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Table 2 Area Provider Characteristics and Screening Rates across differing levels of AIAN populations, by county

From: Geographic variations in access and utilization of cancer screening services: examining disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders

 

AIAN presence

Mean (total)

 

Mean split

95thpercentile split

 
 

Above 1.87% mean

At/Below 1.87% mean

At/Above 95thpercentile

Below 95thpercentile

 

Percent screened

     

Mammography (females)

37.32%*

38.67%*

34.10%*

38.74%*

38.52%

Colonoscopy

8.96%*

9.42%*

8.63%*

9.41%*

9.37%

Distance to providers (miles)

     

Mammography

31.89*

14.93*

45.02*

15.44*

16.88

Colonoscopy

26.15*

10.90*

38.33*

11.34*

12.66

Average number of providers

     

Mammography

8.32*

15.31*

4.49*

15.01*

14.51

Colonoscopy

5.92*

12.13*

3.88*

11.79*

11.42

Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) primary care

     

Whole or partial county

332

2071

142

2261

 

Non-HPSA

38

784

15

807

 
  1. *significant difference (p ≤ .05).