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. 2018 Jun 30;8(6):e021627. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021627

Table 3.

Factors predictive of no cholesterol screening in past year

Variable Cholesterol checked
(n=1869)
No cholesterol check
(n=1171)
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR* (95% CI)
Age, years
 <45 257 357 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 45–65 907 536 0.42 (0.35 to 0.51) 0.46 (0.37 to 0.57)
 >65 705 278 0.29 (0.24 to 0.36) 0.36 (0.28 to 0.47)
Gender
 Female 1132 726 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 Male 737 445 1.05 (0.90 to 1.22) 1.11 (0.95 to 1.31)
Current smoking
 No 1613 929 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 Yes 256 242 1.58 (1.31 to 1.92) 1.38 (1.12 to 1.69)
Healthy diet
 Yes 1247 657 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 No 622 514 1.54 (1.33 to 1.79) 1.39 (1.18 to 1.63)
Physically active
 Yes 1034 597 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 No 837 574 1.18 (1.02 to 1.37) 1.09 (0.93 to 1.28)
BMI, kg/m2
 <25 884 593 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 ≥25 985 578 1.13 (0.98 to 1.31) 1.04 (0.88 to 1.22)
Blood pressure†
 Normal 770 599 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 High 1051 534 0.66 (0.57 to 0.77) 0.91 (0.77 to 1.09)
Diabetes†
 No 1728 1113 1.0 (Referent) 1.0 (Referent)
 Yes 133 53 0.61 (0.44 to 0.84) 0.73 (0.52 to 1.03)

*Adjusted simultaneously for all the variables listed.

†86 missing data for blood pressure and 13 missing data for diabetes.

BMI, body mass index.