Table 3.

Adjusted Associations of Access to Health Care With Patterns of Colorectal Cancer Testing Among Medicare Enrollees: MCBS 2000 and 2005

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)aStudy Year
20002005
Study ParametersEndoscopy >5 yFOBTRecent EndoscopyEndoscopy >5 yFOBTRecent Endoscopy
CI=confidence interval; FOBT = home fecal occult blood test; MCBS = Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey; ref = reference.
a Estimates derived from multinomial logistic regression models, which were simultaneously adjusted for each variable shown and demographic, geographic and socioeconomic factors, and health status.
b These estimates were significantly different from each other based on the Wald test with the Bonferonni correction.
Usual place of health care
Primary careRefRefRefRefRefRef
Non–primary care1.23 (0.92–1.65)0.99 (0.80–1.22)0.92 (0.79–1.08)0.96 (0.74–1.23)1.21 (0.92–1.60)0.94 (0.76–1.16)
No usual source of care1.05 (0.76–1.45)0.27 (0.19–0.39)0.35 (0.27–0.46)0.39 (0.26–0.59)0.18 (0.11–0.30)0.22 (0.17–0.30)
Insurance stratified by education
Less than high school
    Medicare Part B only0.39 (0.25–0.62)0.60 (0.36–0.98)0.52 (0.39–0.70)1.00 (0.63–1.59)0.84 (0.49–1.43)0.70 (0.48–1.01)
    Medicare-Medicaid0.37 (0.21–0.64)0.43 (0.29–0.64)0.80 (0.63–1.02)b0.72 (0.50–1.05)0.91 (0.61–1.35)0.81 (0.60–1.09)
Supplemental insuranceRefRefRefRefRefRef
High school diploma or higher
    Medicare Part B only0.84 (0.48–1.46)0.62 (0.44–0.89)0.61 (0.46–0.80)0.80 (0.56–1.16)1.05 (0.78–1.41)0.57 (0.44–0.73)
    Medicare-Medicaid0.65 (0.38–1.11)0.55 (0.38–0.81)0.41 (0.29–0.58)b0.70 (0.46–1.08)0.86 (0.52–1.44)0.53 (0.39–0.71)
Supplemental insuranceRefRefRefRefRefRef
Delayed medical care due to cost1.14 (0.78–1.67)1.10 (0.81–1.49)1.00 (0.79–1.27)1.35 (0.95–1.92)1.04 (0.71–1.52)1.06 (0.85–1.33)