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Association Between Race, Ethnicity, and Sex With Colorectal Cancer Screening Use Among US Adults With and Without Self-Reported Depressive Disorders, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 23 — April 16, 2026
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Figure 1. Percentage of respondents up to date with colorectal cancer screening, by race, ethnicity, sex, and depression, adults aged 45–74 years (N = 222,601), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022. Abbreviations: AI/AN, American Indian or Alaska Native; CRC, colorectal cancer.
| Category | Depression, % | No depression, % |
|---|---|---|
| Asian female | 43.4 | 47.2 |
| Asian male | 51.1 | 47.1 |
| AI/AN female | 50.1 | 53.7 |
| AI/AN male | 51.8 | 47.4 |
| Hispanic female | 53.7 | 47.5 |
| Hispanic male | 52.3 | 43.8 |
| Other race female | 63.9 | 58.4 |
| Other race male | 52.1 | 55.8 |
| Black female | 60.9 | 63.2 |
| Black male | 59.8 | 59.4 |
| White female* | 67.6 | 64.1 |
| White male | 64.4 | 64.0 |
Figure 2. Association between race/ethnicity/sex with colorectal cancer screening, stratified by depression, among adults aged 45–74 years (N = 222,601), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022. White men are the reference group. Asterisks indicate significance. Abbreviation: AI/AN, American Indian/Alaska Native.
| Category | No depression | Depression |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | ||
| Asian female | 0.78 (0.69–0.87) | 0.69 (0.50–0.96) |
| Asian male | 0.77 (0.70–0.85) | 0.81 (0.64–1.03) |
| AI/AN female | 0.87 (0.77–0.99) | 0.79 (0.66–0.96) |
| AI/AN male | 0.78 (0.67–0.91) | 0.83 (0.67–1.03) |
| Hispanic female | 0.84 (0.80–0.89) | 0.89 (0.82–0.97) |
| Hispanic male* | 0.79 (0.75–0.84) | 0.88 (0.79–0.98) |
| Other race female | 0.94 (0.86–1.03) | 1.01 (0.90–1.13) |
| Other race male | 0.92 (0.84–1.00) | 0.86 (0.74–1.00) |
| Black female | 1.00 (0.97–1.03) | 0.98 (0.91–1.04) |
| Black male | 0.97 (0.94–1.01) | 0.94 (0.85–1.04) |
| White female* | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 1.04 (1.01–1.07) |
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