Table 6. Variables independently associated to dyslipidemia awareness1 in the HAALSI population.
Variable | Dyslipidemia | |
---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p | |
Gender (Female) | 1.55 (0.69–3.48) | 0.286 |
HIV negative2 | 2.13 (0.63–7.21) | 0.222 |
Elderly3 | 1.87 (0.84–4.15) | 0.123 |
Immigrant | 1.50 (0.68–3.32) | 0.319 |
SES4 (higher) | 1.76 (0.83–3.73) | 0.137 |
CVD5 | 1.31 (0.53–3.23) | 0.562 |
Overweight6 | 2.58 (1.19–5.58) | 0.017 |
(1) Ever told by a clinical practitioner that you have high cholesterol.
(2) HIV negative—defined as negative self-report and negative on assay analysis.
(3) Age ≥60 years.
(4) Variable constructed incorporating measures of wealth, using methodology created for Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) divided into 5 quintiles–higher SES included 4th and 5th quintiles.
(5) Cardiovascular disease—self-report of Stroke/Myocardial Infarction/Angina or Angina based on Rose criteria.
(6)Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2.