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Table 3
Odds ratios relating selected characteristics to reporting fecal occult blood test in past two years or colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy in past five years, household population aged 50 or older, Canada, 2008

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  Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Sex
Male 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1
Female 1.0 1.0
Age group
50 to 64 1.0 1.0
65 to 74 1.6* 1.5 1.8 1.6* 1.5 1.8
75 or older 1.2* 1.1 1.3 1.2* 1.1 1.4
Marital status
Married/Common-law 1.0 1.0
Widowed 0.8* 0.8 0.9 0.8* 0.7 0.9
Divorced/Separated 0.8* 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2
Never married 0.7* 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.1
Resides in Census Metropolitan Area
Yes 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1
No 1.0 1.0
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.8* 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0
Prince Edward Island 0.7* 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0
Nova Scotia 0.7* 0.6 0.8 0.7* 0.5 0.8
New Brunswick 0.8* 0.7 0.9 0.8* 0.7 0.9
Quebec 0.5* 0.4 0.5 0.5* 0.5 0.6
Ontario 1.9* 1.8 2.1 2.0* 1.8 2.2
Manitoba 1.8* 1.5 2.1 1.9* 1.6 2.2
Saskatchewan 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1
Alberta 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0
British Columbia 0.9* 0.8 1.0 0.8* 0.7 0.9
Yukon 0.6* 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.0
Northwest Territories 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 0.7 3.7
Nunavut 0.3* 0.1 0.8 1.3 0.6 2.8
Year since immigration
0 to 9 0.4* 0.2 0.8 0.4* 0.2 0.7
10 to 19 0.7* 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.8
20 or more 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.0
Non-immigrant 1.0 1.0
Household income quintile
1 (lowest) 0.7* 0.6 0.8 0.8* 0.7 0.9
2 0.8* 0.7 1.0 0.8* 0.7 1.0
3 1.0 1.0
4 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1
5 (highest) 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2
Has regular MD?—Contacted GP/family doctor in past year?
Yes—Yes 7.4* 5.3 10.4 5.7* 4.0 8.1
Yes—No 3.9* 2.8 5.6 3.0* 2.1 4.4
No—Yes 2.5* 1.7 3.8 2.4* 1.5 3.7
No—No 1.0 1.0
Self-perceived general health
Excellent/Very good 1.0 1.0
Good 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1
Fair/Poor 1.2* 1.1 1.3 1.3* 1.1 1.5
Smoking status
Daily smoker 0.6* 0.5 0.7 0.7* 0.6 0.8
Occasional smoker 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.2
Non-smoker 1.0 1.0
Leisure-time physical activity level
Active (3 or more KKD) 1.0 1.0
Moderately active (1.5 to 2.9 KKD) 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1
Inactive (Less than 1.5 KKD) 0.7* 0.7 0.8 0.7* 0.7 0.8
BMI category
Underweight (less than 18.5) 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.2
Normal weight (18.5 to less than 25.0) 1.0 1.0
Overweight (25.0 to less than 30.0) 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1
Obese class I (30.0 to less than 35.0) 1.2* 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.3
Obese class II (35.0 to less than 40.00) 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.4
Obese class III (40.0 or more) 0.8* 0.6 1.0 0.7* 0.5 0.9
† reference category
* significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
KKD: kilocalories per kilogram per day

Note: For province/territory, reference group is combined other provinces/territories.
Source: 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Colorectal cancer testing in Canada–2008", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X.