TABLE 3.

Correlates of good cardiovascular disease risk factor knowledge in South Riverdale respondents

	Good knowledge (≥3 risk factors named, n=91)	Poor knowledge (<3 risk factors named, n=45)	OR (95% CI)	P
Socioeconomic factors
Secondary school completed, n (%)	76 (84)	21 (48)	5.5 (2.5 to 12.5)	<0.001
Married, n (%)	39 (43)	7 (16)	4.0 (1.6 to 9.8)	0.003
Middle to high income, n (%)*†	69 (79)	21 (54)	3.3 (1.5 to 7.4)	0.004
Employed, n (%)‡	49 (54)	12 (27)	3.1 (1.4 to 6.8)	0.004
Age, years (mean ± SD)	57.3±11.4	59.9±14.2	1.2 (0.9 to 1.5)§	0.303
Female sex, n (%)	52 (57)	30 (67)	0.7 (0.3 to 1.4)	0.287
Cardiovascular disease risk factor, n (%)
No diabetes	77 (85)	31 (69)	2.5 (1.1 to 5.8)	0.036
No smoking	75 (82)	31 (69)	2.1 (0.9 to 4.9)	0.077
Regular exercise	75 (82)	34 (76)	1.5 (0.6 to 3.6)	0.347
Normal blood pressure	51 (56)	22 (49)	1.3 (0.7 to 2.7)	0.432
Normal weight	37 (41)	17 (38)	1.1 (0.5 to 2.4)	0.747
Normal cholesterol	35 (43)	20 (53)	0.7 (0.3 to 1.5)	0.310
Framingham risk level, n (%)
<30% 10-year cardiovascular disease risk	47 (67)	18 (49)	2.2 (1.0 to 4.9)	0.065

*Middle income defined as 1 person with income $12,000 to $24,999, 2 people with income $12,000 to $49,999 or 3+ people with income <$25,000;

^†High income defined as 1 person with income ≥$25,000 or 2+ people with income ≥$50,000;

^‡Full-time and part-time employment;

^§OR for every decrease in 10 years of age