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. 2012 Oct 10;12:182. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-182

Table 3.

Likelihood of confidence in safety of DS among DS users according to demographics, lifestyle, and health characteristics

 
Extremely/Very confident
Somewhat confident
Not at all confident
  % (N) OR (<99% CI) % (N) OR (<99% CI) % (N) OR (<99% CI)
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Female (66)
52.2 (35)
1.00
33.5 (22)
1.00
14.2 (19)
1.00
 Male (422)
59.1 (249)
1.32 (0.50, 3.54)
29.5 (125)
0.83 (0.43, 1.60)
11.3 (48)
0.77 (0.33, 1.78)
Racial background
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Caucasian or white (345)
59.3 (205)
1.00
30.1 (104)
1.00
10.7 (37)
1.00
 African American or black (77)
53.6 (41)
0.80 (0.33, 1.93)
32.9 (25)
1.14 (0.64, 2.05)
13.4 (10)
1.30 (0.60, 2.83)
 Other (66)
57.8 (38)
0.94 (0.36, 2.48)
26.7 (18)
0.85 (0.44, 1.64)
15.4 (10)
1.53 (0.67, 3.47)
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18-24 (153)
58.9 (90)
1.00
23.7 (36)
1.00
17.4 (27)
1.00
 25-29 (118)
49.9 (59)
0.70 (0.30, 1.61)
39.0 (46)
2.06 (1.16, 3.65)
11.1 (13)
0.59 (0.27, 1.29)
 30-39 (149)
61.4 (91)
1.11 (0.47, 2.62)
31.2 (46)
1.46 (0.81, 2.63)
7.4 (11)
0.38 (0.17, 0.84)
 40+ (69)
64.0 (44)
1.25 (0.43, 2.63)
26.3 (18)
1.15 (0.54, 2.43)
9.7 (7)
0.51 (0.21, 1.22)
Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 < Bachelor degree (354)
54.3 (192)
1.00
31.9 (113)
1.00
13.8 (49)
1.00
 ≥ Bachelor degree (134)
68.6 (92)
1.84 (0.78, 4.36)
25.2 (34)
0.72 (0.40, 1.29)
6.2 (8)
0.41 (0.19, 0.93)
Rank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Enlisted (395)
54.5 (215)
1.00
32.1 (127)
1.00
13.4 (53)
1.00
 Officer (93)
74.0 (69)
2.38 (0.79, 7.21)
21.5 (20)
0.58 (0.27, 1.24)
4.5 (4)
0.30 (0.11, 0.83)
Tobacco Use
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Current (194)
53.4 (103)
1.00
36.3 (70)
1.00
10.3 (20)
1.00
 Former or never (292)
61.5 (179)
1.39 (0.71, 2.75)
25.6 (75)
0.61 (0.38, 0.96)
12.8 (38)
1.29 (0.70, 2.38)
Overall health
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fair / Poor (51)
52.5 (27)
1.00
33.1 (17)
1.00
14.4 (7)
1.00
 Excellent / Good (435)
58.9 (256)
1.30 (0.48, 3.53)
29.6 (129)
0.85 (0.43, 1.68)
11.5 (50)
0.77 (0.33, 1.79)
Fitness level
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fair / Poor (115)
44.1 (51)
1.00
40.0 (46)
1.00
15.9 (18)
1.00
 Excellent / Good (373)
62.6 (233)
2.12 (0.95, 4.71)
27.0 (101)
0.56 (0.34, 0.92)
10.4 (39)
0.62 (0.32, 1.18)
Eating habits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fair / Poor (173)
46.0 (80)
1.00
40.0 (69)
1.00
14.0 (24)
1.00
 Excellent / Good (313)
65.0 (203)
2.18 (1.07, 4.43)
24.5 (77)
0.49 (0.31, 0.77)
10.5 (33)
0.72 (0.39, 1.33)
Ever enrolled in AWCP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yes (53)
50.4 (27)
1.00
38.0 (20)
1.00
11.6 (6)
1.00
 No (431)
59.2 (255)
1.43 (0.48, 4.23)
28.9 (125)
0.66 (0.34, 1.32)
11.9 (51)
1.03 (0.40, 2.64)
Last APFT score
 
 
 
 
 
 
 < 240or unsure (136)
44.9 (62)
1.00
37.5 (52)
1.00
17.7 (24)
1.00
 ≥ 240 (367)
63.5 (221)
2.14 (1.03, 4.46)
27.0 (94)
0.62 (0.39, 0.99)
9.4 (33)
0.49 (0.26, 0.89)
Adverse event
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No (393)
63.4 (249)
1.00
24.7 (97)
1.00
11.9 (47)
1.00
 Yes (95) 36.8 (35) 0.34 (0.14, 0.79) 52.2 (50) 3.33 (1.95, 5.70) 11.0 (10) 0.92 (0.44, 1.93)