Table 4.

Logistic regression model of poor health protective behaviors for COVID-19 prevention.

Estimated Odds Ratios of Poor Health Protective Behaviors for COVID-19 Prevention
Variables	Crude OR (95% CI)	p-Value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-Value
Sex
Male	(ref)		(ref)
Female	0.694 (0.540–0.892)	0.004	0.737 (0.564–0.964)	0.026
Education
High school and below	(ref)		(ref)
College	0.843 (0.652–1.091)	0.195	0.775 (0.580–1.037)	0.086
Master and above	1.023 (0.629–1.664)	0.927	0.937 (0.555–1.583)	0.809
Age groups
20~39	(ref)		(ref)
40~59	0.900 (0.640–1.266)	0.545	0.861 (0.599–1.238)	0.420
Above 60 (including)	0.872 (0.612–1.244)	0.451	0.810 (0.526–1.246)	0.337
Occupational status
Unemployed/retired	(ref)		(ref)
Employed	1.207 (0.935–1.557)	0.149	1.082 (0.806–1.466)	0.583
Severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Not serious	(ref)		(ref)
Not serious/slightly serious	1.116 (0.820–1.519)	0.485	1.195 (0.870–1.641)	0.272
Serious	0.718 (0.498–1.035)	0.075	0.842 (0.573–1.238)	0.382
Worried about contracting COVID-19
Not worried	(ref)		(ref)
Worried	0.650 (0.502–0.842)	0.001	0.685 (0.522–0.900)	0.007