Table 3.

Multivariable Adjusted Prevalence Ratios Expressing Likelihood of Taking Action or Receiving Advice to Reduce Sodium, BRFSS 2013

Characteristic	Likelihood of taking action		Likelihood of receiving advice
	APRa	95% CI	APRa	95% CI
Received advice
Yes	1.59	1.56, 1.62	—	—
No	1.00	ref	—	—
Sex
Men	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Women	1.08	1.07, 1.10	1.04	1.01, 1.07
Age (years)
18–24	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
25–44	1.27	1.21, 1.34	1.37	1.23, 1.52
45–64	1.54	1.47, 1.61	1.57	1.41, 1.74
65+	1.70	1.62, 1.78	1.54	1.39, 1.72
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Black, non-Hispanic	1.35	1.31, 1.38	1.49	1.42, 1.55
Asian, non-Hispanic	1.13	1.07, 1.20	1.22	1.11, 1.34
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1.13	1.05, 1.22	1.14	1.02, 1.27
Hispanic	1.31	1.27, 1.34	1.74	1.67, 1.81
Other race	1.14	1.09, 1.20	1.17	1.08, 1.26
Education (years)
<12	0.99	0.96, 1.02	1.18	1.13, 1.24
12 or GED	1.01	0.99, 1.02	1.09	1.06, 1.13
>12	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Personal doctor
None	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
More than 1	1.09	1.05, 1.13	1.26	1.19, 1.35
1	1.06	1.04, 1.09	1.16	1.11, 1.22
Self-reported HTN
No HTN	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
HTN with medications	1.18	1.15, 1.20	3.55	3.40, 3.69
HTN without medications	1.05	1.01, 1.08	2.61	2.46, 2.77
Diabetes
No	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Yes	1.06	1.04, 1.09	1.23	1.18, 1.28
Kidney disease
No	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Yes	1.05	1.00, 1.10	1.46	1.37, 1.55
CVD history
No	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
Yes	1.08	1.05, 1.10	1.52	1.47, 1.57
BMI (kg/m2)
18.5–24.9	1.00	ref	1.00	ref
<18.5	0.90	0.85, 0.97	0.93	0.82, 1.06
25–29.9	1.07	1.05, 1.09	1.17	1.13, 1.22
≥30	1.08	1.06, 1.10	1.36	1.31, 1.42

^aThese multiple logistic models were adjusted for all characteristics shown.

APR, adjusted prevalence ratio; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GED, General Education Development test or high school equivalency credential; HTN, hypertension.