Table 4

Association between mailed invitation and FOBT completion or mailed invitation and FOBT or colonoscopy completion after adjusting for physician factors

FOBT completionFOBT or colonoscopy completion
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Mailed invitation
 Yes (Pilot)3.3 (3.1 to 3.6)<0.00012.7 (2.5 to 2.9)<0.0001
 No (controls)ReferenceNAReferenceNA
 Increasing age (per year)1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)NS1.0 (1.0 to 1.0)0.03
Sex, N (%)
 Female1.0 (0.9 to 1.1)NS1.0 (0.9 to 1.1)NS
 MaleReferenceNAReferenceNA
Practice type, N (%)
 FHG0.7 (0.6 to 0.8)<0.00010.7 (0.7 to 0.8)<0.0001
 FHO/FHN0.8 (0.7 to 0.9)<0.00010.8 (0.7 to 0.9)<0.0001
 Other PEM0.8 (0.7 to 1.0)0.030.8 (0.7 to 1.0)NS
 FHO/FHN-FHTReferenceNAReferenceNA
Practice size (enrolled patients)
 ≤1800 patients1.2 (1.1 to 1.3)0.00041.2 (1.1 to 1.3)<0.0001
 >1800 patientsReferenceNAReferenceNA
  • FHG, family health group; FHO/FHN, family health organisations or networks; FHT, family health team; FOBT, faecal occult blood test; NA, not applicable; NS, not significant; Other PEM, other patient enrolled model of care.