Table 2

Predict probabilities of receiving mammogram for low and high tertiles of personality characteristics overall and by first-contact access*†‡

Overall populationWith first-contact accessWithout first-contact access
Low characteristicHigh characteristicLow characteristicHigh characteristicLow characteristicHigh characteristic
Unadjusted PP (%)Adjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIUnadjusted PP (%)Adjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted p valueAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted PP (%)Adjusted CIAdjusted p value§
Openness8184(81 to 87)8280(76 to 83)0.13
Conscientiousness7980(77 to 83)8585(82 to 87)0.0286(78 to 94)86(81 to 92)79(75 to 82)84(81 to 87)0.44
Extraversion8181(78 to 84)8282(79 to 85)0.55
Agreeableness7677(73 to 81)8484(82 to 87)0.0089(81 to 97)85(80 to 89)75(71 to 79)84(81 to 87)0.049
Neuroticism8382(79 to 86)8080(77 to 83)0.41
  • *Adjusted for: age, insurance type, gender (when preventive service indicated for both genders), marital status, educational attainment, household income, and number of chronic conditions.

  • †Bold values indicated significance of p<0.05.

  • ‡Interaction with first-contact access only shown if main effect is significant.

  • §p Value for interaction between first-contact access and personality characteristics.