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Screening rates for colorectal cancer in Canada: a cross-sectional study

Harminder Singh, Charles N. Bernstein, Jewel N. Samadder and Rashid Ahmed
April 08, 2015 3 (2) E149-E157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20140073
Harminder Singh
1IBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
2Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
3Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
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Charles N. Bernstein
1IBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
2Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
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Jewel N. Samadder
4Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Rashid Ahmed
5Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
6Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.
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    Table 1: Demographic characteristics of Canadians aged 50–74 years and exposure to cancer screening tests, as determined from Canadian Community Health Survey data for 2012
    Jurisdiction; % of population
    CharacteristicNLPEINSNBQCONMBSKABBCTerritories*Provinces with CRC screening programs†Provinces without CRC screening programsCanada
    Age, yr
    50–5417.722.921.224.725.826.725.926.925.127.630.326.325.826.0
    55–5925.822.429.019.923.623.524.723.127.621.828.923.923.823.8
    60–6425.225.619.724.121.122.321.222.721.721.721.722.121.721.9
    65–6920.817.916.719.416.516.214.915.416.517.414.016.117.016.6
    70–7410.511.213.511.813.111.413.311.99.211.55.211.711.711.7
    Sex
    Male47.648.547.548.049.548.748.047.548.248.851.048.548.948.7
    Female52.451.552.652.050.651.352.152.551.851.249.051.551.151.3
    Income, $
    < 20 00012.38.010.510.211.07.49.08.44.49.89.09.57.78.6
    20 000–39 00024.727.325.728.024.518.215.617.313.819.814.321.418.520.0
    40 000–59 99919.317.316.621.319.820.119.316.919.420.812.120.019.619.8
    60 000–79 99913.816.215.815.015.416.219.015.212.414.514.414.616.315.4
    ≥ 80 00029.921.331.525.529.338.237.142.250.035.250.234.637.936.1
    Missing data0.10.00.20.20.00.00.10.20.00.00.00.020.040.03
    FOBT < 2 yr
    Yes20.442.337.719.714.535.851.732.538.131.325.836.923.930.1
    Missing data4.03.11.83.12.83.31.21.92.83.81.53.13.03.1
    FS or colonoscopy < 10 yr
    Yes34.835.828.235.433.643.333.435.836.731.126.641.233.737.2
    Missing data2.94.01.32.72.02.61.11.62.73.11.22.52.42.4
    Either or both CRC screening tests
    Yes46.062.151.547.343.464.167.252.859.549.641.362.848.455.2
    Missing data3.24.41.33.12.43.11.11.83.13.51.42.92.72.8
    Mammogram < 2 yr
    Yes78.572.076.373.878.579.178.874.477.976.268.778.777.578.0
    Pap smear < 3 yr
    Yes69.372.664.857.467.769.179.463.870.068.773.169.268.068.6

    Note: AB = Alberta, BC = British Columbia, CRC = colorectal cancer, FOBT = fecal occult blood test, FS = flexible sigmoidoscopy, MB = Manitoba, NB = New Brunswick, NL = Newfoundland and Labrador, NS = Nova Scotia, ON = Ontario, PEI = Prince Edward Island, QC = Quebec, SK = Saskatchewan.
*Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.
†Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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      Table 2: Exposure to colorectal cancer screening tests* by age and sex
      VariableScreening test, % of patients
      FOBTFS or colonoscopyEither or both
      Within recommended age range (50–74 yr)
      50–5421.227.041.8
      55–5929.436.454.7
      60–6434.740.761.0
      65–6934.643.562.5
      70–7436.446.565.3
      Male30.037.654.9
      Female30.236.955.5
      Outside recommended age range, yr
      40–445.112.315.6
      45–497.216.721.5
      75–7934.043.060.4
      ≥ 8023.436.849.7
      Male12.820.127.5
      Female11.322.328.6

      *Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the preceding 2 years, or flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) or colonoscopy within the preceding 10 years.

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        Table 3: Self-reported indications for flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy within preceding 10 years
        Jurisdiction; % of respondents who had test
        VariableNLPEINSNBQCONMBSKABBCTerritories*Canada
        Age 50–74 yr
        Family history30.919.617.823.318.515.413.118.518.520.024.917.5
        Routine screening23.823.636.233.535.055.636.136.743.536.341.645.0
        Age2.29.84.98.86.315.68.67.98.65.89.510.7
        Follow-up of problem45.956.446.943.135.628.538.337.730.738.728.933.1
        Follow-up of CRC treatment3.30.13.12.92.91.31.63.31.61.82.61.9
        Age 40–49 yr
        Family history48.313.418.444.017.028.432.332.823.928.630.625.8
        Routine screening17.10.014.511.314.027.514.24.510.212.619.518.4
        Age0.00.00.01.25.23.03.70.90.70.61..22.8
        Follow-up of problem35.686.672.547.356.648.250.962.847.464.150.052.6
        Follow-up of CRC treatment1.20.00.00.40.100000.50.80.2
        Age ≥ 74 yr
        Family history11.112.512.115.19.57.710.416.28.610.412.19.3
        Routine screening21.230.730.834.345.357.738.933.550.043.853.449.2
        Age0.02.11.63.75.511.81.01.811.83.40.07.9
        Follow-up of problem65.856.249.250.834.833.544.951.429.738.728.936.6
        Follow-up of CRC treatment4.90.08.34.05.73.73.13.72.73.45.64.2

        Note: AB = Alberta, BC = British Columbia, CRC = colorectal cancer, MB = Manitoba, NB = New Brunswick, NL = Newfoundland and Labrador, NS = Nova Scotia, ON = Ontario, PEI = Prince Edward Island, QC = Quebec, SK = Saskatchewan.
*Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.

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          Table 4: Predictors of up-to-date CRC screening, stratified by provinces with and without CRC screening programs in 2012 (age- and sex-adjusted logistic regression analysis)
          Variable% in CanadaOR (95% CI)
          All provincesProvinces with
          screening programs*
          Provinces without screening programs
          Education
          < Secondary school17.21.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Secondary school graduation18.71.38 (1.27–1.51)1.43 (1.26–1.63)1.27 (1.13–1.44)
          Some postsecondary school4.21.31 (1.14–1.51)1.79 (1.41–2.27)1.13 (0.94–1.35)
          Postsecondary certification/
          diploma or university
          59.91.50 (1.40–1.61)1.62 (1.45–1.81)1.38 (1.25–1.52)
          Income, $
          < 20 0008.61.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          20 000–39 00020.01.08 (0.98–1.20)1.10 (0.94–1.29)1.07 (0.93–1.22)
          40 000–59 99919.81.31 (1.18–1.45)1.30 (1.10–1.52)1.28 (1.11–1.47)
          60 000–79 99915.41.37 (1.23–1.52)1.44 (1.22–1.70)1.22 (1.06–1.41)
          ≥ 80 00036.11.85 (1.68–2.04)1.97 (1.69–2.29)1.65 (1.45–1.88)
          Marital status
          Married65.41.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Common law8.10.76 (0.69–0.84)1.09 (0.92–1.28)0.73 (0.65–0.82)
          Widowed/separated/divorced18.50.71 (0.66–0.76)0.71 (0.64–0.78)0.72 (0.66–0.79)
          Single (never married)8.00.63 (0.58–0.70)0.78 (0.67–0.91)0.60 (0.53–0.69)
          Obesity
          Underweight/normal39.01.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Overweight38.81.02 (0.95–1.10)1.00 (0.90–1.11)1.05 (0.96–1.15)
          Obese22.20.80 (0.75–0.86)0.77 (0.69–0.85)0.85 (0.78–0.93)
          Smoking status
          Daily18.71.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Occasional/former50.01.95 (1.82–2.09)2.05 (1.85–2.28)2.00 (1.82–2.20)
          Never smoked31.31.67 (1.55–1.80)1.54 (1.38–1.71)1.73 (1.55–1.92)
          Diabetes
          No87.91.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Yes12.10.98 (0.91–1.06)0.83 (0.74–0.94)1.10 (0.98–1.22)
          Physical examination
          No regular pattern43.11.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          At least once annually56.90.47 (0.44–0.50)0.43 (0.40–0.47)0.49 (0.46–0.53)
          Self-described general medical status
          Poor4.01.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Fair10.60.81 (0.70–0.95)0.93 (0.75–1.16)0.78 (0.62–0.97)
          Good32.10.85 (0.73–0.98)1.02 (0.83–1.24)0.77 (0.63–0.95)
          Very good35.80.87 (0.76–1.00)1.16 (0.95–1.41)0.71 (0.58–0.88)
          Excellent17.40.84 (0.73–0.98)1.12 (0.91–1.38)0.70 (0.56–0.87)
          Restriction of activities
          Sometimes19.61.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          Often14.60.95 (0.87–1.04)0.97 (0.85–1.11)0.91 (0.81–1.03)
          Never65.80.84 (0.79–0.90)0.99 (0.89–1.09)0.71 (0.65–0.78)
          Pap test
          None or ≥ 3 yr31.41.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          < 3 yr68.61.86 (1.71–2.03)2.29 (2.03–2.60)1.58 (1.41–1.78)
          Mammogram
          None or ≥ 2 yr22.01.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
          < 2 yr78.02.58 (2.35–2.82)3.61 (3.15–4.13)2.02 (1.78–2.29)
          Province
          Manitoba3.31.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)‡–
          Newfoundland and Labrador1.70.38 (0.30–0.48)–0.50 (0.33–0.75)
          Prince Edward Island0.50.78 (0.52–1.16)–1.00 (ref)‡
          Nova Scotia3.20.49 (0.40–0.60)0.48 (0.39–0.59)–
          New Brunswick2.60.42 (0.34–0.52)–0.54 (0.36–0.80)
          Quebec24.40.36 (0.31–0.42)–0.46 (0.32–0.67)
          Ontario38.30.87 (0.75–1.02)0.87 (0.75–1.02)–
          Saskatchewan2.70.54 (0.44–0.67)0.53 (0.43–0.66)–
          Alberta9.70.72 (0.61–0.85)–0.92 (0.63–1.34)
          British Columbia13.50.47 (0.40–0.55)–0.61 (0.42–0.88)
          Territories†0.20.36 (0.20–0.63)–0.45 (0.23–0.88)

          Note: CI = confidence interval, CRC = colorectal cancer, ref = reference group.
*Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
†Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.
‡Provinces with the highest rates of screening in the respective groups (Manitoba for those with screening programs and PEI for those without screening programs) were used as the reference groups.

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            Table 5: Predictors of up-to-date CRC screening, overall and stratified by provinces with and without CRC screening programs in 2012 (multivariable logistic regression analysis)
            OR (95% CI)
            VariableAll provincesProvinces with screening programs*Provinces without screening programs
            Age, yr
            50–541.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            55–591.70 (1.57–1.84)1.78 (1.59–2.00)1.64 (1.47–1.83)
            60–642.21 (2.03–2.40)2.67 (2.35–3.03)1.92 (1.72–2.16)
            65–692.33 (2.12–2.56)2.97 (2.57–3.43)1.96 (1.72–2.22)
            70–742.67 (2.40–2.98)3.08 (2.61–3.64)2.37 (2.05–2.74)
            Sex
            Female1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Male1.02 (0.96–1.09)0.91 (0.83–0.99)1.12 (1.04–1.22)
            Income, $
            < 20 0001.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            20 000–39 0001.01 (0.90–1.15)1.07 (0.89–1.30)0.99 (0.84–1.16)
            40 000–59 9991.17 (1.04–1.33)1.25 (1.03–1.52)1.15 (0.98–1.36)
            60 000–79 9991.11 (0.98–1.27)1.33 (1.09–1.62)1.01 (0.85–1.20)
            ≥ 80 0001.50 (1.33–1.70)1.75 (1.45–2.12)1.38 (1.17–1.62)
            Marital status
            Married1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Common-law0.84 (0.76–0.94)1.16 (0.97–1.40)0.72 (0.64–0.82)
            Widowed/separated/divorced0.90 (0.83–0.98)0.96 (0.85–1.09)0.86 (0.77–0.96)
            Single (never married)0.94 (0.84–1.06)1.23 (1.02–1.48)0.80 (0.69–0.92)
            Obesity
            Underweight/normal1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Overweight1.08 (1.00–1.17)0.98 (0.87–1.10)1.19 (1.07–1.33)
            Obese0.89 (0.82–0.96)0.83 (0.74–0.93)0.94 (0.85–1.05)
            Smoking
            Daily1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Occasional/former1.81 (1.67–1.96)1.78 (1.58–2.01)1.83 (1.64–2.03)
            Never smoked1.55 (1.42–1.69)1.42 (1.25–1.61)1.66 (1.47–1.88)
            Diabetes
            No1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Yes0.91(0.83–1.01)0.79(0.69–0.91)1.01(0.89–1.15)
            Physical examination
            No regular pattern1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            At least once annually0.47 (0.44–0.50)0.41 (0.38,0.45)0.51 (0.47,0.55)
            Self-described general medical status
            Poor1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Fair0.78 (0.65–0.94)0.76 (0.58–0.99)0.74 (0.57–0.97)
            Good0.74 (0.62–0.89)0.73 (0.57–0.94)0.73 (0.56–0.93)
            Very good0.72 (0.60–0.86)0.79 (0.61–1.02)0.64 (0.49–0.82)
            Excellent0.75 (0.62–0.90)0.74 (0.56–0.98)0.71 (0.54–0.92)
            Restriction of activities
            Sometimes1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
            Often1.05 (0.94–1.16)1.22 (1.04–1.43)0.94 (0.82–1.08)
            Never0.83 (0.77–0.90)1.04 (0.93–1.17)0.70 (0.63–0.78)
            Province
            With screening programs1.91 (1.80–2.02)––
            Without screening programs1.00 (ref)––

            Note: CI = confidence interval, CRC = colorectal cancer.
*Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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              Table 6: Predictors of up-to-date CRC screening in Canada in 2012, stratified by sex and by provinces with and without CRC screening programs in 2012
              VariableWomen; OR (95% CI)Men; OR (95% CI)
              All provincesProvinces with screening programs*Provinces
              without screening programs
              All provincesProvinces
              with screening programs*
              Provinces
              without screening programs
              Age, yr
              50–541.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              55–591.90 (1.68–2.16)1.89 (1.56–2.28)1.87 (1.58–2.23)1.65 (1.47–1.85)1.62 (1.37–1.92)1.71 (1.46–2.00)
              60–642.11 (1.85–2.42)2.20 (1.79–2.69)2.08 (1.73–2.49)2.38 (2.11–2.69)2.86 (2.37–3.44)2.07 (1.75–2.44)
              65–692.66 (2.29–3.08)2.81 (2.24–3.52)2.53 (2.07–3.08)2.09 (1.82–2.40)2.82 (2.27–3.50)1.72 (1.43–2.07)
              70–743.45 (2.89–4.11)3.87 (2.95–5.07)3.10 (2.46–3.92)2.76 (2.35–3.24)3.29 (2.56–4.21)2.46 (1.98–3.05)
              Income, $
              < 20 0001.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              20 000–39 0001.04 (0.86–1.24)1.01 (0.76–1.34)1.07 (0.84–1.36)0.79 (0.64–0.97)1.10 (0.80–1.51)0.65 (0.50–0.84)
              40 000–59 9991.12 (0.93–1.35)1.17 (0.88–1.57)1.12 (0.88–1.44)0.96 (0.79–1.18)1.18 (0.85–1.62)0.90 (0.68–1.17)
              60 000–79 9991.07 (0.88–1.31)0.98 (0.73–1.33)1.17 (0.89–1.52)0.95 (0.78–1.17)1.60 (1.16–2.21)0.68 (0.51–0.89)
              ≥ 80 0001.61 (1.34–1.94)1.46 (1.10–1.95)1.71 (1.33–2.19)1.17 (0.96–1.42)1.74 (1.27–2.37)0.92 (0.71–1.19)
              Marital status
              Married1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              Common-law0.87 (0.73–1.03)1.53 (1.08–2.16)0.69 (0.56–0.85)0.78 (0.68–0.90)1.02 (0.80–1.31)0.69 (0.58–0.83)
              Widowed/separated/divorced1.05 (0.93–1.18)0.99 (0.83–1.17)1.09 (0.93–1.28)0.78 (0.69–0.89)0.91 (0.75–1.11)0.69 (0.58–0.82)
              Single (never married)1.22 (1.01–1.47)1.52 (1.11–2.08)1.06 (0.84–1.34)0.86 (0.73–1.02)1.07 (0.81–1.42)0.74 (0.60–0.92)
              Obesity
              Underweight/normal1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              Overweight0.86 (0.75–0.97)0.54 (0.45–0.66)1.28 (1.08–1.53)1.26 (1.13–1.40)1.43 (1.22–1.67)1.10 (0.94–1.27)
              Obese0.82 (0.73–0.93)0.62 (0.51–0.75)1.06 (0.89–1.25)0.91 (0.81–1.02)0.95 (0.80–1.13)0.85 (0.72–0.99)
              Smoking
              Daily1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              Occasional/former1.68 (1.47–1.91)1.56 (1.27–1.90)1.78 (1.49–2.12)1.82 (1.63–2.03)1.81 (1.53–2.13)1.82 (1.56–2.12)
              Never smoked1.39 (1.22–1.59)1.25 (1.02–1.52)1.56 (1.29–1.88)1.71 (1.50–1.95)1.61 (1.33–1.94)1.86 (1.55–2.23)
              Diabetes
              No1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              Yes0.75 (0.64–0.88)0.69 (0.55–0.86)0.78 (0.62–0.98)1.02 (0.89–1.16)0.79 (0.65–0.97)1.22 (1.02–1.45)
              Physical examination
              No regular pattern1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              At least once annually0.60 (0.55–0.66)0.56 (0.48–0.65)0.62 (0.55–0.70)0.44 (0.41–0.48)0.43 (0.38–0.48)0.45 (0.40–0.50)
              Self-described general medical status
              Poor1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              Fair0.55 (0.40–0.74)0.90 (0.59–1.40)0.29 (0.18–0.45)1.10 (0.84–1.43)0.79 (0.54–1.18)1.41 (0.97–2.05)
              Good0.52 (0.39–0.70)0.85 (0.56–1.27)0.29 (0.18–0.44)1.07 (0.84–1.37)0.65 (0.45–0.94)1.56 (1.11–2.20)
              Very good0.51 (0.38–0.68)0.81 (0.53–1.23)0.28 (0.18–0.43)0.94 (0.73–1.21)0.71 (0.49–1.04)1.13 (0.80–1.60)
              Excellent0.53 (0.39–0.72)0.99 (0.64–1.54)0.26 (0.16–0.41)1.10 (0.85–1.44)0.62 (0.42–0.92)1.65 (1.15–2.38)
              Restriction of activities
              Sometimes1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)
              Often0.93 (0.80–1.10)1.16 (0.91–1.47)0.82 (0.66–1.01)1.28 (1.09–1.50)1.68 (1.32–2.15)1.04 (0.85–1.29)
              Never0.86 (0.77–0.97)1.03 (0.87–1.23)0.73 (0.63–0.86)0.83 (0.74–0.92)1.11 (0.94–1.31)0.66 (0.57–0.77)
              Pap test
              None or ≥ 3 yr1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)–––
              < 3 yr1.24 (1.11–1.37)1.35 (1.15–1.58)1.15 (1.00–1.32)–––
              Mammmogram
              None or ≥ 2 yr1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)1.00 (ref)–––
              < 2 yr2.16 (1.93–2.42)2.86 (2.42–3.37)1.61 (1.38–1.88)–––
              Province
              With screening programs1.00 (ref)––1.00 (ref)––
              Without screening programs2.30 (2.10–2.52)––1.74 (1.60–1.89)––

              Note: CI = confidence interval, CRC = colorectal cancer.
*Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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