Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of the relationship between self-reported chronic diseases and measured clinical parameters and matching

Variable	Distribution	Matched (%)	Unmatched (%)	Odds ratio of matching	95% CI
Nominal variable:	Hypertensive	68	460	1.40	(1.02-1.92)
-Self-reported HTN	Non-hypertensive	122	1154
	Total	N = 190	N = 1614
-Self-reported Diabetes Mellitus	Diabetic	28	179	1.39	(0.90-2.13)
	Non-diabetic	161	1427
	Total	N = 189	N = 1606
-Self-reported Hyperlipidemia	Hyperlipidemic	69	497	1.25	(0.92-1.71)
	Non-hyperlipidemic	124	1117
	Total	N = 193	N = 1614
-Self-reported heart disease	Has heart disease	6	49	1.18	(0.50-2.79)
	Doesn’t have heart disease	145	1391
	Total	N = 151	N = 1440
-Ordinal variables:	Glu < 200 mg/dl	185	1591	1.48	(0.85-2.57)
-Measured high random blood glucose	Glu ≥ 200 mg/dl	16	93
	Total	N = 201	N = 1684
-Measured total Cholesterol	TC ≤ 240 mg/dl	118	846	1.41	(1.05-1.90)
	TC > 240 mg/dl	83	840
	Total	N = 201	N = 1686
-Measured High Density Lipoprotein	HDL ≤ 40 mg/dl	120	1015	0.98	(0.72-1.31)
	HDL > 40 mg/dl	81	668
	Total	N = 201	N = 1683
-Calculated TC/HDL ratio	TC/HDL < 4	103	780	1.22	(0.91-1.93)
	TC/HDL ≥ 4	98	903
	Total	N = 201	N = 1683
-Measured height and weight, BMI’	BMI ≤ 25	37	390	0.75	(0.52-1.09)
	BMI > 25	163	1287
	Total	N = 200	N = 1677