Table 3.

Bivariate Associations between Appalachian Residency and Screening Examinations, Kentucky Residents 2008

Frequency*Percent ScreenedP (χ2)
Women, age ≥23 years with no hysterectomy
    Papanicolaou test within 2 years
        Appalachian10870.5.11
        Non-Appalachian34477.9
    Pap test within 3 years
        Appalachian10875.9.11
        Non-Appalachian34484.6
Women, age ≥42 years
    Regular mammograms
        Appalachian11472.8.04
        Non-Appalachian40581.7
    Mammography within 2 years
        Appalachian12273.0.57
        Non-Appalachian42775.9
Men and women, age ≥52 years
    FOBT within 2 years
        Appalachian13525.2.01
        Non-Appalachian49419.8
    Colonoscopy/ sigmoidoscopy within 10 years
        Appalachian13649.3.0007
        Non-Appalachian49467.0

  • Bold values indicate P≤ .05.

  • ↵* Frequency differs across strata because of age and sex eligibility requirements and missing data.

  • FOBT, fecal occult blood testing.