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. 2015 Jan 28;2015:324692. doi: 10.1155/2015/324692

Table 3.

Multivariate logistic and linear regression analyses indicating associations between several variables and the different outcomes regarding cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Variable OR SE 95% CI P value
Model 1: knowledge of the CVDs' main risk factors
(smoking, cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, fatty diet)
Log likelihood = −396.29, χ 2 = 117.52 (6 df), P < 0.0001
 Self-perceived health status 0.82 0.03 0.75–0.90 <0.001
 Number of children
  One 1*
  Three or more 0.35 0.08 0.22–0.57 <0.001
 Educational level
  College degree or higher 1*
  No formal education/elementary/middle school 0.2 0.06 0.1–0.37 <0.001
  High school 0.57 0.13 0.36–0.89 0.014
 Marital status 2.53 0.99 1.18–5.45 0.017
 Occupation 0.82 0.16 0.55–1.21 0.323

Variable OR SE 95% CI P value

Model 2: knowledge of the CVDs' main preventive measures
Log likelihood = −348.11, χ 2 = 157.48 (8 df), P < 0.0001
 Physician as source of information 2.01 0.39 1.38–2.93 <0.001
 Knowledge of main CVDs' risk factors 6.74 1.36 4.53–10.02 <0.001
 Educational level
  College degree or higher 1*
  No formal education/elementary/middle school 0.49 0.16 0.26–0.95 0.035
  High school 0.68 0.17 0.41–1.11 0.127
 Occupation 0.63 0.14 0.41–0.98 0.042
 Self-perceived health status 1.10 0.06 0.99–1.22 0.059
 Marital status 1.76 0.74 0.77–4.00 0.178
 Age 1.01 0.01 0.98–1.04 0.289

Variable Coeff. SE t P value

Model 3: worries about developing CVDs
F(9.733) = 6.72, P < 0.0001, R 2 = 0.07%, adjusted R 2 = 0.06%
 Need of additional information toward CVDs 0.72 0.2 3.57 <0.001
 Number of children
  One*
  Two 0.43 0.23 1.88 0.061
  Three or more 0.93 0.27 3.42 <0.001
 Self-perceived health status −0.14 0.04 −2.97 0.003
 Educational level
  College degree or higher*
  No formal education/elementary/middle school 0.5 0.2 2.46 0.014
 Having at least one chronic disease (CVDs, diabetes, obesity, hypertension) 0.31 0.17 1.83 0.067
 Physician as source of information 0.28 0.16 1.67 0.096
 Knowledge of the CVDs' main risk factors (smoking, cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, fatty diet) −0.29 0.19 −1.52 0.129
 Age 0.01 0.01 1.11 0.265

Variable OR SE 95% CI P value

Model 4: women's high risk profile
Log likelihood = −419.71, χ 2 = 35.10 (9 df), P = 0.0001
 Number of children
  One 1*
  Two 0.51 0.11 0.33–0.79 0.003
  Three or more 0.44 0.11 0.26–0.74 0.002
 Educational level
  College degree or higher 1*
  High school 0.66 0.15 0.42–1.02 0.064
  No formal education/elementary/middle school 1.33 0.34 0.81–2.20 0.252
 Knowledge of no smoking as a CVDs' preventive measure 1.56 0.53 0.80–3.06 0.187
 Knowledge of smoking as a CVDs' risk factor 1.57 0.61 0.73–3.38 0.240
 Self-perceived health status 0.95 0.04 0.87–1.04 0.308
 Knowledge of physical activity as a CVDs' preventive measure 1.22 0.25 0.82–1.83 0.311
 Marital status 0.75 0.23 0.41–1.36 0.349

*Reference category.