Mean level of importance that individuals without risk factors* versus individuals with risk factors attribute to medical activities, on a scale of 1–10; 1 corresponds to ‘no importance’ and 10 to ‘very important’
| Individuals without risk factors* | Individuals with risk factors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI | 95% CI | ||||||||
| Health services | n | Mean estimate | Lower | Upper | n | Mean estimate | Lower | Upper | p Value |
| Pap smear | 471 | 8.57 | 8.36 | 8.78 | 24 | 8.27 | 7.62 | 8.92 | 0.385 |
| Gynaecological ultrasound scan | 404 | 8.49 | 8.25 | 8.72 | 95 | 8.39 | 7.91 | 8.88 | 0.738 |
| Mammography | 428 | 8.47 | 8.24 | 8.69 | 76 | 8.33 | 7.70 | 8.96 | 0.684 |
| Breast ultrasound scan | 428 | 8.46 | 8.24 | 8.69 | 77 | 8.44 | 7.84 | 9.04 | 0.939 |
| Cholesterol evaluation | 762 | 8.23 | 7.98 | 8.49 | 217 | 8.49 | 8.36 | 8.61 | 0.083 |
| Evaluation of blood pressure | 266 | 7.74 | 7.50 | 7.98 | 715 | 8.33 | 8.19 | 8.48 | <0.001 |
| Evaluation of glucose | 199 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 8.00 | 781 | 8.40 | 8.26 | 8.54 | <0.001 |
| Prostate ultrasound scan | 459 | 7.69 | 7.47 | 7.91 | 13 | 8.34 | 7.38 | 9.31 | 0.196 |
| Evaluation of PSA | 459 | 7.68 | 7.46 | 7.91 | 13 | 8.56 | 7.63 | 9.49 | 0.075 |
| Lung X-ray | 825 | 7.48 | 7.32 | 7.63 | 141 | 7.88 | 7.47 | 8.30 | 0.070 |
| FOBT | 867 | 7.37 | 7.20 | 7.55 | 82 | 7.48 | 6.92 | 8.05 | 0.721 |
| Abdominal ultrasound scan | 923 | 7.36 | 7.20 | 7.53 | 41 | 7.39 | 6.65 | 8.14 | 0.942 |
| Thyroid ultrasound scan | 962 | 6.84 | 6.66 | 7.02 | 9 | 6.74 | 5.36 | 8.11 | 0.882 |
FOBT, faecal occult blood test; PSA, prostate-specific antigen.
*For cholesterol evaluation, patients with high cholesterol, diabetes, heart problems, smoking habits, hypertension, obesity (BMI ≥30), or a family history of heart problems were excluded. For evaluation of blood pressure, patients with diabetes, heart problems, obesity (BMI ≥30), smoking habits, hypertension, or a family history of heart problems were excluded. For evaluation of glucose, overweight (BMI ≥25) or obese patients and patients with diabetes, hypertension, a family history of diabetes, or high cholesterol were excluded. For Pap smear, patients with a personal or family history of cancer of the cervix, or simply “uterus”, were excluded. For gynecological ultrasound, patients with a personal or family history of ovarian, breast, uterine, or vulvae cancers were excluded. For breast ultrasound and mammography, patients with a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer were excluded. For lung X-ray, patients with a personal or family history of lung cancer were excluded. For evaluation of PSA and prostate ultrasound, patients with a personal or family history of prostate cancer were excluded. For the fecal occult blood test (FOBT), patients with a personal or family history of colon or rectal cancer were excluded. For abdominal ultrasound, patients with a personal or family history of liver or pancreatic cancer were excluded. For thyroid ultrasound, patients with a personal or family history of thyroid cancer were excluded.