Appendix Table 2.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates of Cardiovascular Risk Factor Awareness
| Characteristic | Awareness of borderline hypercholesterolemia (n=1,292) | Awareness of borderline hypertension (n=2,719) | Awareness of borderline diabetes (n=2,063) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted weighted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted weighted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted weighted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted weighted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted weighted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted weighted OR (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–29 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 30–39 years | 1.22 (0.91, 1.64) | 1.63 (1.23, 2.15) | 1.59 (1.19, 2.11) | 2.60 (1.46, 4.63) | 2.53 (1.43, 4.47) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 1.04 (0.74, 1.46) | 1.18 (0.86, 1.62) | 2.58 (1.67, 3.98) | |||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.94 (0.63, 1.41) | 1.06 (0.76, 1.48) | 1.09 (0.78, 1.54) | 1.19 (0.71, 1.99) | 1.27 (0.74, 2.16) | |
| Hispanic | 0.90 (0.59, 1.36) | 0.70 (0.48, 1.04) | 0.91 (0.57, 1.45) | 0.80 (0.44, 1.43) | 0.84 (0.47, 1.53) | |
| Other race/ethnicity | 1.14 (0.69, 1.89) | 1.38 (0.80, 2.38) | 1.89 (1.07, 3.35) | 2.58 (1.26, 5.27) | 2.47 (1.20, 5.11) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| High school graduate | 0.94 (0.61, 1.44) | 0.97 (0.64, 1.47) | 1.38 (0.94, 2.04) | 1.18 (0.68, 2.06) | ||
| College graduate | 1.48 (0.99, 2.19) | 1.53 (1.05, 2.24) | 1.24 (0.86, 1.79) | 193 (1.02, 3.65) | ||
| Poverty | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Yes | 0.90 (0.64, 1.26) | 1.03 (0.75, 1.41) | 1.12 (0.66, 1.91) | |||
| Insured | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Yes | 1.45 (1.07, 1.99) | 1.16 (0.91, 1.48) | 1.12 (0.67, 1.88) | |||
| Foreign born | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 1.02 (0.70, 1.48) | 0.53 (0.35, 0.79) | 0.49 (0.30, 0.81) | 1.19 (0.70, 2.01) | ||
| Usual source of care | ||||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Hospital or health center | 1.68 (1.00, 2.84) | 1.20 (0.81, 1.79) | 1.49 (0.69, 3.24) | |||
| Private clinic or doctor’s office | 1.48 (1.02, 2.15) | 1.04 (0.76, 1.42) | 1.81 (0.89, 3.68) | |||
| Cholesterol | ||||||
| Normal | – | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Borderline hypercholesterolemia | – | 1.08 (0.79, 1.49) | 1.17 (0.67, 2.03) | |||
| Hypercholesterolemia | – | 1.55 (1.05, 2.29) | 1.27 (0.67, 2.39) | |||
| Blood pressure | ||||||
| Normal | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | |||
| Borderline hypertension | 1.09 (0.76, 1.59) | – | 0.69 (0.39, 1.24) | |||
| Hypertension | 1.71 (1.04, 2.83) | – | 1.93 (1.02, 3.66) | |||
| Glucose intolerance | ||||||
| Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | – | |||
| Borderline diabetes | 1.08 (0.78, 1.48) | 1.10 (0.81, 1.49) | – | |||
| Diabetes | 0.60 (0.27, 1.33) | 2.28 (1.14, 4.56) | – | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Healthy BMI (<25kg/m2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Overweight (25–30kg/m2) | 1.11 (0.73, 1.69) | 1.75 (1.19, 2.58) | 1.73 (1.17, 2.55) | 0.47 (0.21, 1.08) | ||
| Obese (>30kg/m2) | 1.35 (0.94, 1.95) | 2.47 (1.63, 3.74) | 2.34 (1.53, 3.58) | 1.54 (0.79, 3.02) | ||
| Smoking | ||||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Past | 1.36 (0.94, 1.98) | 1.24 (0.81, 1.90) | 0.89 (0.39, 2.01) | |||
| Current | 1.17 (0.80, 1.70) | 1.31 (0.91, 1.88) | 0.88 (0.52, 1.48) | |||
| Family history of cardiovascular disease | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 1.69 (1.12, 2.55) | 1.74 (1.15, 2.62) | 1.51 (1.01, 2.28) | 2.42 (1.31, 4.46) | 2.31 (1.26, 4.23) | |
Notes: Multivariate models used a backwards elimination approach evaluating changes in likelihood ratios. Final model included only those variables associated (p<0.10) with risk factor awareness. Variables that were not included in the multivariate model are left blank.