Table 3b.

Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analyses for Perceived Risk of Cardiovascular Disease on Risk Factors, the Netherlands, 2007^a

Causes and Risk Factors	1st Step			2nd Step
	ß	P Value	R2	ß	P Value	R2
Advanced ageb	.12	.07	.03	.52	.09	.03
Causal belief	.10	.13		.04	.76
Interaction				.42	.17
Raised cholesterol levels	.26	<.001	.08	.35	.32	.09
Causal belief	.05	.41		0	.98
Interaction				.63	.08
Raised blood pressure	.08	.24	.03	.18	.57	.03
Causal belief	.13	.06		.09	.28
Interaction					.41
Unhealthy diet/eating habitsc	.13	.04	.02	.35	.25	.03
Causal belief	.01	.84		.04	.55
Interaction				.50	.10
Lack of physical activityd	.16	.01	.03	.29	.29	.03
Causal belief	.03	.68		.01	.92
Interaction				.13	.64
Current smokere	.05	.52	0	.56	.06	.03
Causal belief	.02	.50		.03	.68
Interaction				.63	.02
Family history of CVDf	.16	.02	.04	.90	.005	.08
Causal belief	.06	.38		.12	.18
Interaction				1.16	.001

^a The extent to which participants believed this could be a cause (or risk factor) of cardiovascular disease.

^b Age in years: <64 = 0; ≥65 = 1.

^c Lack of agreement with the statement, "I attend to my diet and see to it that I eat healthy every day."

^d Lack of agreement with the statement, "I see to it that I am sufficiently physical active everyday."

^e Participants who identified themselves as being a smoker.

^f Number of affected 1st-degree relatives: 0, 1, ≥ 2.