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. 2017 Jul 11;17(2):136–147. doi: 10.1177/1474515117720789

Table 4.

Logistic regression models for predicting knowledge of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors: socioeconomic predictors of patient knowledge of CV risk factors in 2008 and 2014.

Probability of citing at least three risk factors
Probability of citing smoking as a risk factora
Probability of citing diabetes as a risk factorb
2008/2009
2013/2014
2008/2009
2013/2014
2008/2009
2013/2014
OR CI 95% OR CI 95% OR CI 95% OR CI 95% OR CI 95% OR CI 95%
Age, years
54 and younger 1.67 (0.83–3.34) 2.11 (1.41–3.14) 1.59 (1.03–2.45) 3.26 (2.00–5.29) 0.98 (0.37–2.58) 1.91 (1.20–3.02)
55–64 2.29 (1.31–4.00) 2.00 (1.45–2.77) 1.67 (1.17–2.39) 1.41 (1.01–1.97) 1.28 (0.65–2.52) 1.29 (0.87–1.89)
65–74 1.28 (0.74–2.23) 1.65 (1.24–2.19) 1.21 (0.88–1.66) 1.44 (1.08–1.90) 0.75 (0.39–1.45) 1.35 (0.97–1.88)
75 and older ref. ref. ref. ref. ref. ref.
Sex
Female 0.71 (0.43–1.19) 1.15 (0.89–1.49) 0.92 (0.69–1.24) 0.79 (0.60–1.03) 1.06 (0.57–1.95) 1.11 (0.82–1.51)
Male ref. ref. ref. ref. ref. ref.
Education
Primary ref. ref. ref. ref. ref. ref.
Secondary 1.87 (1.10–3.20) 1.94 (1.49–2.52) 1.47 (1.10–1.96) 1.88 (1.45–2.44) 2.07 (1.05–4.10) 1.35 (0.99–1.83)
Tertiary 4.15 (2.29–7.51) 2.33 (1.63–3.34) 2.49 (1.71–3.63) 1.85 (1.27–2.69) 5.95 (2.77–12.81) 1.28 (0.84–1.94)

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.

Data from the Monitoring and Dynamics of Health Status through the Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease (MDYNRFC) survey, 2013/2014.

a

Adjusted by smoking status; badjusted by diabetes status.