Table 3.
Association between knowing one’s numbers and knowledge of reference values of healthy adults.
| Knowledge of Total Cholesterol Reference Values | Knowledge of Blood Pressure Reference Values | |||
| Variables | Model I OR (95% CI) | Model II OR (95% CI) | Model I OR (95% CI) | Model II OR (95% CI) |
| Gender | - | 0.48 (0.22, 1.03) | - | 0.72 (0.35, 1.50) |
| Age | - | 1.67 (0.94, 2.98) | - | 2.28 (1.02, 5.07) |
| Educational Attainment | - | 0.75 (0.39, 1.47) | - | 1.55 (0.77, 3.11) |
| Race/Ethnicity | - | 0.89 (0.65, 1.22) | - | 0.82 (0.60, 1.11) |
| Study Group (Ref: Freshmen) | 1.04 (0.57, 1.90) | 0.24 (0.05, 1.15) | 1.38 (0.74, 2.58) | 0.42 (0.10, 1.71) |
| Knowledge of Numbers (Ref: No) | 3.53 (1.25, 9.98) | 2.84 (0.96, 8.36) | 5.67 (2.61, 12.29) | 6.07 (2.69, 13.66) |
| Knowledge of Blood Glucose Reference Values | Knowledge of Body Mass Index Reference Values | |||
| Variables | Model I OR (95% CI) | Model II OR (95% CI) | Model I OR (95% CI) | Model II OR (95% CI) |
| Gender | - | 0.94 (0.43, 2.04) | - | 0.73 (0.35, 1.54) |
| Age | - | 1.65 (0.92, 2.97) | - | 1.27 (0.74, 2.18) |
| Educational Attainment | - | 0.69 (0.34, 1.37) | - | 1.20 (0.60, 2.40) |
| Race/Ethnicity | - | 0.94 (0.68, 1.29) | - | 0.98 (0.72, 1.35) |
| Study Group (Ref: Freshmen) | 1.20 (0.64, 2.27) | 0.57 (0.12, 2.68) | 2.16 (1.17, 4.01) | 0.98 (0.23, 4.13) |
| Knowledge of Numbers (Ref: No) | 3.40 (1.27, 9.07) | 3.05 (1.11, 8.33) | 4.06 (2.19, 7.53) | 4.16 (2.22, 7.79) |
Note: Ref: Reference group; Model I: Study Group and Knowledge of Numbers; Model II = Model I plus Gender, Age, Education Attainment and Race/Ethnicity. OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.