Skip to main content
. 2023 Jun 12;15(6):e40322. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40322

Table 4. Factors associated with knowledge regarding fillers.

Analysis was performed using ordinal logistic regression.

Predictors Odds Ratios CI p
Gender: Male vs. Female 0.41 0.30 – 0.57 <0.001
Age:      
20 - 29 Ref    
30-39 1.01 0.68 – 1.48 0.976
40-49 0.54 0.36 – 0.82 0.004
>50 0.45 0.25 – 0.81 0.008
Education      
Education: High school Ref    
Education: University 1.03 0.80 – 1.34 0.802
Education: Post-graduate 0.96 0.54 – 1.71 0.900
Ever had a filler injection: Yes vs. No 2.18 1.67 – 2.83 <0.001
The main source of knowledge about the complication of filler injections      
Social media Ref    
Books 5.02 2.14 – 11.81 <0.001
Friends 0.61 0.44 – 0.86 0.005
Internet 1.03 0.78 – 1.34 0.851
Physician 2.15 1.58 – 2.92 <0.001