Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2020; 26(27): 3963-3974
Published online Jul 21, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i27.3963
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
VariablesTotal (n = 1922)Stop CRC screening at 80 years
No (n = 368)Yes (n = 1554)P value
Age group
50-591025 (53.3)192 (52.2)833 (53.6)0.002
60-69675 (35.1)115 (31.3)560 (36.0)
70-74222 (11.6)61 (16.6)161 (10.4)
Sex
Male927 (48.2)153 (41.6)774 (49.8)0.004
Female995 (51.8)215 (58.4)780 (50.2)
Residential region
Rural259 (13.5)68 (18.5)191 (12.3)< 0.0001
Urban779 (40.5)170 (46.2)629 (40.5)
Metropolitan864 (45.0)130 (35.3)734 (47.2)
Education
No formal/Elementary school155 (8.1)52 (14.1)103 (6.6)< 0.0001
Middle/High school1421 (73.9)249 (67.7)1172 (75.4)
College or more346 (18.0)67 (18.2)279 (18)
Occupation status
Employed1258 (65.5)240 (65.2)1018 (65.5)0.916
Unemployed/Housewife664 (34.6)128 (34.8)536 (34.5)
Household monthly income (USD)
< 3000614 (32)135 (36.7)479 (30.8)0.077
3000-5000955 (49.7)166 (45.1)789 (50.8)
> 5000353 (18.4)67 (18.2)286 (18.4)
Marital status
Living without spouse102 (5.3)28 (7.6)74 (4.8)0.028
Living with spouse1820 (94.7)340 (92.4)1480 (95.2)
CRC screening experience
Never504 (26.2)45 (12.2)459 (29.5)< 0.0001
FOBT only688 (35.8)144 (39.1)544 (35.0)
Colonoscopy only299 (15.6)62 (16.9)237 (15.3)
Both FOBT and colonoscopy431 (22.4)117 (31.8)314 (20.2)
Other type of cancer screening in NCSP
No337 (17.5)27 (7.3)310 (20.0)< 0.0001
Yes1585 (82.5)341 (92.7)1244 (80.1)
Family history of cancer
No1508 (78.5)263 (71.5)1245 (80.1)< 0.0001
Yes414 (21.5)105 (28.5)309 (19.9)
Lifetime smoking
Never or < 5 packs1224 (63.7)259 (70.4)965 (62.1)0.003
More than 5 packs698 (36.3)109 (29.6)589 (37.9)
Drinking within 1 yr
Never499 (26.0)115 (31.3)384 (24.7)0.036
Sometime1022 (53.2)183 (49.7)839 (54.0)
Frequently401 (20.9)70 (19.0)331 (21.3)
Exercise
Never1044 (54.3)223 (60.6)821 (52.8)0.02
1-2 d per week336 (17.5)51 (13.9)285 (18.3)
> 3 d per week542 (28.2)94 (25.5)448 (28.8)
Table 2 Logistic regression for factors associated with acceptance of an upper age limit for colorectal cancer screening at 80 years (n = 1992)
VariableStop CRC screening at 80 yr
Univariate
Multivariate
cOR95%CIaOR95%CI
Age group
50-591.001.00
60-691.120.87-1.451.220.92-1.64
70-740.610.44-0.850.720.47-1.11
Sex
Male1.001.00
Female0.720.57-0.90.860.59-1.24
Residential region
Rural1.001.00
Urban1.320.95-1.821.340.95-1.91
Metropolitan2.011.44-2.811.861.29-2.68
Education
No formal/Elementary school1.001.00
Middle/High school2.381.66-3.411.551.00-2.39
College or more2.101.37-3.221.280.74-2.21
Occupation status
Employed1.00
Unemployed/Housewife0.990.78-1.25
Household monthly income (USD)
< 30001.001.00
3000-50001.341.04-1.731.040.76-1.42
> 50001.200.87-1.670.970.64-1.47
Marital status
Living without spouse1.001.00
Living with spouse1.651.05-2.581.210.74-1.98
CRC screening experiences
Never1.001.00
FOBT only0.370.26-0.530.500.34-0.75
Colonoscopy only0.370.25-0.570.490.31-0.77
Both FOBT and colonoscopy0.260.18-0.380.330.22-0.50
Other type of cancer screening in NCSP
No1.001.00
Yes0.320.21-0.480.550.34-0.87
Family history of cancer
No1.001.00
Yes0.620.48-0.800.660.50-0.87
Lifetime smoking
Never or < 5 packs1.001.00
More than 5 packs1.451.13-1.861.380.95-2.02
Drinking within 1 yr
Never1.001.00
Sometime1.371.06-1.791.060.79-1.41
Frequently1.421.02-1.970.870.59-1.3
Exercise
Never1.001.00
1-2 d per week1.521.09-2.121.370.97-1.95
> 3 d per week1.290.99-1.691.421.07-1.89
Table 3 Logistic regression for acceptance of an upper age limit for colorectal cancer screening at 80 years according to colorectal cancer screening history (n = 1992)
VariableStop CRC screening at 80 yr
Never-screened (n = 504)
Ever-screened (n = 1418)
aOR95%CIaOR95%CI
Age group
50-591.001.00
60-691.460.62-3.421.160.85-1.59
70-740.600.22-1.660.710.44-1.13
Sex
Male1.001.00
Female0.250.08-0.821.070.72-1.59
Residential region
Rural1.001.00
Urban2.250.69-7.341.210.84-1.75
Metropolitan2.950.85-10.211.801.23-2.65
Education
No formal/Elementary school1.001.001.00
Middle/High school0.860.14-5.171.561.00-2.46
College or more0.660.09-4.861.370.76-2.45
Household monthly income (USD)
< 30001.001.00
3000-50001.510.6-3.840.950.68-1.32
> 50000.770.25-2.360.980.63-1.54
Marital status
Living without spouse1.001.00
Living with spouse3.711.10-12.481.020.60-1.76
Other type of cancer screening in NCSP
No1.001.00
Yes0.810.39-1.660.560.29-1.05
Family history of cancer
No1.001.00
Yes0.900.36-2.250.610.46-0.82
Lifetime smoking
Never or < 5 packs1.001.00
More than 5 packs7.101.24-40.611.330.89-1.99
Drinking within 1 yr
Never1.001.00
Sometime0.720.3-1.751.140.83-1.55
Frequently0.310.09-1.020.980.64-1.50
Exercise
Never1.001.00
1-2 d per week0.830.34-2.021.501.02-2.20
> 3 d per week0.870.37-2.041.491.10-2.02