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Table 3 Decomposition of socioeconomic-related inequality towards mammography uptake

From: Inequality in mammography uptake: results from recruitment phase of first cohort study among Iranian Kurdish population

Variables

Elasticity

Ck

Absolute

Percentage

Sum percentage contribution

Age (year) ref (35–40)

41–45

1.4703

0.0753

0.1259

2.6521

− 3.8769

46–50

1.4662

0.0371

0.0618

1.3011

 

51–55

1.5047

− 0.0673

− 0.1150

− 2.4227

 

56–60

0.9169

− 0.1312

− 0.1367

− 2.8804

 

61–65

0.4120

− 0.2562

− 0.1199

− 2.5270

 

Marital status ref (Single)

Married

0.5083

0.1887

0.1090

2.2968

2.3390

Divorced/ widow

1.0873

0.0016

0.0020

0.0422

 

Level of education ref (illiterate)

1–5 years

0.0119

0.1979

0.0027

0.0565

− 5.2122

6–9 years

0.0368

0.4349

0.0182

0.3829

 

10–12 years

− 0.1763

0.6249

− 0.1252

− 2.6375

 

 ≥ 13 years

− 0.1531

0.8221

− 0.1430

− 3.0140

 

Residence ref (Rural)

Urban

1.7327

0.2016

− 0.3969

8.3636

8.3636

Smoking ref (no)

Yes

0.1066

− 0.2739

− 0.0332

− 0.6992

− 0.6992

BMI ref (n ≤ 24.9

25–29.9

0.5175

0.0266

0.0157

0.3299

1.0319

30–34.9

0.3382

0.0831

0.0319

0.6729

 

 > 35

0.1709

0.0071

0.0014

0.0291

 

Metabolic equivalent of task (METs) ref (24–36.5)

36.6–44.9

− 0.5287

0.0226

− 0.0135

− 0.2855

0.9172

 ≥ 45

− 0.1677

− 0.2995

0.0571

1.2027

 

Oral contraceptive use ref (no)

Yes

− 0.6861

0.0216

− 0.0168

− 0.3542

− 0.3542

Number of pregnancies ref (no pregnant)

1–3

0.3246

0.1346

0.0497

1.0463

0.1786

4–5

0.3624

0.0469

0.0193

0.4072

 

 ≥ 6

0.3041

− 0.1751

− 0.0605

− 1.2750

 

Socio-economic status ref (1st quintile)

2nd quintile

1.1861

− 0.4000

− 0.5390

− 11.3574

41.9086

3rd quintile

1.3852

0.0002

0.0003

0.0063

 

4th quintile

1.3579

0.4003

0.6177

13.0149

 

5th quintile (the richest)

2.1005

0.8003

1.9101

40.2448

 
 

0.1199

0.2107

  

44.5963