Relationship between Health Status and Use of Screening Mammography and Papanicolaou Smears among Women Older Than 70 Years of Age

View larger version (41K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Flow diagram of women included in analyses for each screening test. *Women with a history of breast cancer and those in whom mammography was most recently performed because of a specific breast problem or as follow-up for a previously identified breast problem or abnormal mammogram were excluded. Women with a history of cervical cancer and those whose most recent Papanicolaou (Pap) smear was performed for work-up of a specific medical problem or follow-up of a previous medical examination were excluded.

View larger version (53K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Women in California who reported receiving screening mammography within 2 years, according to health status and age (n= 3988). Error bars represent 95% CIs. *Health status quartiles are defined by the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short Form Physical Summary Scale (PCS-12). Quartile 1 = PCS-12 score > 51.7; quartile 2 = PCS-12 score 51.7 but > 43.4; quartile 3 = PCS-12 score 43.4 but > 31.6; quartile 4 = PCS-12 score 31.6.

View larger version (55K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Women in California who reported a screening Papanicolaou (Pap) smear within 3 years, according to health status and age (n= 2143). Error bars represent 95% CIs. *Health status quartiles are defined by the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short Form Physical Summary Scale (PCS-12). Quartile 1 = PCS-12 score > 51.7; quartile 2 = PCS-12 score 51.7 but > 43.4; quartile 3 = PCS-12 score 43.4 but > 31.6; quartile 4 = PCS-12 score 31.6.