Factors associated with collection of FIT tube and return of completed FIT specimens within 6 months of expected pickup or returna
| Nb (%) | FIT collection | FIT return | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | n | % | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 225 (36.2) | 197 | 87.6 | 1.0 (Reference) | 195 | 86.7 | 1.0 (Reference) | ||
| Male | 396 (63.8) | 366 | 92.4 | 2.96 (1.13 to 7.75) | 0.027 | 364 | 91.9 | 3.68 (1.40 to 9.71) | 0.008 |
| Smoking status | |||||||||
| Current | 115 (18.5) | 96 | 83.5 | 1.0 (Reference) | <0.001 | 95 | 82.6 | 1.0 (Reference) | <0.001 |
| Never | 295 (47.5) | 265 | 89.8 | 4.09 (1.47 to 11.34) | 264 | 89.5 | 5.04 (1.79 to 14.19) | ||
| Past | 211 (34.0) | 202 | 95.7 | 4.63 (2.01 to 10.65) | 200 | 94.8 | 4.04 (1.85 to 8.84) | ||
↵a Age, sex, educational level, household income, work status, marital status, BMI, family history of colorectal cancer, smoking, alcohol, intervention group, and number of comorbidities were covariate in the regression model. Only significant variables were presented.
↵b N represents the total number of analysable subjects. n denotes the number of subjects who attended for FIT collection and returned completed FIT specimens. AOR = adjusted odds ratio. BMI = body mass index. CI = confidence interval. FIT = faecal immunochemical test.