Diabetes Status and Being Up-to-Date on Colorectal Cancer Screening, 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Porter, Nancy R. ; Eberth, Jan M. ; Samson, Marsha E. ; Garcia-Dominic, Oralia ; Lengerich, Eugene J. ; Schootman, Mario
• Description:
  Introduction ; Although screening rates for colorectal cancer are increasing, 22 million Americans are not up-to-date with recommendations. People with diabetes are an important and rapidly growing group at increased risk for colorectal cancer. Screening status and predictors of being up-to-date on screening are largely unknown in this population. ; Methods ; This study used logistic regression modeling and data from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the association between diabetes and colorectal cancer screening predictors with being up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening according to criteria of the US Preventive Services Task Force for adults aged 50 or older. State prevalence rates of up-to-date colorectal cancer screening were also calculated and mapped. ; Results ; The prevalence of being up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening for all respondents aged 50 or older was 65.6%; for respondents with diabetes, the rate was 69.2%. Respondents with diabetes were 22% more likely to be up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening than those without diabetes. Among those with diabetes, having a routine checkup within the previous year significantly increased the odds of being up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening (odds ratio, 1.90). Other factors such as age, income, education, race/ethnicity, insurance status, and history of cancer were also associated with up-to-date status. ; Conclusion ; Regardless of diabetes status, people who had a routine checkup within the past year were more likely to be up-to-date than people who had not. Among people with diabetes, the duration between routine checkups may be of greater importance than the frequency of diabetes-related doctor visits. Continued efforts should be made to ensure that routine care visits occur regularly to address the preventive health needs of patients with and patients without diabetes.
• Subjects:
  • Aged
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Middle Aged
  More +
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 13.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.150391
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  26851338
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4747441
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T32 GM081740/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; T32-GM081740/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States
• Corporate as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.) ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Volume:
  13
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38239/cdc_38239_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 432.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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