Table 3

Effect of Minority Status on reported receipt of preventive health care procedures, in the absence of a corresponding claim, and a claim in the absence of a self-report.

Odds Ratios for Minorities Compared to Majorities^a

PSA Testing

Influenza Vaccination

Pap Smear Testing

Cholesterol Testing

Mammo- graphy

Colorectal Cancer Testing

Self-Report in the Absence of Claim

Crude Odds Ratio

1.38

1.90

2.09

1.36

2.09

1.92

Sample Sizes

8,756

23,776

6,111

10,780

9,329

1,484

95% CI

(1.20–1.59)

(1.74–2.08)

(1.78–2.46)

(1.21–1.53)

(1.82–2.39)

(1.32–2.79)

Adjusted Odds Ratio

1.07

1.64

1.83

1.20

1.75

1.68

Sample Sizes

7,009

18,315

4,784

10,421

7,404

1,474

95% CI

(0.88–1.30)

(1.45–1.85)

(1.46–2.30)

(1.02–1.42)

(1.40–2.18)

(1.23–2.29)

Claim in the Absence of Self-report

Crude Odds Ratio

1.37

0.73

0.70

1.01

0.66

1.25

Sample Sizes

4,673

9,897

13,433

1,970

10,320

867

95% CI

(1.11–1.70)

(0.57–0.93)

(0.52–0.95)

(0.67–1.53)

(0.53–0.82)

(0.66–2.39)

Adjusted Odds Ratio

1.55

0.69

0.89

1.28

0.78

1.36

Sample Sizes

3,366

7,541

10,158

1,906

7,612

860

95% CI

(1.17–2.06)

(0.51–0.93)

(0.63–1.26)

(0.79–2.08)

(0.59–1.03)

(0.66–2.81)

^aOdds ratio reporting receipt of procedure in the absence of claim or vice versa, adjusted for age, education level, health status, proxy response, metro-area residence, supplementary insurance, years participating in survey, and, where appropriate, sex.

Fiscella et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:122   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-122