Use of primary health care and participation in colorectal cancer screening – a Danish national register-based study

Figures & data

Figure 1. Adjusted* odds ratios of participation by any visits (≥1 in the 2-year period compared to no visits). *Adjusted for sex, age, education, income, ethnicity, civil status, and year of invitation.

Table 1. Unadjusted and adjusted* odds ratios of participation in the Danish colorectal cancer screening by visits to a general practitioner, dentist, and psychiatrist.

Categories	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	p-Value	Adjusted* OR (95% CI)	p-Value
General practitioner visits
No	Reference		Reference
1–4	2.19 (2.17–2.22)	<.001	1.99 (1.96–2.02)	<.001
5–8	3.12 (3.08–3.16)	<.001	2.76 (2.72–2.79)	<.001
9–12	3.30 (3.25–3.34)	<.001	2.96 (2.91–3.00)	<.001
>12	2.76 (2.72–2.79)	<.001	2.62 (2.58–2.66)	<.001
Dentist visits
No	Reference		Reference
1	2.07 (2.04–2.09)	<.001	1.87 (1.85–1.89)	<.001
2	3.30 (3.27–3.33)	<.001	2.77 (2.75–2.80)	<.001
3	3.65 (3.61–3.68)	<.001	3.01 (2.98–3.04)	<.001
4	3.78 (3.74–3.82)	<.001	3.12 (3.09–3.16)	<.001
>4	3.54 (3.51–3.58)	<.001	2.95 (2.92–2.98)	<.001
Psychiatrist visits
No	Reference		Reference
1	0.64 (0.59–0.68)	<.001	0.81 (0.75–0.87)	<.001
2	0.68 (0.63–0.74)	<.001	0.86 (0.79–0.93)	<.001
3	0.70 (0.65–0.76)	<.001	0.87 (0.79–0.95)	.001
4	0.75 (0.68–0.82)	<.001	0.93 (0.85–1.03)	.165
>4	0.80 (0.77–0.83)	<.001	0.97 (0.93–1.00)	.047

*Adjusted for sex, age, education, income, ethnicity, civil status, and year of invitation.