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. 2017 May 16;7:1956. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02232-y

Table 2.

Predictors of volunteering for the Health eHeart Study with reference to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Characteristics NHANES (N = 5769) Heh (N = 12280) Unadjusted Adjusted
n % ORs (95% CIs) P-value ORs (95% CIs) P-value
Age group
20–29 19% 1034 8% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
30–39 17% 1730 14% 1.8 (1.5–2.1) <0.001 1.4 (1.2–1.7) 0.001
40–49 19% 2392 19% 2.3 (1.9–2.8) <0.001 1.9 (1.4–2.4) <0.001
50–59 18% 3195 26% 3.2 (2.7–3.7) <0.001 2.3 (1.9–2.8) <0.001
60–69 14% 2734 22% 3.4 (2.8–4.2) <0.001 2.2 (1.7–2.8) <0.001
70–79 8% 1048 9% 2.4 (2.0–2.8) <0.001 1.5 (1.2–1.9) 0.002
≥80 4% 147 1% 0.6 (0.5–0.7) <0.001 0.3 (0.2–0.4) <0.001
Sex
Male 48% 3311 27% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Female 52% 8969 73% 2.5 (2.3–2.7) <0.001 3.1 (2.9–3.5) <0.001
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 66% 529 82% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Black, non-Hispanic 11% 10069 4% 0.3 (0.2–0.5) <0.001 0.4 (0.3–0.5) <0.001
Asian, non-Hispanic 5% 547 4% 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.018 0.6 (0.4–0.8) 0.007
Hispanic 15% 656 5% 0.3 (0.2–0.5) <0.001 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.004
Others or mixed 3% 479 4% 1.1 (0.8–1.7) 0.47 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 0.024
Married or partnered 62% 8532 69% 1.4 (1.2–1.6) <0.001 0.9 (0.8–1.1) 0.226
Education
≤High school 37% 629 5% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Some college or associate degree 33% 2687 22% 4.9 (4.0–5.9) <0.001 4.0 (3.3–4.8) <0.001
College graduate or above 30% 8964 73% 17.6 (13.5–22.8) <0.001 15.8 (13.0–19.0) <0.001
Annual Income, %
<$20,000 15% 825 7% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
$20,000−<$75,000 48% 4041 33% 1.6 (1.2–2.0) 0.001 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 0.829
$75,000−<$100,000 11% 1840 15% 3.2 (2.2–4.5) <0.001 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 0.198
≥$100,000 26% 5574 45% 3.9 (2.6–5.8) <0.001 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 0.649
Medical conditions, %
Hypertension 35% 4472 36% 1.1 (1.0–1.2) 0.211 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.073
Hyperlipidemia 35% 5288 43% 1.4 (1.3–1.5) <0.001 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.029
Diabetes 10% 967 8% 0.8 (0.7–0.9) 0.001 0.8 (0.7–0.9) 0.007
Coronary heart disease 5% 1297 11% 2.5 (2.0–3.1) <0.001 2.8 (2.0–3.8) <0.001
Stroke 3% 466 4% 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 0.011 1.5 (1.1–2.0) 0.014
Heart failure 3% 487 4% 1.5 (1.2–1.9) 0.001 1.6 (1.3–2.1) 0.001
Heart attack 3% 779 6% 1.9 (1.6–2.4) <0.001 1.2 (1.0–1.6) 0.059
General health, %
Excellent 10% 2134 17% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Very good 30% 4451 36% 0.7 (0.6–0.8) <0.001 0.7 (0.5–0.8) 0.001
Good 40% 3984 32% 0.4 (0.4–0.5) <0.001 0.6 (0.5–0.8) <0.001
Fair 17% 1430 12% 0.4 (0.3–0.5) <0.001 0.7 (0.6–0.8) 0.001
Poor 3% 281 2% 0.5 (0.3–0.6) <0.001 0.8 (0.5–1.4) 0.488
Smoking, %
Never 56% 7953 65% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Past 24% 3791 31% 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.063 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 0.015
Current 20% 536 4% 0.2 (0.2–0.2) <0.001 0.3 (0.3–0.4) <0.001
Sleep duration, h/night
≥9 8% 657 5% 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
7 to 8 57% 7249 59% 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 0.004 1.4 (1.0–1.8) 0.025
≤6 35% 4374 36% 1.5 (1.1–2.2) 0.019 1.8 (1.3–2.6) 0.002

NHANES: National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey; Heh: Health eHeart Study; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.