From: Factors influencing elderly women's mammography screening decisions: implications for counseling
Age Group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
65–79 | 80+ | p value | ||
(n = 93) | (n = 107) | |||
% | % | |||
Race: | Non-Hispanic White | 60.2 | 66.4 | 0.35 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 30.1 | 29.0 | ||
Other | 9.7 | 4.7 | ||
Education: | < High School | 16.1 | 14.2 | 0.39 |
High School Graduate | 28.0 | 35.9 | ||
Some College | 28.0 | 18.9 | ||
College Graduate or beyond | 28.0 | 31.1 | ||
Income: (n = 168) | <$20K | 28.8 | 55.7 | <0.01 |
$20K-<35K | 21.2 | 15.9 | ||
$35K or more | 50.0 | 28.4 | ||
Insurance: | Private | 78.5 | 85.1 | 0.23 |
Other | 21.5 | 14.9 | ||
Marital Status: | Married | 43.0 | 17.8 | <.01 |
Widowed | 22.6 | 60.8 | ||
Other | 34.4 | 21.5 | ||
Clinic Visits in past year: | 1 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 0.74 |
2–4 | 49.5 | 45.8 | ||
5+ | 37.6 | 43.0 | ||
CCI: | 0 | 49.5 | 43.9 | 0.15 |
1 | 29.0 | 22.4 | ||
2+ | 21.5 | 33.6 | ||
Function: | None | 86.0 | 52.3 | <0.01 |
IADL dependency only* | 12.9 | 37.4 | ||
ADL dependency* | 1.1 | 10.3 | ||
Perceived Health: (n = 192) | Excellent | 31.2 | 18.2 | 0.08 |
Very Good | 26.9 | 30.3 | ||
Good | 29.0 | 30.3 | ||
Fair | 8.6 | 19.2 | ||
Poor | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||
Screening Mammogram in the past 2 years | 88.2 | 75.2 | 0.02 |