Association between age factors and strategies for promoting participation in gastric and colorectal cancer screenings

Table 2 Basic characteristics of colorectal cancer screening

	Average	95%CI		P value
Total number of municipalities	1666
Participation rate (%)
40–49 years	15.69	15.04	16.33	< 0.05
50–59 years	18.84	18.17	19.52
60–69 years	28.70	27.95	29.46
≥ 70 years	21.89	21.17	22.61
Intervention to promote participation in cancer screening
Personal invitation letters	0.381	0.357	0.404	< 0.05
Household invitation letters	0.221	0.202	0.241
Home visits by community nurses	0.061	0.049	0.072
Screenings at medical offices	0.502	0.478	0.526
Free screenings for all age groups	0.092	0.079	0.106
Covariate
≥ 30,000 of total population in each municipality	0.468	0.444	0.492	–
Total number of medical facilities per 1000 individuals aged 40 years and older	1.183	1.147	1.219	–
Percentage of women (%)
40–49 years	59.31	58.77	59.85	< 0.05
50–59 years	59.69	59.14	60.25
60–69 years	56.09	55.83	56.35
≥ 70 years	60.35	60.15	60.55

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