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Table 3 Associations of mammography attendancea with socio-demographic, lifestyle/health factors, and screening behavior other than mammography in 50-69 years-old women: Swiss Health Survey 2012b

From: Breast cancer screening attendance in two Swiss regions dominated by opportunistic or organized screening

  

German region

French region

 
  

unadjusted

multivariable adjustedc

unadjusted

multivariable adjustedc

 
  

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

P-Interaction

Educational level

High

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Middle

1.27

(0.94-1.72)

1.17

(0.85-1.60)

1.02

(0.63-1.63)

0.85

(0.50-1.44)

 

Low

1.16

(0.75-1.80)

1.08

(0.68-1.71)

0.86

(0.48-1.54)

0.60

(0.32-1.12)

0.208

Nationality

Swiss

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Non-Swiss

0.95

(0.59-1.51)

0.91

(0.57-1.46)

1.32

(0.70-2.49)

1.41

(0.73-2.73)

0.360

Place of residence

Urban

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Rural

1.14

(0.88-1.47)

1.16

(0.88-1.51)

0.86

(0.57-1.29)

0.96

(0.60-1.52)

0.255

Marital status

married / registered partnership

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Single, divorced / dissolved partnership, separated, widowed

0.78

(0.61-1.01)

0.82

(0.63-1.06)

0.77

(0.53-1.13)

0.76

(0.51-1.14)

0.808

Smoking status

Never smokers

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Ex-smoker

1.33

(1.01-1.74)

1.28

(0.96-1.70)

1.17

(0.74-1.86)

0.97

(0.59-1.59)

 

Current smokers

0.87

(0.64-1.17)

0.92

(0.67-1.26)

0.76

(0.49-1.18)

0.73

(0.45-1.18)

0.399

Alcohol

Never

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

< 20 g ethanol per day

1.19

(0.92-1.55)

1.21

(0.92-1.59)

1.86

(1.24-2.77)

2.01

(1.28-3.15)

 

≥ 20 g ethanol per day

0.86

(0.49-1.52)

0.94

(0.53-1.67)

1.00

(0.50-2.01)

0.98

(0.45-2.11)

0.270

Physical activity

≥ 150 min. per week

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

< 150 min. per week

0.88

(0.67-1.15)

0.91

(0.68-1.21)

0.79

(0.54-1.14)

0.73

(0.49-1.09)

0.355

Attention to diet

Yes

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

No

0.86

(0.60-1.22)

1.01

(0.70-1.44)

0.81

(0.55-1.19)

1.04

(0.69-1.56)

0.565

Self-perceived health

Good, very good

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Fair, poor, very poor

1.25

(0.92-1.70)

1.08

(0.75-1.55)

1.81

(1.17-2.80)

1.66

(0.98-2.81)

0.205

Chronic diseased

No

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Yes

1.24

(0.99-1.57)

0.90

(0.69-1.17)

1.60

(1.09-2.36)

1.13

(0.72-1.77)

0.390

Psychological distress

Low

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

Moderate

1.11

(0.78-1.59)

1.03

(0.72-1.47)

1.32

(0.83-2.10)

1.16

(0.69-1.94)

 

High

0.85

(0.47-1.53)

0.70

(0.38-1.30)

1.36

(0.69-2.69)

1.33

(0.61-2.86)

0.219

Visits to a physician within the recent year

no

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

1-5 times

4.02

(2.64-6.11)

3.96

(2.58-6.09)

7.54

(4.31-13.17)

7.25

(4.04-13.01)

 

6 to 10 times

4.31

(2.57-7.21)

4.26

(2.49-7.30)

6.71

(3.35-13.46)

5.51

(2.60-11.68)

 

> 10 times

6.43

(3.72-11.13)

7.03

(3.88-12.73)

6.14

(2.69-13.98)

6.07

(2.54-14.52)

0.976

Cervical cancer screening

Yes

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

No

0.38

(0.21-0.69)

0.44

(0.25-0.79)

0.44

(0.29-0.67)

0.57

(0.35-0.91)

0.786

Colorectal cancer screening

Yes

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

No

0.56

(0.44-0.71)

0.66

(0.52-0.84)

0.43

(0.28-0.65)

0.52

(0.33-0.83)

0.235

  1. amammography screening adherence defined by participation within the last 2 years
  2. bweighted according the Swiss general population
  3. cadjusted for all factors shown in Table 1, except cervical cancer and colonoscopy screening
  4. dself-reported ongoing disease or health problem lasting for at least 6 months or expected to last further 6 months