Table 5. Percentage of Respondents Adherent to Preventive Care Measures by Primary Care Attribute Score Quartile*
Quartile
Lowest (0–0.49)Second Lowest (0.5–0.79)Second Highest (0.8–0.89)Highest (≥0.9)
Mammography62.5 (60–65)75.5 (73–78)78.9 (78–80)76.9 (75–78)
CRC screening40.6 (38–43)58.7 (55–62)60.9 (59–62)59.1 (57–61)
Papanicolaou test78.4 (77–80)85.3 (83–87)87.3 (86–88)86.3 (85–88)
Flu vaccination29.2 (28–31)37.8 (36–40)40.4 (39–41)39.1 (38–40)
Annual exam51.5 (50–53)64.6 (62–67)69.2 (68–70)65.4 (64–67)
Cholesterol test82.3 (81–84)91.2 (90–93)92.7 (92–94)92.0 (91–93)
PSA test45.5 (42–49)65.9 (62–70)69.6 (68–71)66.2 (64–69)
  • Data are percentages (95% confidence intervals).

  • * Adjustors: demographics, medical skepticism, health behaviors, disease burden, and mental and physical health status as measured by the 12-item Short Form Mental Component Summary and Physical Component Summary scores.

  • A diagnosis of high cholesterol was excluded from this measure's disease burden control variable.

  • CRC, colorectal cancer; Flu, influenza; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.