TABLE 4.

Results of Final Logistic Regression Model Predicting Appointment Nonattendance for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Testing Among Patients at a Midwestern Veterans Administration Medical Center: 2001–2003

	ORa (95% CI)	P
Age	0.97 (0.95, 0.99)	.03
Household income, $		.35
< 10 000	3.50 (1.40, 9.00)	.02
10 000–29 999	2.70 (1.10, 6.60)	.03
≥ 30 000 (Ref)	1.00
Not working or working less because of heart disease	4.30 (2.30, 8.00)	<.001
Access to healthcare: days waited for appointment	1.01 (1.01, 1.01)	<.001
CAD-specific health status
Number of symptoms	0.89 (0.80, 0.98)	.02
Belief that symptoms are related to heart	0.87 (0.80, 0.95)	.003
Medical attitudes: coping style	0.78 (0.68, 0.88)	<.001

Notes. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^aORs adjusted for other covariates in the multivariate model. Nonattenders were the test group; attenders were the comparison group.