Factors associated with use of gastric cancer screening services in Korea

Table 3 Factors associated with gastric cancer screening¹ by multivariate analysis (n = 4593)

		Multivariate OR	95% CI
Socio-demographic factor
Age (yr)	40-49	1 (ref)
	50-59	1.02	0.83-1.25
	60-69	0.95	0.74-1.23
	≥ 70	0.82	0.59-1.16
Household income	Lowest tertile (≤ 1.00 × 106 kW)	1 (ref)
	Middle tertile (1.00-2.42 × 106 kW)	1.08	0.86-1.36
	Highest tertile (≥ 2.45 × 106 kW)	1.36	1.06-1.73
Education	Uneducated	1 (ref)
	Elementary school	1.66	1.21-2.26
	Middle or high school	1.38	1.01-1.89
	University or higher	1.64	1.13-2.37
Marital status	Without spouse	1 (ref)
	With spouse	1.05	0.87-1.26
General health status
Limitation of general activity	Limited	1 (ref)
	Unlimited	0.95	0.76-1.19
Visual problem	Limited	1 (ref)
	Unlimited	1.03	0.88-1.21
Cancer risk factor
Alcohol consumption	Non-binge drinker	1 (ref)
	Binge drinker	0.93	0.77-1.13
	Frequent binge drinker	0.71	0.53-0.96
Currently smoking	Never	1 (ref)
	Ex-smoker	1.08	0.87-1.33
	Current smoker	0.86	0.70-1.06
Psychological factor
Attitude to health check-up	No	1 (ref)
	Yes (cancer screening is effective)	5.26	4.35-6.35
Stress severity	None	1 (ref)
	Mild	1.06	0.87-1.30
	Moderate	1.20	0.98-1.48
	Severe	1.06	0.80-1.41

¹Endoscope or UGIS every 2 years.