TABLE 4.

Correlates of good cardiovascular disease risk factor knowledge in Urban Ontario respondents

	Good knowledge (≥3 risk factors named, n=416)	Poor knowledge (<3 risk factors named, n=391)	OR (95% CI)	P
Socioeconomic factors
Employed, n (%)*	212 (51)	117 (30)	2.4 (1.8 to 3.3)	<0.001
Middle to high income, n (%)†‡	386 (93)	335 (86)	2.2 (1.3 to 3.4)	0.001
Secondary school completed, n (%)	286 (69)	196 (51)	2.1 (1.6 to 2.8)	<0.001
Age, years (mean ± SD)	56.9±11.3	63.1±9.9	1.7 (1.5 to 1.9)§	<0.001
Married, n (%)	310 (75)	280 (72)	1.2 (0.8 to 1.6)	0.352
Female sex, n (%)	218 (52)	205 (52)	1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)	0.994
Cardiovascular disease risk factor, n (%)
Regular exercise	277 (67)	230 (59)	1.4 (1.0 to 1.9)	0.023
Normal cholesterol	152 (44)	97 (36)	1.4 (1.0 to 1.9)	0.044
No diabetes	385 (93)	352 (90)	1.4 (0.8 to 2.3)	0.205
Normal weight	224 (61)	167 (56)	1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)	0.137
Normal blood pressure	232 (56)	199 (51)	1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)	0.166
No smoking	331 (82)	319 (82)	1.0 (0.7 to 1.4)	0.801
Framingham risk level, n (%)
<30% 10-year cardiovascular disease risk	269 (78)	191 (65)	1.9 (1.4 to 2.7)	<0.001

*Full-time and part-time employment;

^†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;

^§OR for every decrease in 10 years of age