Table 7.
Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models of the strength of relationships between the users and non-users of DS and variables measuring demographics, lifestyle factors, health conditions, and knowledge of DS.
| Independent Variables | Unadjusted Analyses | Adjusted Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | OR (95% CI) | Sig. | B | OR (95% CI) | Sig. | |
| Gender (0 = women, 1 = men) |
−0.25 | 0.78 (0.29–2.12) |
0.63 | −0.21 | 0.81 (0.27–2.41) |
0.71 |
| Age in years | 0.01 | 1.01 (0.99–1.04) |
0.43 | 0.01 | 1.01 (0.98–1.03) |
0.60 |
| Marital status (non-partner = 0, partner = 1) |
−0.71 | 0.84 (0.47–1.53) |
0.57 | |||
| Education (low = 0, high = 1) |
1.08 | 2.96 (1.72–5.07) |
0.001 * | 0.88 | 2.41 (1.36–4.27) |
0.003 * |
| Employment (not active = 0, active = 1) |
−0.06 | 0.94 (0.56–1.58) |
0.81 | |||
| Health professional background (no = 0, yes = 1) |
0.39 | 1.47 (0.80–2.69) |
0.21 | |||
| Number of diagnoses | 0.12 | 1.13 (0.92–1.38) |
0.28 | |||
| Number of medications (low = 0, high = 1) |
0.31 | 1.37 (0.79–2.38) |
0.27 | |||
| BMI, kg/m2 | −0.03 | 0.97 (0.93–1.02) |
0.25 | |||
| Lifestyle factors, health index | 0.13 | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) |
0.38 | |||
| Self-reported health in general | 0.11 | 1.12 (0.89–1.40) |
0.33 | |||
| Self-reported health today | 0.01 | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) |
0.87 | |||
| Self-reported knowledge of DS | 0.70 | 2.02 (1.59–2.56) |
0.001 * | 0.59 | 1.81 (1.40–2.32) |
0.001 * |
| Knowledge about health claims | −0.05 | 0.95 (0.92–0.99 |
0.02 * | −0.07 | 0.94 (0.90–0.98) |
0.004 * |
| Sources of information, reliable | 0.70 | 2.01 (1.16–3.47) |
0.01 * | 0.52 | 1.69 (0.92–3.11) |
0.09 # |
Note: * p < 0.05; # p < 0.1 (statistical trend). B = unstandardized beta, OR = odds ratio, CI = 95% confidence interval, sig. = levels of significance (p-value). Gender (0 = male and 1 = female), age expressed in years, living with a partner (0 = no and 1 = yes), education (0 = low and 1 = high), employment (0 = not active and 1 = active), health professional background (0 = no and 1 = yes), number of diagnoses, number of medications (0 = low and 1 = high), body mass index (BMI) calculated from a person’s height and weight (18.5–25 = healthy weight), lifestyle factors as a health index score from 0 to 5 where a higher number indicates a better lifestyle, self-reported health in general (range, 1–6; high score indicates better health), self-reported health today (range, 0–100; high score indicates better health), self-reported knowledge of DS (range, 1–6; high score indicates better knowledge), knowledge about health claims (range, 9–54; high score indicates better knowledge), sources of information (0 = not reliable and 1 = reliable).