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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model of the absence of breast cancer screening (N = 6,229 women)

From: Obstacles to the uptake of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings: what remains to be achieved by French national programmes?

    Independant variables

No breast cancer screening Main effects model

 

OR (95 CI)

 

Socioeconomic characteristics

Age

(ref = 50–54)

[55–59]

0.75*** (0.62-0.89)

[60–64]

0.78*** (0.64-0.94)

[65–74]

1.06 (0.89-1.27)

Social class

(ref = associate profession)

Farmer

1.08 (0.76-1.55)

Craftsman

1.09 (0.78-1.51)

Manager

1.00 (0.76-1.33)

Office worker

1.18 (0.98-1.42)

Skilled worker

1.28 (0.96-1.70)

Non skilled worker

1.62*** (1.26-2.09)

Inactive

1.61*** (1.14-2.28)

Marital status

(ref = living in a couple)

Single

1.45*** (1.17-1.80)

Complementary health insurance

(ref = private)

Free

1.79*** (1.36-2.37)

No

2.08*** (1.57-2.75)

 

Health and health care consumption

Chronic disease

(ref = no)

Yes

1.29*** (1.11-1.50)

Self-rated health

(ref = very good)

[0–4] : poor

1.87*** (1.38-2.54)

[5,6] : fair

1.20 (0.96-1.49)

[7,8]: good

1.06 (0.88-1.28)

Nb of consultations with the GP

(ref = more then three)

Less than two

1.40*** (1.21-1.62)

Nb of consultations with a specialist

(ref = one or more)

None

3.00*** (2.59-3.47)

 

Risky behaviours

Tobacco consumption

(ref = non smoker)

Ex-smoker

0.92 (0.77-1.10)

Light smoker

1.08 (0.85-1.36)

Heavy smoker

1.84*** (1.44-2.37)

Alcohol consumption

(ref = safe consumer)

Non drinker

1.27*** (1.09-1.48)

Occasionnaly risky consumer

1.14 (0.90-1.44)

High risk consumer

1.26 (0.88-1.80)

Survey year

(ref = 2006)

2008

1.16 (1.00-1.35)

2010

1.25*** (1.07-1.46)

  1. Note: The results were adjusted for the region of residence. Nonresponse categories were included in the models, but their coefficients were not reported in the final table. Significance level: *** = 1%; ** = 5%.