Patient Characteristics of Total Sample and by FIT Return Status, n = 875
| Total (n = 875) | FIT Return (n = 440) | FIT Non-Return (n = 435) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | .33 | |||
| Male | 322 (36.8) | 155 (35.2) | 167 (38.4) | |
| Female | 553 (63.2) | 285 (64.8) | 268 (61.6) | |
| Age, n (%) | .19 | |||
| 50 to 59 years | 478 (54.6) | 227 (51.6) | 251 (57.7) | |
| 60 to 69 years | 327 (37.4) | 176 (40.0) | 151 (34.7) | |
| 70 years and older | 70 (8.0) | 37 (8.4) | 33 (7.6) | |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | .02 | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 (44.8) | 213 (48.4) | 179 (41.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 259 (29.6) | 133 (30.2) | 126 (29.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 213 (24.3) | 91 (20.7) | 122 (28.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 11 (1.3) | 3 (0.7) | 8 (1.8) | |
| Insurance Status, n (%) | .07 | |||
| Private | 246 (28.1) | 131 (29.8) | 115 (26.4) | |
| Public | 214 (24.5) | 93 (21.1) | 121 (27.8) | |
| Self-pay | 415 (47.4) | 216 (49.1) | 199 (45.8) | |
| Body mass index, n (%) | .74 | |||
| Underweight or normal (<25 kg/m2) | 154 (17.6) | 75 (17.1) | 79 (18.2) | |
| Overweight (≥25 and <30kg/m2) | 239 (27.3) | 125 (28.4) | 114 (26.2) | |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 482 (55.1) | 240 (54.6) | 242 (55.6) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | .003 | |||
| Never | 466 (53.3) | 255 (58.0) | 211 (48.5) | |
| Former | 215 (24.6) | 107 (24.3) | 108 (24.8) | |
| Current | 194 (22.2) | 78 (17.7) | 116 (26.7) |
FIT, fecal immunochemical test.
P values compare participants who returned and did not return FIT. P values were generated from χ2 tests for categorical variables and bold font indicates statistical significance at the two-sided α = 0.05 level.