Gender preference and implications for screening colonoscopy: Impact of endoscopy nurses

Table 2 Factors associated with likelihood for subjects to agree to undergo screening colonoscopy despite their preferences not being met

Parameters	Will undergo SC	P value
Recommended age
Yes	102 (86.4)	0.222
No	287 (81.5)
Gender
Male	180 (87.0)	0.033
Female	209 (79.5)
Race
Malays	308 (81.1)	0.043
Non-malays	81 (90.0)
Education
Higher	134 (79.3)	0.135
Lower/none	255 (84.7)
Marital status
Single	102 (79.1)	0.192
Married/widowed	287 (84.2)
Employment
Yes	294 (82.6)	0.854
No	95 (83.3)
Previous colonoscopy
Yes	62 (95.4)	0.004
No	327 (80.7)
Family history of cancer
Yes	76 (81.7)	0.766
No	313 (83.0)
Family history of CRC
Yes	28 (80.0)	0.652
No	361 (83.0)

SC: Screening colonoscopy; CRC: Colorectal cancer.