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. 2015 Mar 31;16:42. doi: 10.1186/s12882-015-0027-3

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR) from logistic regression analysis of all correct sodium knowledge questions

Characteristic N = 155 Unadjusted OR [C.I.]; p value Adjusted OR [C.I.]; p value
Age, years 0.99 [0.97,1.02]; p 0.55 0.99 [0.96,1.01]; p 0.35
Sex
  Male Reference Reference
  Female 0.61 [0.32,1.18]; p 0.14 0.36 [0.16,0.81]; p 0.01
Race
  White Reference Reference
  Non-white 0.32 [0.15,0.69]; p <0.01 0.33 [0.14,0.76]; p 0.01
Formal educational attainment
  < H.S. Graduate Reference Reference
  ≥ H.S. Graduate 1.44 [0.42, 4.95]; p 0.56 0.67 [0.15,2.98]; p 0.59
Health literacy
  <9th grade Reference Reference
  ≥9th grade 2.00 [0.92, 4.33]; p 0.08 2.27 [0.86,5.98]; p 0.10
Self-reported hypertension
  No hypertension Reference Reference
  Hypertension 1.79 [0.67,4.82]; p 0.25 3.16 [0.94,10.59]; p 0.06
CKD stage
  Stages 1-2 Reference Reference
  Stage 3 0.81 [0.34, 1.93]; p 0.64 0.95 [0.32.2.86]; p 0.93
  Stages 4-5 0.90 [0.36, 2.29]; p 0.83 1.05 [0.33,3.37]; p 0.93
Kidney disease education class
  Did not attend Reference Reference
  Did attend 1.49 [0.58,3.84]; p 0.41 1.67 [0.57,4.92]; p 0.35