Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients Randomized to Receive a Reminder Letter or Phone Call as of March 31, 2015

Patient CharacteristicsFemaleMale
Randomized to Receive Letter (n = 1896)Randomized to Receive Phone Call (n = 1837)P valueRandomized to Receive Letter (n = 739)Randomized to Receive Phone Call (n = 798)P Value
Age, years [n (column %)]
    21 to 29214 (11.3)190 (10.3).3225.5404
    30 to 39353 (18.6)380 (20.7)
    40 to 49317 (16.7)271 (14.8)
    50 to 59558 (29.4)565 (30.8)487 (65.9)516 (64.7)
    60 to 69357 (18.8)335 (18.2)195 (26.4)228 (28.6)
    70 to 7497 (5.2)96 (5.2)57 (7.7)54 (6.8)
Income quintile [n (column %)]
    Q1 (lowest)504 (28.6)480 (27.9).3449198 (29.3)236 (32.2).6854
    Q2304 (17.2)321 (18.6)110 (16.3)116 (15.9)
    Q3288 (16.3)305 (17.7)124 (18.3)119 (16.3)
    Q4278 (15.8)277 (16.1)116 (17.1)117 (16.0)
    Q5 (highest)390 (22.1)340 (19.7)129 (19.1)144 (19.7)
    Missing1321146266
Overdue for cancer screening [n (column %)]
    Pap test only1036 (54.6)967 (52.6).7235n/a
    Mammogram only190 (10.0)175 (9.5)
    CRC screen only214 (11.3)214 (11.7)739 (100)798 (100)
    Pap test and mammogram62 (3.3)75 (4.1)
    Mammogram and CRC screen171 (9.0)181 (9.9)
    Pap test and CRC screen62 (3.3)65 (3.5)
    Pap test, mammogram, CRC screen161 (8.5)160 (8.7)
  • χ2 test.

  • CRC, colorectal cancer.