Table 4.

Outcomes 6-Months Postintervention (Per Protocol Analysis), Female Patients

OutcomesNo./Total No. (%)Absolute Difference, % (95% CI)P Value*
Reminder Letter (n = 1459)Reminder Phone Call (n = 977)
Patients who received at least one screening test for which they were due370/1459 (25.4)395/977 (40.4)15.1 (11.3–18.9)<.001
Patients overdue for a Pap test who received a Pap test241/1029 (23.4)269/653 (41.2)17.8 (13.2–22.4)<.001
Patients overdue for a mammogram who received a mammogram72/441 (16.3)72/315 (22.9)6.5 (3.0–12.3).024
Patients overdue for CRC screening who received a CRC screen84/464 (18.1)81/339 (23.9)5.8 (0.1–11.5).045
Patients overdue for CRC screening who receive an FOBT69/464 (14.9)72/339 (21.2)6.4 (0.9–11.8).019
Patients overdue for CRC screening who receive a colonoscopy18/464 (3.9)14/339 (4.1)0.3 (−2.5 to 3.0).858
  • * χ2 test.

  • CRC, colorectal cancer; CI, confidence interval; FOBT, fecal occult blood test.