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Table 3 Predictors of receiving preventive services in men and women enrolled in the Lupus Outcomes Study

From: Provision of preventive health care in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from a large observational cohort study

 

Immunizations

Cancer Screening

 

Influenza Vaccine (n = 626)

Pneumococc al Vaccine (n = 491)

Colon Cancer Screening (n = 389)

Mammogram (n = 545)

Cervical cancer Screenin g (n = 430)

 

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Sociodemographics

     

   Age (per 10 units)

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

1.4 (1.2, 1.7)

1.7 (1.2, 2.5)

1.4 (1.1, 1.8)

1.2 (1.0, 1.5)

   Female

1.1 (0.6, 2.1)

1.1 (0.5, 2.2)

0.5 (0.2, 1.2)

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   Non-White

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.7 (0.4, 1.1)

0.8 (0.5, 1.4)

1.6 (1.0, 2.6)

1.2 (0.7, 2.0)

   Education

     

High School Graduate

0.7 (0.4, 1.3)

0.9 (0.4, 1.7)

0.9 (0.4, 1.9)

1.3 (0.7, 2.6)

1.5 (0.7, 3.4)

Some College

0.5 (0.3, 0.8)

0.5 (0.2, 0.9)

0.8 (0.4, 1.5)

0.8 (0.4, 1.4)

0.4 (0.2, 0.9)

College Graduate (referent)

     

   Income

     

   Below Poverty

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

0.9 (0.5, 1.5)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

0.4 (0.2,0.6)

Health Care Access

     

Insurance

     

   HMO and Public Insurance (Medicaid, Medicare)

2.5 (1.2, 5.3)

4.5 (1.8, 11.3)

0.4 (0.2, 1.0)

0.7 (0.3, 1.4)

0.4 (0.2, 1.1)

   HMO and Private

0.9 (0.6, 1.5)

2.0 (1.1, 3.4)

0.5 (0.2, 0.8)

0.8 (0.5, 1.4)

0.4 (0.2, 0.6)

Insurance

     

   No HMO, Public

0.9 (0.5 to 1.4)

1.5 (0.9 to 2.6)

0.7 (0.3, 1.2)

0.6 (0.4, 1.1)

0.4 (0.2, 0.8)

   Insurance (Medicaid, Medicare)

     

   No HMO, Private Insurance (referent)

     

Physician Visits

     

   Generalist involved in health care

1.6 (1.0, 2.5)

1.8 (1.0, 3.0)

0.6 (0.3, 1.1)

1.5 (0.9, 2.5)

2.2 (1.3, 3.7)

   Rheumatologist involved in health care

2.3 (1.4, 3.8)

1.5 (0.8, 2.9)

0.8 (0.4, 1.5)

1.4 (0.8, 2.3)

1.0 (0.5, 2.0)

   Total physician visits (per five visits)

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

1.2 (1.0, 1.3)

1.2 (1.0. 1.4)

Health Status

     

   SLAQ Score (per 10 units)

0.7 (0.5, 1.0)

0.7 (0.5, 1.0)

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)

1.0 (0.8, 1.4)

1.2 (0.8, 1.7)

   SF-36 Physical Function (per 10 units)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

Contextual Factor

     

   Neighborhood Poverty Area

1.4 (0.7, 2.5)

1.2 (0.6, 2.4)

2.2 (0.9, 5.4)

0.9 (0.4, 1.7)

1.6 (0.6, 4.1)

  1. Abbreviations: SLAQ, Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire; SF-36, Short-Form 36 Health Survey; HMO, Health Maintenance Organization. Bolded values indicate P < 0.05.
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