Table 2 Factors associated with having undertaken a prostate specific antigen test in the last five years
PSA Test in last 5 years | Simple regression | Multiple regression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | No (n = 105) | Yes (n = 215) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
Age group | 70+ | 29 (32%) | 63 (68%) | . | . | ||
40-49 | 39 (50%) | 39 (50%) | 0.46 (0.25, 0.86) | 0.0150 | 0.48 (0.22, 1.04) | 0.0619 | |
50-59 | 18 (24%) | 57 (76%) | 1.46 (0.73, 2.9) | 0.2839 | 1.28 (0.58, 2.81) | 0.5410 | |
60-69 | 19 (25%) | 56 (75%) | 1.36 (0.69, 2.68) | 0.3804 | 1.5 (0.7, 3.25) | 0.2983 | |
Health care/benefits card | Yes | 26 (32%) | 56 (68%) | . | . | ||
No | 79 (33%) | 159 (67%) | 0.93 (0.55, 1.6) | 0.8048 | 0.92 (0.51, 1.67) | 0.7939 | |
Education | HSC or below | 43 (38%) | 69 (62%) | . | . | ||
TAFE / Diploma | 16 (30%) | 37 (70%) | 1.44 (0.72, 2.9) | 0.3057 | 1.45 (0.68, 3.12) | 0.3352 | |
University / Post Grad | 33 (30%) | 76 (70%) | 1.44 (0.82, 2.51) | 0.2048 | 1.67 (0.88, 3.17) | 0.1199 | |
Private health insurance | Yes | 50 (31%) | 112 (69%) | . | . | ||
No | 55 (35%) | 103 (65%) | 0.84 (0.52, 1.33) | 0.4525 | 0.73 (0.41, 1.3) | 0.2788 | |
Number of Chronic conditions | Mean (Std) | 1.21 (1.131) | 1.60 (1.261) | 1.32 (1.07, 1.63) | 0.0103 | 1.22 (0.94, 1.58) | 0.1295 |