Length of patient-physician relationship and patients' satisfaction and preventive service use in the rural south: a cross-sectional telephone study

Table 4 Adjusted relationships between receipt of preventive service variables and years of care from the same physician: logistic regression results: Statistical comparisons to group with more than 5 years of continuity

Preventive services (only asked to those reporting at least one doctor visit in past year)	% ≤1 yr care OR (95% CI)	% 1–2 yrs care OR (95% CI)	% 3–5 yrs care OR (95% CI)
Mammogram in women 50 and older within past year (n = 1182)	0.94	1.17	0.96
	(0.60–1.46)	(0.77–1.80)	(0.70–1.32)
	p = 0.78	p = 0.44	p = 0.81
Pap smear in women 18–64 years old in past 3 years (n = 1543)	1.27	1.17	1.36
	(0.71–2.24)	(0.62–2.20)	(0.83–2.24)
	p = 0.41	p = 0.63	p = 0.22
Flu shot in persons 65 and older in past year (n = 679)	0.66	0.83	1.07
	(0.36–1.20)	(0.43–1.61)	(0.66–1.74)
	p = 0.17	p = 0.58	p = 0.77
Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in persons 50 and older 10 years (n = 1684)	0.87	1.15	1.05
	(0.60–1.96)	(0.83–1.59)	(0.81–1.37)
	p = 0.53	p = 0.39	p = 0.67
Cholesterol in persons 45 and older (n = 2024)	1.08	1.33	0.98
	(0.59–1.89)	(0.77–2.31)	(0.68–1.42)
	p = 0.79	p = 0.30	p = 0.93
Smoking counseling in past year (n = 611 smokers)	1.00	1.15	1.31
	(0.55–1.82)	(0.61–2.17)	(0.74–2.33)
	p = 0.99	p = 0.66	p = 0.36
Physical Activity counseling in past year (n = 2548)	1.23	1.06	1.16
	(0.94–1.64)	(0.78–1.43)	(0.92–1.47)
	p = 0.13	p = 0.70	p = 0.19
Nutrition counseling in past year (n = 2541)	1.47	1.05	1.25
	(1.08–2.02)	(0.76–1.45)	(1.01–1.54)
	p = 0.01	p = 0.76	p = 0.04

*Adjusted for age, gender, race, income ≥ 25,000, health insurance status, and health status. Statistical comparisons to group with more than 5 years

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