70%

ref

 

 1

465

29.10%

159

34.20%

0.94

 

 2

213

13.40%

71

33.30%

0.89

 

 3+

213

13.40%

67

31.50%

0.83

 

Asthma/COPD dx in 2 years prior to index

0.1816

 No

1122

70.30%

404

36.00%

ref

 

 Yes

474

29.70%

152

32.10%

0.87

 

Diabetes dx in 2 years prior to index

0.2072

 No

881

55.20%

322

36.60%

ref

 

 Yes

715

44.80%

234

32.70%

0.86

 

Severe mental illness

0.7889

 No

1455

91.20%

504

34.60%

ref

 

 Yes

141

8.80%

52

36.90%

1.09

 

Mood disorder (Depression, Bipolar) dx in 2 years prior to index

0.6492

 No

1006

63.00%

342

34.00%

ref

 

 Yes

590

37.00%

214

36.30%

1.1

 

Substance/alcohol abuse dx in 2 years prior to index

0.6928

 No

1264

79.20%

434

34.30%

ref

 

 Yes

332

20.80%

122

36.80%

1.14

 

Long term anticoagulant use

0.0353

No

1545

96.80%

546

35.30%

ref

 

Yes

51

3.20%

10

19.60%

0.5

 

Blood in Stool prior to abnormal FIT

0.3026

 No

1538

96.40%

538

35.00%

ref

 

 Yes

58

3.60%

18

31.00%

0.86

 

Hemorrhoid/Anal Fissure prior to abnormal FIT

0.3546

 No

1514

94.90%

526

34.70%

ref

 

 Yes

82

5.10%

30

36.60%

1.08

 

Prior CRC screening

0.2966

 No

985

61.70%

362

36.80%

ref

 

 Yes

611

38.30%

194

31.80%

0.82

 

Flu shot within 1 year of index date

0.0000

No

1368

85.70%

452

33.00%

ref

 

Yes

228

14.30%

104

45.60%

1.57

 

Number of outpatient encounters in the year prior to index date

0.3248

 0

203

12.70%

85

41.90%

ref

 

 1

173

10.80%

52

30.10%

0.65

 

 2

196

12.30%

59

30.10%

0.64

 

 3

209

13.10%

80

38.30%

0.86

 

 4

147

9.20%

50

34.00%

0.73

 

 5

119

7.50%

42

35.30%

0.79

 

 6+

549

34.40%

188

34.20%

0.77

 

Count of no-show encounters in the year prior to index date

0.0022

0

1128

70.70%

394

34.90%

ref

 

1

253

15.90%

99

39.10%

1.16

 

2+

215

13.50%

63

29.30%

0.82

 

Health Center

0.0000

HC 8

155

9.70%

31

20.00%

ref

 

HC 7

70

4.40%

19

27.10%

1.45

 

HC 4

104

6.50%

44

42.30%

2.57

 

HC 2

615

38.50%

193

31.40%

1.62

 

HC 5

287

18.00%

139

48.40%

3.03

 

HC 6

232

14.50%

66

28.50%

1.43

 

HC 3

133

8.30%

64

48.10%

3.12