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Table 4
Odds ratios relating selected characteristics to not reporting mammogram in past two years, female household population aged 50 to 69, Canada, 2008

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  Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Age group
50 to 54 1.3* 1.1 1.6 1.4* 1.1 1.8
55 to 59 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.2
60 to 64 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.1
65 to 69 1.0 1.0
Marital status
Married/Common-law 1.0 1.0
Widowed 1.4* 1.1 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.5
Divorced/Separated 1.3* 1.0 1.6 1.1 0.9 1.5
Never married 1.4* 1.1 1.8 1.1 0.8 1.4
Resides in Census Metropolitan Area
Yes 0.9* 0.8 1.0 0.9* 0.8 1.0
No 1.0 1.0
Province/Territory
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.3
Prince Edward Island 1.7* 1.2 2.6 1.4 0.9 2.2
Nova Scotia 1.2 0.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 1.7
New Brunswick 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.2
Quebec 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.0
Ontario 1.0 1.0
Manitoba 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.5
Saskatchewan 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.3
Alberta 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.2
British Columbia 1.3* 1.0 1.6 1.2 0.9 1.5
Yukon 1.4 0.8 2.5 1.2 0.6 2.4
Northwest Territories 1.3 0.6 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.3
Nunavut 5.7* 1.7 19.3 2.5 0.5 14.0
Years since immigration
0 to 9 3.9* 1.9 7.8 3.7* 1.8 7.7
10 to 19 1.5 0.9 2.5 1.7 1.0 2.8
20 or more 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.3* 1.1 1.7
Non-immigrant 1.0 1.0
Household income quintile
1 (lowest) 2.5* 1.9 3.2 2.1* 1.6 2.9
2 1.5* 1.2 2.0 1.4* 1.1 1.9
3 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 1.4
4 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.1 0.8 1.4
5 (highest) 1.0 1.0
Has regular MD?—Contacted GP/family doctor in past year?
Yes—Yes 1.0 1.0
Yes—No 2.8* 2.3 3.5 2.9* 2.3 3.7
No—Yes 2.3* 1.6 3.4 2.3* 1.6 3.5
No—No 8.2* 5.7 11.8 9.0* 6.0 13.5
Self-perceived general health
Excellent/Very good 1.0 1.0
Good 1.2* 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.3
Fair/Poor 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.3
Smoking status
Daily smoker 2.0* 1.7 2.3 1.7* 1.5 2.1
Occasional smoker 1.3 0.9 1.9 1.2 0.8 1.9
Non-smoker 1.0 1.0
Leisure-time physical activity level
Active/Moderately active (1.5 or more KKD) 1.0 1.0
Inactive (less than 1.5 KKD) 1.2* 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.3
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
KKD: kilocalories per kilogram per day

Source: 2008 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "An update on mammography use in Canada", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 3, catalogue number 82-003-X.