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. 2017 May 18;58(4):710–719. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.4.710

Table 2. Related Factors on Time from Symptom Onset to Seek Medical Care in Male and Female by Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis.

Variables Male Female
Crude OR p value Adjusted OR p value Crude OR p value Adjusted OR p value
Age, more than 60 yr 1.10 (0.62–1.95) 0.744 0.89 (0.43–1.87) 0.766 0.65 (0.18–2.42) 0.525 4.40 (0.60–48.07) 0.123
Education level, ≤middle school 1.62 (0.88–3.01) 0.124 0.79 (0.37–1.72) 0.555 9.44 (1.09–81.88) 0.042 33.28 (3.78–293.04) 0.011
Medical insurance, Medicaid 1.69 (0.36–7.84) 0.503 0.73 (0.13–4.10) 0.718 - - - -
Residency region, rural 1.47 (0.70–3.09) 0.310 - - 1.65 (0.30–9.06) 0.567 - -
Living with others, alone 0.89 (0.34–2.31) 0.815 0.75 (0.22–2.62) 0.656 0.73 (0.18–2.96) 0.655 0.83 (0.10–7.22) 0.867
Smoking status, current/past smoker 1.89 (0.80–4.47) 0.146 2.18 (0.83–5.68) 0.113 - - - -
Alcohol use status, current drinker 1.07 (0.58–2.01) 0.821 - - 0.76 (0.23–2.45) 0.644 - -
Body mass index, ≥25.0 kg/m2 0.74 (0.41–1.33) 0.313 - - 0.83 (0.22–3.15) 0.784 - -
Family history of CVD, yes 0.91 (0.51–1.61) 0.745 - - 1.25 (0.37–4.18) 0.721 - -
Hypertension, yes 1.18 (0.65–2.13) 0.594 0.90 (0.42–1.93) 0.795 0.49 (0.16–1.50) 0.211 0.10 (0.01–0.83) 0.033
Diabetes mellitus, yes 1.84 (0.99–3.44) 0.055 2.05 (0.93–4.54) 0.076 0.84 (0.24–2.92) 0.789 3.39 (0.41–27.80) 0.256
Dyslipidemia, yes 2.24 (1.03–4.90) 0.043 1.73 (0.70–4.26) 0.232 1.14 (0.29–4.52) 0.849 - -
Previous CVD, yes 2.66 (1.00–7.09) 0.050 4.86 (1.13–28.74) 0.032 1.18 (0.34–4.10) 0.789 1.01 (0.07–13.55) 0.996
Previous PCI, yes 0.29 (0.07–1.29) 0.105 1.27 (0.10–16.50) 0.854 0.75 (0.13–4.30) 0.750 17.96 (0.20–165.02) 0.211
Previous stroke, yes 0.97 (0.20–4.78) 0.966 - - 0.63 (0.06–6.50) 0.698 - -
Symptoms onset time, 1.59 (0.86–2.94) 0.143 1.68 (0.83–3.42) 0.151 0.85 (0.28–2.57) 0.769 0.31 (0.05–2.12) 0.232
Knowledge of disease for AMI, did not known 1.12 (0.59–2.14) 0.731 1.08 (0.46–2.50) 0.866 1.56 (0.50–4.88) 0.442 0.69 (0.11–4.21) 0.685
Knowledge of symptoms for AMI, did not known 0.97 (0.52–1.84) 0.937 0.76 (0.34–1.69) 0.501 2.12 (0.22–20.55) 0.515 5.76 (0.65–512.54) 0.770
Major symptom, chest pain 1.02 (0.44–2.37) 0.970 0.73 (0.27–1.99) 0.538 2.81 (0.30–25.98) 0.362 0.26 (0.01–5.73) 0.393

OR, odds ratio; CVD, cardiovascular disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; AMI, acute myocardial infarction.