Table 3.

Univariate and multiple regression analyses with 28-item STAT total as the outcome

Predictor	Class	Simple regression		Multiple regression
		Estimate (95% CI)	P-value	Estimate (95% CI)	P-value
Timing of event	Out-of-office hours	Reference
	During office hours	0.24 (−0.62 to 1.09)	0.596
Age, years	>65	Reference
	51–65	−0.09 (−0.97 to 0.79)		−0.74 (−1.71 to 0.23)	0.133
	35–50	−0.62 (−1.25 to 0.01)		−1.06 (−1.94 to −0.19)	0.017
	18–34	−1.49 (−2.42 to −0.56)		−1.79 (−2.9 to −0.68)	0.002
		Overall P-value	0.171
Sex	Female	Reference
	Male	−0.33 (−1.17 to 0.5)	0.418
Marital status	Single	Reference
	Married/partner	0.83 (−0.25 to 1.9)	0.222	0.19 (−1.05 to 1.42)	0.767
RRMA	Other rural centres	Reference
	Large metropolitan areas	−1.59 (−1.81 to 0.51)
	Other metropolitan areas	−0.92 (−2.73 to 0.89)
	Large rural centres	−1.2 (−3.23 to 0.84)
	Small rural centres	−1.27 (−2.99 to 0.45)
		Overall P-value	0.588
ATSI	No ATSI heritage	Reference
	ATSI heritage	1.75 (0.67 to 2.82)	0.028	1.76 (0.56 to 2.95)	0.004
LOTE	No	Reference
	Yes	−0.2 (−1.48 to 1.08)	0.767
Educational attainment	University	Reference
	School to year 12 (age 18 years) or trade certificate	−0.56 (−1.26 to 0.13)
	No formal qualifications or school to year 10 (age 16 years)	−0.67 (−1.7 to 0.37)
		Overall P-value	0.318
Exercise, days per week	5–7 days	Reference
	Up to 4 days	0.44 (−0.3 to 1.19)		0.37 (−0.53 to 1.26)	0.424
	No exercise	0.83 (0.08 to 1.59)		0.15 (−0.86 to 1.16)	0.769
		Overall P-value	0.127
Smoking	Never smoked	Reference
	Current smoker	0.01 (−1.0 to 1.02)		0.18 (−0.92 to 1.28)	0.748
	Ex-smoker	0.83 (0.05 to 1.61)		0.59 (−0.28 to 1.45)	0.184
		Overall P-value	0.141
Alcohol, standard drinks per week	≥8 drinks	Reference
	Light (1–7 drinks)	0.71 (0.01 to 1.41)
	None	0.49 (−0.59 to 1.56)
		Overall P-value	0.263
Self-rated health	Very good or excellent	Reference
	Good	0.85 (−0.19 to 1.9)		1.09 (−0.19 to 2.38)	0.096
	Poor or fair	0.32 (−0.74 to 1.39)		1.04 (0.09 to 1.99)	0.032
		Overall P-value	0.240
Self-rated weight	Overweight	Reference
	Slightly overweight	0.03 (−0.75 to 0.8)		−0.25 (−1.22 to 0.72)	0.612
	Underweight to average	−1.04 (−1.82 to −0.27)		−0.97 (−1.87 to −0.07)	0.035
		Overall P-value	0.066
Attended GP in past 12 months	>10 GP visits	Reference
	6–10 GP visits	0.20 (−0.90 to 1.3)
	0–5 visits	0.47 (−0.66 to 1.59)
		Overall P-value	0.604
Has chronic disease	No	Reference
	Yes	0.11 (−0.63 to 0.86)	0.768
Used ambulance in past 12 months	One or more times	Reference
	Not at all	−0.25 (−1.64 to 1.15)	0.724
Used emergency department in past 12 months	One or more times	Reference
	Not at all	−0.49 (−1.24 to 0.27)	0.21	−0.07 (−1.07 to 0.93)	0.888
Used after-hours GP service in past 12 months	One or more times	Reference		Reference
	Not at all	−0.57 (−1.03 to −0.11)	0.067	−1.03 (−1.63 to −0.43)	0.001
Personal or family history of stroke	No experience of stroke	Reference
	Experience of stroke	0.35 (0.05 to 0.65)	0.053	0.16 (−0.32 to 0.64)	0.508
Recalls FAST campaign	No	Reference		Reference
	Yes	1.53 (0.85 to 2.21)	0.013	1.73 (0.85 to 2.62)	<0.001

ATSI = Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. LOTE = language other than English spoken at home. RRMA = Rural, Remote, and Metropolitan Areas classification.