| Study Population | Received Physician Recommendations | Adherence to Physician Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| All Patients (n = 975) | Recommended Patients (n=799) | |
| Variable | Multivariate† OR (95% CI) | Multivariate† OR (95% CI) |
| Wald P Value | Wald P Value | |
| Sex | 1.465 | — |
| (1 df) | (1.013–2.117) | |
| Male versus female | .0425 | |
| Age | — | 0.397 |
| (1 df) | (0.270–0.585) | |
| 50–64 years versus ≥65 years | <.0001 | |
| Marital status | — | 1.972 |
| (1 df) | (1.603–2.421) | |
| Married versus unmarried | <.0001 | |
| Education level | 0.658 | 0.682 |
| (1 df) | (0.450–0.963) | (0.477–0.976) |
| Less than college versus college or graduate school | .0311 | .0365 |
| Race | — | 1.434 |
| (3 df) | (0.949–2.167) | |
| Black versus white | .0871 | |
| Hispanic versus white | 2.315 | |
| (1.072–4.997) | ||
| .0325 | ||
| Other versus white | 0.958 | |
| (0.446–2.059) | ||
| .9128 | ||
| Family history of colorectal cancer | 0.677 | 0.556 |
| (1 df) | (0.426–1.075) | (0.291–1.062) |
| No family history versus family history | .0979 | .0754 |
| Smoking status | 1.876 | 2.592 |
| (1 df) | (1.240–2.840) | (1.517–4.430) |
| Nonsmoker versus smoker | .0029 | .0005 |
Body mass index, insurance, comorbidity score, number of visits in the last 2 years, and length of time in the practice had a P value of >.10 for both models.
↵* Adjusted for use of an electronic medical record, intervention status, year of the study, and variables as shown in the table.
↵† Multivariate models created using backward stepwise regression with an exit α level of 0.10.
—, eliminated from multivariate model using backward stepwise regression; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.