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. 2015 Jan 8;10(1):24–33.

Table 2.

Cross-country differences in associations between socioeconomic factors and disability among patients with heart disease

95% CI for Odds Ratio

Odds Ratio Lower Upper P value




China
  Age 1.096 1.086 1.105 < 0.001
  Female gender 1.133 0.908 1.414 0.270
  Education 0.954 0.836 1.088 0.481
  Income 1.001 0.967 1.036 0.957
Costa Rica
  Age 1.089 1.060 1.118 < 0.001
  Female gender 1.226 0.760 1.978 0.403
  Education 0.815 0.544 1.222 0.322
  Income 0.881 0.788 0.984 0.025
Puerto Rico
  Age 1.023 1.000 1.046 0.050
  Female gender 0.971 0.677 1.392 0.872
  Education 0.971 0.778 1.214 0.798
  Income 0.934 0.890 0.980 0.006
Mexico
  Age 1.055 1.030 1.081 < 0.001
  Female gender 1.755 1.153 2.672 0.009
  Education 0.729 0.555 0.957 0.023
  Income 1.028 0.973 1.086 0.323
Barbados
  Age 1.116 1.064 1.172 < 0.001
  Female gender 1.126 0.475 2.668 0.788
  Education 0.688 0.371 1.276 0.235
  Income 0.905 0.783 1.046 0.178
Brazil
  Age 1.056 1.024 1.089 < 0.001
  Female Gender 1.050 0.634 1.737 0.850
  Education 0.843 0.599 1.186 0.326
  Income 0.963 0.916 1.013 0.141
Chile
  Age 1.061 1.014 1.110 0.011
  Female gender 1.678 0.733 3.839 0.220
  Education 0.719 0.497 1.040 0.080
  Income 0.809 0.638 1.027 0.082
Cuba
  Age 1.070 1.035 1.106 < 0.001
  Female gender 1.159 0.544 2.470 0.702
  Education 0.849 0.578 1.248 0.406
  Income 0.953 0.858 1.058 0.367
Uruguay
  Age 0.995 0.934 1.060 0.878
  Female gender 2.165 0.802 5.846 0.127
  Education 0.824 0.492 1.381 0.462
  Income 0.999 0.914 1.092 0.979
India
  Age 1.045 1.021 1.069 < 0.001
  Female gender 1.393 0.871 2.228 0.167
  Education 0.769 0.602 0.981 0.035
  Income 0.930 0.846 1.021 0.127
Ghana
  Age 1.023 0.980 1.067 0.301
  Female gender 1.150 0.486 2.718 0.750
  Education 0.742 0.502 1.095 0.133
  Income 0.981 0.911 1.056 0.603
South Africa
  Age 1.009 0.981 1.037 0.545
  Female gender 1.698 0.947 3.045 0.076
  Education 1.002 0.840 1.195 0.986
  Income 0.997 0.970 1.025 0.838