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. 2019 Mar 27;14(3):e0214505. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214505

Table 6. Association between cardiovascular health metrics and main demographic and socio-economic variables–multivariable logistic regression analyses, Serbia, 2013.

Variables Ideal CVH metrics
(6–7 vs. 0–5)
Ideal health behaviors
(3–4 vs. 0–2)
Ideal health factors
(4 vs. 0–3)
OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P
Men 1 1 1
Women 4.46 (3.52–5.65) <0.001 1.35 (1.22–1.51) <0.001 3.67 (3.15–4.27) <0.001
Age 20–39 7.12 (4.64–10.93) <0.001 1.49 (1.28–1.74) <0.001 6.91 (5.29–9.03) <0.001
Age 40–64 2.12 (1.36–3.30) 0.001 0.78 (0.67–0.91) 0.002 1.86 (1.41–2.45) <0.001
Age ≥65 1 1 1
Urban 1 1 1
Rural 1.02 (0.80–1.29) 0.902 1.10 (0.97–1.26) 0.136 1.12 (0.95–1.32) 0.189
Married/living with partner 1 1 1
Living without partner* 1.70 (1.40–2.06) <0.001 1.36 (1.22–1.52) <0.001 1.04 (0.90–1.20) 0.581
Low education 1 1 1
Middle education 2.51 (1.72–3.67) <0.001 1.68 (1.43–1.97) <0.001 1.79 (1.44–2.23) <0.001
High education 3.57 (2.36–5.40) <0.001 2.46 (2.03–2.96) <0.001 2.56 (1.99–3.30) <0.001
Poor wealth index group 1 1 1
Middle wealth index group 1.22 (0.91–1.63) 0.187 1.02 (0.88–1.19) 0.780 1.05 (0.86–1.28) 0.633
Rich wealth index group 1.43 (1.08–1.88) 0.012 1.12 (0.96–1.30) 0.141 1.25 (1.03–1.51) 0.021

CVH, Cardiovascular health; OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval

1, Reference value.

*Unmarried, divorced or widowed.