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. 2011 Jan 19;4:1–7. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S15777

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression results

Variable Reference category Cholesterol checkupa Blood pressure checkupb


Odds ratio Confidence limit Odds ratio Confidence limit
Age
55–64 18–54 2.40c 1.77 3.25 1.40d 1.15 1.71
>65 3.04c 2.18 4.27 2.39c 1.92 2.97
Gender
Male Female 0.59c 0.50 0.70 0.33c 0.30 0.37
Race
Black White 1.89c 1.41 2.54 1.15 0.97 1.37
American Indian/Alaska native 1.11 0.44 2.83 1.24 0.67 2.31
Asian 1.22 0.80 1.85 0.50c 0.39 0.63
Non-Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NAe NAe NAe 1.10 0.45 2.70
Multiple races 1.11 0.57 2.14 1.17 0.71 1.91
Ethnicity
Hispanics Non-Hispanics 0.61d 0.44 0.85 1.66c 1.43 1.93
Insurance
Public Private 0.91 0.66 1.27 0.81 0.67 0.98
Uninsured 0.30c 0.24 0.39 0.26c 0.23 0.30
Income (US$) category
20,000–34,999 <20,000 1.07 0.84 1.36 1.06 0.92 1.21
35,000–54,999 1.18 0.89 1.56 1.50c 1.25 1.79
>55,000 1.79c 1.34 2.39 1.91c 1.57 2.34
Perceived health status
Very good Excellent 1.10 0.87 1.40 1.07 0.93 1.25
Good 1.61d 1.27 2.05 1.39c 1.18 1.63
Fair 1.81d 1.30 2.52 1.89c 1.50 2.38
Poor 3.08d 1.60 5.95 3.65c 2.57 5.20
a

Notes: C statistic for cholesterol check up utilization model = 0.716;

b

C statistic for blood pressure check up utilization model = 0.772;

c

P < 0.001, based on Wald F statistics

d

P < 0.01, based on Wald F statistics;

e

NA, not applicable (due to insufficient cell size to run logistic regression).