Colorectal cancer screening behavior and willingness: An outpatient survey in China

Table 4 Factors associated with outpatients’ choice of screening approach n (%)

Variable	Screening approach		OR (95% CI)	P value
	Normal1 (n = 435)	Precise2 (n = 322)
Gender
Female	233 (59.1)	161 (40.9)	1.000	0.340
Male	202 (55.6)	161 (44.4)	1.153 (0.864-1.539)
Age (yr)
< 40	163 (58.8)	114 (41.2)	1.000	0.593
≥ 40	272 (56.7)	208 (43.3)	1.093 (0.810-1.476)
Health insurance
No	149 (59.1)	103 (40.9)	1.000	0.533
Yes	286 (56.6)	219 (43.4)	1.108 (0.815-1.505)
Educational level
Primary or no schooling	27 (54.0)	23 (46.0)	1.000	-
Secondary education	197 (57.9)	143 (42.1)	0.852 (0.469-1.547)	0.599
High education	211 (57.5)	156 (42.5)	0.868 (0.479-1.571)	0.640
Monthly household income, RMB (yuan)
< 4000	226 (53.3)	198 (46.7)	1.000	0.010
≥ 4000	209 (62.8)	124 (37.2)	0.677 (0.505-0.908)
Level of knowledge
Low	103 (74.6)	35 (25.4)	1.000	-
Moderate	136 (72.0)	53 (28.0)	1.147 (0.697-1.887)	0.590
High	196 (45.6)	234 (54.4)	3.513 (2.290-5.389)	< 0.001

¹Blood and feces test;

²Colonoscopy. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.