Table 2. Receipt of and Adherence to Physician Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Bivariate Results
Study PopulationReceived Physician RecommendationsAdherence to Physician Recommendations
All Patients n = 975 (100%)Recommended Patients n = 799 (82%)
VariableNNo. (%) Screened or RecommendedBivariate P ValueNNo. (%) ScreenedBivariate P Value
Sex.013.442
    Male380326 (85.8)326239 (73.3)
    Female59547. (79.5)473335 (70.8)
Age.624<.0001
    50–64 years627511 (84.1)511337 (65.9)
    ≥65 years348288 (82.8)288237 (82.3)
Marital status.022.0002
    Married611514 (84.1)514392 (76.3)
    Unmarried364285 (78.3)285182 (63.9)
Education level.003.064
    Less than college586463 (79.0)463321 (69.3)
    College or graduate school389336 (86.4)336253 (75.3)
Race.183.477
    Black177140 (79.1)14097 (69.3)
    Hispanic6147 (77.1)4738 (80.9)
    Other4332 (74.4)3222 (68.8)
    White694580 (83.6)580417 (71.9)
Smoking status.001<.0001
    Nonsmoker866722 (83.4)722539 (74.7)
    Smoker10977 (70.6)7735 (45.5)
Family history of colorectal cancer.459.074
    No family history889726 (81.7)726515 (70.9)
    Family history8673 (84.9)7359 (80.8)
Insurance.025<.0001
    Medicare330267 (80.9)267218 (81.7)
    Medicaid5443 (79.6)4321 (48.8)
    Private503426 (84.7)426290 (68.1)
    Other or none8863 (71.6)6345 (71.4)
Body mass index.463.024
    Normal323265 (82.0)265202 (76.2)
    Overweight370297 (80.3)297197 (66.3)
    Obese282237 (84.0)237175 (73.8)
Length of time as a patient.745.628
    <5 years526433 (82.3)433308 (71.1)
    ≥5 years449366 (81.5)366266 (72.7)
Number of visits in past 2 years.523.817
    <8 visits657542 (82.5)542388 (71.6)
    ≥8 visits318257 (80.8)257186 (72.4)
Comorbidity score.530.711
    09377 (82.8)7758 (75.3)
    1244193 (79.1)193133 (68.9)
    2352295 (83.8)295213 (72.2)
    3286234 (81.8)234170 (72.7)