Table 1 Characteristics of study population by colonoscopy adherence
Characteristic | N(%) | Colonoscopy | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
174 (40.6%) | 255 (59.4%) | |||
Yes (N, %) | No (N, %) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 236 (55.0) | 93 (53.4) | 143 (56.1) | 0.622 |
 Female | 193 (45.0) | 81 (46.6) | 112 (43.9) |  |
Age group | ||||
Mean(SD) | 62.11 (6.65) | 62.2 (6.63) | 61.96 (6.68) | 0.578 |
 50–54 | 78 (18.2) | 29 (16.7) | 49 (19.2) | 0.43 |
 55–59 | 76 (17.7) | 28 (16.1) | 48 (18.8) |  |
 60–64 | 104 (24.2) | 46 (26.4) | 58 (22.7) |  |
 65–69 | 114 (26.6) | 52 (29.9) | 62 (24.3) |  |
 70–75 | 57 (13.3) | 19 (10.9) | 38 (15.0) |  |
Marital Status | ||||
 Single, Divorced or Widowed | 116 (27.0) | 45 (25.9) | 71 (27.8) | 0.65 |
 Married or living with a partner | 313 (73.0) | 129 (74.1) | 184 (72.2) |  |
Country of Birth | ||||
 Israel | 163 (38.0) | 59 (33.9) | 104 (40.8) | 0.15 |
 Other | 266 (62.0) | 115 (66.1) | 151 (59.2) |  |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Jewish | 344 (80.2) | 135 (77.6) | 209 (82.0) | 0.264 |
 Non-Jewish | 85 (19.8) | 39 (22.4) | 46 (18.0) |  |
Socioeconomic status (n = 418, 11 missing) | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 9.96 (3.66) | 9.66 (3.59) | 9.95 (3.72) | 0.985 |
 Low 1–8 | 115 (27.5) | 46 (27.1) | 69 (27.8) | 0.649 |
 Intermediate 9–13 | 239 (57.2) | 101 (59.4) | 138 (55.6) |  |
 High 14–20 | 64 (15.3) | 23 (13.5) | 41 (16.6) |  |
Smoking (n = 385, 44 missing) | ||||
 yes | 70 (18.2) | 21 (13.7) | 49 (21.1) | 0.066 |
 no | 315 (81.8) | 132 (86.3) | 183 (78.9) |  |
BMI (n = 423, 6 missing) | ||||
 normal | 100 (23.6) | 34 (19.8) | 66 (26.2) | 0.118 |
 overweight | 162 (38.3) | 75 (43.9) | 87 (34.5) |  |
 obese | 161 (38.1) | 62 (36.3) | 99 (39.3) |  |
Adherence to cholesterol medication among 233 patients with hypercholesterolemia | ||||
 less than 9 purchases a year | 115 (49.4) | 48 (51.6) | 67 (47.9) | 0.574 |
 9+ purchases | 118 (50.6) | 45 (48.4) | 73 (52.1) |  |
Adherence to hypertension medication among 212 patients with high blood pressure | ||||
 less than 9 purchases a year | 45 (21.2) | 14 (16.7) | 31 (24.2) | 0.188 |
 9+ purchases | 167 (78.8) | 70 (83.3) | 97 (75.8) |  |
PAM continuous | ||||
 Mean(SD) | 62.07 (16.55) | 62.77 (16.56) | 61.59 (16.55) | 0.472 |
PAM categorical | ||||
 Level 1- passive receipt of care | 93(21.6) | 37 (21.2) | 56 (21.9) | 0.774 |
 Level 2 | 71(16.6) | 28 (16.1) | 43 (16.9) |  |
 Level 3 | 87(20.3) | 32 (18.4) | 55 (21.6) |  |
 Level 4- proactive self-care | 178(41.5) | 77 (44.3) | 101 (39.6) |  |