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. 2021 Aug 30;13(3):763–810. doi: 10.3390/idr13030072

Table 9.

Univariate and multivariable analysis of variables associated with vaccine hesitancy for patients with neurological disorders stratified by race.

White Patients Asian Patients Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Unadjusted Odds Ratios
(95% CI)
Best Fit Model:
Adjusted Odds Ratios
Unadjusted Odds Ratios
(95% CI)
Best Fit Model:
Adjusted Odds Ratios
Unadjusted Odds Ratios
(95% CI)
Best Fit Model:
Adjusted Odds Ratios
Age 1.03 (1.00, 1.06),
p = 0.049
1.05 (0.98, 1.13),
p = 0.16
1.01 (0.98, 1.04),
p = 0.43
1.02 (0.99, 1.05),
p = 0.14
Median Household Income 1.00 (1.00, 1.00),
p = 0.69
1.00 (1.00, 1.00),
p = 0.96
1.00 (1.00, 1.00),
p = 0.49
Overall Poverty Level 38.12 (0.00, 1.11×107),
p = 0.57
0.40 (0.00, 361,835.57),
p = 0.89
0.002 (0.00, 178.37),
p = 0.28
Poverty Level Ages 18–64 53.11 (0.00, 3.08×107),
p = 0.56
7.23 (0.00, 2.62×107),
p = 0.80
0.0014 (0.00, 313.60),
p = 0.30
Poverty Level 65 and Older 0.84 (0.00, 25,882.48),
p = 0.97
0.0019 (0.00, 99.69),
p = 0.26
0.00 (0.00, 11.22),
p = 0.12
0.00 (0.00, 1003.37),
p = 0.13
Origin Population Size 1.00 (1.00, 1.00),
p = 0.67
1.00 (1.00, 1.00),
p = 0.36
1.00 (1.00, 1.00),
p = 0.20
Geographic Origin
Urban Referent Referent Referent
Suburban 0.86 (0.34, 2.22),
p = 0.76
1.32 (0.45, 3.88),
p = 0.62
1.50 (0.53, 4.23),
p = 0.44
Rural 0.45 (0.043, 4.81),
p = 0.51
NA 1.16 (0.00, 55,495.19),
p = 0.99
Income Quartiles
Third Quartile (Middle Class) Referent Referent Referent
First Quartile 0.92 (0.19, 4.39),
p = 0.92
0.43 (0.07, 2.63),
p = 0.36
0.48 (0.079, 2.95),
p = 0.43
Second Quartile 0.36 (0.091, 1.38),
p = 0.14
0.27 (0.05, 1.52),
p = 0.14
0.81 (0.14, 4.82),
p = 0.82
Fourth Quartile 0.29 (0.08, 1.05),
p = 0.06
0.29 (0.05, 1.60),
p = 0.15
0.48 (0.079, 2.95),
p = 0.43
Insurance
Private Referent Referent Referent
Medicaid 0.51 (0.16, 1.68),
p = 0.27
1.20 (0.28, 5.10),
p = 0.80
0.43 (0.13, 1.43),
p = 0.17
Medicare 1.80 (0.56, 5.80),
p = 0.33
1.67 (0.46, 6.03),
p = 0.43
0.78 (0.19, 3.26),
p = 0.73
Military 4.91 (0.59, 41.08),
p = 0.14
0.071 (0.003, 2.01),
p = 0.99
0.72 (0.063, 8.20),
p = 0.79
Sex
Female Referent Referent Referent Referent
Male 1.22 (0.47, 3.16),
p = 0.68
2.54 (0.83, 7.78),
p = 0.10
2.79 (0.60, 12.97),
p = 0.19
0.62 (0.22, 1.75),
p = 0.37
Q1: Have you had a one-on-one discussion with a physician about the risks and benefits of receiving the COVID vaccination?
Had Conversation Referent Referent Referent
No Conversation 0.54 (0.15, 1.98),
p = 0.36
0.68 (0.18, 2.61),
p = 0.57
0.47 (0.096, 2.36),
p = 0.36
Q2: Primary source of COVID information
Scholarly Articles/
CDC/
US Governmental Agencies
Referent Referent Referent
Healthcare Provider 0.58 (0.05, 6.57),
p = 0.66
1.50 (0.09, 25.39),
p = 0.78
9.62 (0.00, 1.74×107),
p = 0.99
Friends/Family/Coworkers 0.42 (0.075, 2.36),
p = 0.32
2.25 (0.23, 22.14),
p = 0.49
0.30 (0.048, 1.88),
p = 0.20
Traditional Media (TV News, Radio, Print Media) 0.69 (0.18, 2.67),
p = 0.59
3.31 (0.52, 21.13),
p = 0.21
0.83 (0.15, 4.53),
p = 0.82
Social Media 0.16 (0.025, 1.03),
p = 0.054
1.13 (0.14, 8.88),
p = 0.91
0.13 (0.013, 1.39),
p = 0.09
Q3: Do you believe that vaccines are safe?
Yes Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
No 0.094 (0.027, 0.32),
p < 0.001
0.039 (0.002, 0.91),
p = 0.04
0.064 (0.011, 0.37),
p = 0.002
0.065 (0.009, 0.47),
p = 0.007
0.11 (0.030, 0.39),
p = 0.001
0.0004 (0.00, 1.04),
p = 0.051
Q4: Do you believe that COVID is a severe illness?
Yes Referent Referent Referent Referent
No 0.081 (0.021, 0.32),
p < 0.001
0.032 (0.00, 2.51),
p = 0.12
1.58 (0.18, 13.74),
p = 0.68
0.22 (0.060, 0.84),
p = 0.027
Q5: Do you have a preexisting medical condition that you believe will make the vaccine unsafe?
Yes Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
No 9.45 (3.30, 27.04),
p < 0.001
11.37 (1.01, 127.98),
p = 0.049
8.13 (2.59, 25.49),
p < 0.001
5.53 (1.41, 21.67),
p = 0.014
1.94 (0.65, 5.75),
p = 0.23
Q6: Have you received the flu vaccine within the last year?
Yes Referent Referent Referent Referent
No 0.12 (0.042, 0.36),
p < 0.001
0.12 (0.01, 1.58),
p = 0.11
0.20 (0.065, 0.59),
p = 0.004
0.41 (0.15, 1.18),
p = 0.098
Q7: Have you tested positive for COVID?
Yes Referent Referent Referent
No 39.44 (0.51, 3050.53),
p = 0.99
4.53 (0.27, 76.08),
p = 0.29
0.28 (0.00, 13,449.63),
p = 0.99
Q9: How would you define your work status?
Employed Referent Referent Referent
Unemployed 1.05 (0.11, 10.10),
p = 0.97
7.56 (0.00, 1.11×108),
p = 0.99
0.80 (0.070, 9.18),
p = 0.86
Homemaker 0.75 (0.13, 4.29),
p = 0.75
0.21 (0.012, 3.93),
p = 0.30
0.32 (0.00, 2629.21),
p = 0.99
Not Able to Work 0.48 (0.13, 1.80),
p = 0.28
0.29 (0.050, 1.62),
p = 0.16
0.40 (0.10, 1.57),
p = 0.19
Retired 1.16 (0.36, 3.71),
p = 0.81
1.16 (0.35, 3.84),
p = 0.80
0.50 (0.12, 2.09),
p = 0.34
Student 0.27 (0.00, 862.57),
p = 0.99
0.64 (0.057, 7.29),
p = 0.72
0.40 (0.029, 5.55),
p = 0.49
Q10: What is the highest level of education you completed?
Associate/Bachelor’s Degree Referent Referent Referent Referent
Graduate Degree 3.89 (0.43, 34.82),
p = 0.22
11.70 (0.01, 11181.86),
p = 0.99
1.54 (0.27, 8.64),
p = 0.62
0.64 (0.00, 5592.09),
p = 0.99
High School Degree 0.15 (0.042, 0.56),
p = 0.005
0.036 (0.0015, 0.82),
p = 0.04
0.90 (0.24, 3.31),
p = 0.87
0.33 (0.061, 1.81),
p = 0.20
Some College 0.64 (0.17, 2.42),
p = 0.52
0.64 (0.033, 12.27),
p = 0.77
2.80 (0.52, 14.99),
p = 0.23
0.15 (0.027, 0.85),
p = 0.032
Some High School 0.33 (0.029, 3.84),
p = 0.38
0.027 (0.00, 6.18),
p = 0.19
12.81 (0.00, 2.34×107),
p = 0.99
0.44 (0.032, 6.19),
p = 0.55
Trade School 2.29 (0.001, 4435.52),
p = 0.99
10.70 (0.0033, 34834.71),
p = 1.00
0.56 (0.044, 7.12),
p = 0.65
0.11 (0.005, 2.55),
p = 0.17
Q11: What is your marital status?
Married Referent Referent Referent
Divorced 0.58 (0.16, 2.08),
p = 0.40
0.47 (0.099, 2.19),
p = 0.33
1.25 (0.28, 5.60),
p = 0.77
Single 0.43 (0.15, 1.29),
p = 0.13
1.40 (0.34, 5.67),
p = 0.64
1.02 (0.32, 3.24),
p = 0.98
Widowed 1.09 (0.12, 9.67),
p = 0.94
1.40 (0.27, 7.25),
p = 0.69
1.88 (0.19, 18.32),
p = 0.59
Q12: How would you describe your political view?
Independent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Conservative 0.89 (0.28, 2.82),
p = 0.84
0.074 (0.003, 1.58),
p = 0.096
0.61 (0.15, 2.46),
p = 0.49
0.47 (0.10, 2.15),
p = 0.33
0.047 (0.001, 2.75),
p = 0.14
Liberal 2.61 (0.65, 10.47),
p = 0.18
0.21 (0.01, 3.61),
p = 0.28
3.33 (0.34, 32.27),
p = 0.30
2.38 (0.56, 10.01),
p = 0.24
0.01 (0.00, 5.12),
p = 0.15
Body Mass Index 1.06 (0.97, 1.15),
p = 0.18
0.92 (0.84, 1.01),
p = 0.078
0.88 (0.78, 0.99),
p = 0.032
0.96 (0.89, 1.02),
p = 0.19
0.92 (0.73, 1.17),
p = 0.51
Dyslipidemia
No Dyslipidemia Referent Referent Referent Referent
Dyslipidemia 3.78 (1.20, 11.90),
p = 0.023
1.40 (0.50, 3.94),
p = 0.52
2.22 (0.71, 6.87),
p = 0.17
28.54 (0.51, 1605.85),
p = 0.10
Type 1 or 2 Diabetes Mellitus
No Diabetes Mellitus Referent Referent Referent
Diabetes Mellitus 0.52 (0.15, 1.79),
p = 0.30
5.25 (0.65, 42.43),
p = 0.12
1.52 (0.38, 6.12),
p = 0.56
Hypertension
No Hypertension Referent Referent Referent
Hypertension 3.92 (1.09, 14.03),
p = 0.036
1.25 (0.44, 3.52),
p = 0.67
1.25 (0.42, 3.76),
p = 0.69
Coronary Artery Disease or Prior Myocardial Infarction (CAD/MI)
No CAD/MI Referent Referent Referent
CAD/MI 0.50 (0.10, 2.69),
p = 0.42
1.44 (0.29, 7.17),
p = 0.65
0.49 (0.13, 1.95),
p = 0.32
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
No PVD Referent Referent Referent
PVD 1.23 (0.00, 202,279.46),
p = 0.99
0.49 (0.042, 5.68),
p = 0.57
0.96 (0.17, 5.25),
p = 0.96
Smoking
Never Referent Referent Referent Referent
Current 0.24 (0.07, 0.84),
p = 0.025
0.06 (0.003, 1.19),
p = 0.065
1.02 (0.11, 9.84),
p = 0.99
0.65 (0.16, 2.57),
p = 0.54
Former 0.63 (0.18, 2.18),
p = 0.47
1.05 (0.046, 24.00),
p = 0.97
1.02 (0.25, 4.11),
p = 0.98
1.78 (0.34, 9.29),
p = 0.49
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
No CHF Referent Referent Referent
CHF 1.23 (0.00, 202,279.46),
p = 0.99
0.24 (0.01, 4.08),
p = 0.33
13.57 (0.00, 2.32×108),
p = 0.99
History of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter (Afib)
No Afib Referent Referent Referent
Afib 10.41 (0.001, 133927.77),
p = 0.99
1.00 (0.10, 9.53),
p = 1.00
1.14 (0.21, 6.10),
p = 0.88
Cerebrovascular Accident
No Referent Referent Referent
Yes 12.50 (0.02, 8543.15),
p = 0.99
0.81 (0.20, 3.30),
p = 0.77
2.69 (0.55, 13.29),
p = 0.22
Alcohol Use Screen (Positive AUDIT-C)
Negative Screen Referent Referent Referent
Positive Screen 0.63 (0.20, 1.92),
p = 0.41
0.73 (0.13, 3.95),
p = 0.71
15.42 (0.00, 2.55×107),
p = 0.99
History of Alcohol Use Disorder (DSM Diagnosed)
No Alcohol Use Disorder Referent Referent Referent
Alcohol Use Disorder 0.90 (0.10, 8.12),
p = 0.93
NA 9.66 (0.00, 8.59×109),
p = 0.99
Depression Screen (Positive PHQ-9)
Negative Screen Referent Referent Referent Referent
Positive Screen 1.94 (0.23, 16.04),
p = 0.54
1.13 (0.22, 5.76),
p = 0.89
0.12 (0.024, 0.58),
p = 0.009
0.003 (0.00, 0.78),
p = 0.040
History of Psychiatric Disorder (DSM Diagnosed)
No Psychiatric History Referent Referent Referent
Psychiatric History 1.84 (0.69, 4.88),
p = 0.22
1.14 (0.36, 3.60),
p = 0.82
0.63 (0.21, 1.90),
p = 0.41
Illicit Drug Use
No Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Yes 0.19 (0.06, 0.61),
p = 0.005
13.98 (0.39, 507.02),
p = 0.15
5.75 (0.00, 3.14×109),
p = 0.99
0.30 (0.039, 2.31),
p = 0.25
0.069 (0.00, 7.92×106),
p = 0.78
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
No PUD Referent Referent Referent
PUD 1.64 (0.20, 13.63),
p = 0.65
1.83 (0.21, 15.91),
p = 0.58
13.57 (0.00, 2.2×108),
p = 0.99
Liver Disease (i.e., Cirrhosis)
No Liver Disease Referent Referent Referent
Liver Disease 0.34 (0.030, 3.95),
p = 0.39
9.76 (0.00, 1.67×108),
p = 0.99
9.66 (0.00, 8.59×109),
p = 0.99
Connective Tissue Disease (CTD)
No CTD Referent Referent Referent
CTD 1.23 (0.00, 202,279.46),
p = 0.99
0.37 (0.00, 3684.10),
p = 0.99
9.66 (0.00, 8.59×109),
p = 0.99
Chronic Pulmonary Disease
No Chronic Pulmonary Disease Referent Referent Referent
Chronic Pulmonary Disease 1.14 (0.31, 4.25),
p = 0.85
1.83 (0.21, 15.91),
p = 0.58
1.53 (0.30, 7.91),
p = 0.61
Hemiplegia
No Hemiplegia Referent Referent Referent
Hemiplegia 0.52 (0.051, 5.22),
p = 0.58
0.37 (0.00, 3684.10),
p = 0.99
1.31 (0.14, 12.55),
p = 0.82
Dementia
No Dementia Referent Referent Referent
Dementia 1.25 (0.15, 10.72),
p = 0.84
1.55 (0.17, 13.71),
p = 0.70
9.66 (0.00, 8.59×109),
p = 0.99
Moderate to Severe Renal Disease
No Renal Disease Referent Referent Referent
Renal Disease 10.41 (0.001, 133,927.77),
p = 0.99
12.88 (0.00, 4.88×106),
p = 0.99
2.04 (0.23, 18.28),
p = 0.52
Solid Tumor (Localized or Metastatic)
No Tumor Referent Referent Referent Referent
Tumor 0.93 (0.25, 3.53),
p = 0.92
2.13 (0.25, 18.18),
p = 0.49
0.14 (0.030, 0.69),
p = 0.015
0.00 (0.00, 2.29),
p = 0.079
Autoimmune Disease
No Autoimmune Disease Referent Referent Referent
Autoimmune Disease 0.78 (0.16, 3.88),
p = 0.76
12.88 (0.00, 4.88×106),
p = 0.99
0.96 (0.093, 9.89),
p = 0.97
Thyroid Disease
No Thyroid Disease Referent Referent Referent
Thyroid Disease 1.36 (0.37, 5.03),
p = 0.64
0.45 (0.10, 2.03),
p = 0.30
15.42 (0.00, 2.55×107),
p = 0.99
Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSK)
No MSK Disorder Referent Referent Referent Referent
MSK Disorder 3.85 (1.44, 10.29),
p = 0.007
8.44 (0.78, 91.37),
p = 0.079
1.03 (0.37, 2.88),
p = 0.96
1.30 (0.45, 3.81),
p = 0.63
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) 1.25 (0.97, 1.60),
p = 0.082
1.16 (0.90, 1.50),
p = 0.26
1.11 (0.86, 1.45),
p = 0.42
10-Year Survival CCI 0.99 (0.97, 1.01),
p = 0.18
0.99 (0.97, 1.01),
p = 0.29
0.99 (0.98, 1.01),
p = 0.57