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Demographic
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Crude odds ratio
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95% CI
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*Adjusted odds ratio
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95% CI
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|---|
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Age
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-Less than or equal to 35
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1.00
|
-
|
confounding variable
| |
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-Greater than 35
|
0.59
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(0.34–1.02)
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Gender
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-Male
|
1.00
|
-
|
confounding variable
| |
|
-Female
|
0.816
|
(0.40–1.65)
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Exercise
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|
-No
|
1.00
|
-
|
1.00
|
-
|
|
-Yes**
|
6.42
|
(3.48–11.28)
|
8.41**
|
(4.29–16.46)
|
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Level of formal education received
| | | | |
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-Less than or equal to 5 years
|
1.00
|
-
|
1.00
|
-
|
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-6–10 years
|
0.82
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(0.16–4.01)
|
0.91
|
(0.16–5.01)
|
|
-Bachelors or some college
|
3.36
|
(0.79–14.26)
|
3.64
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(0.83–16.01)
|
|
-Graduate school
|
3.61
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(0.77–17.00)
|
3.98
|
(0.83–19.29)
|
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History of Smoking cigarettes
| | | | |
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-Current smoker
|
1.00
|
-
|
1.00
|
-
|
|
-Former smoker**
|
38.6
|
(11.83–126.04)
|
48.28**
|
(13.9–167.58)
|
|
-Never smoked**
|
7.34
|
(2.4–21.94)
|
8.25**
|
(2.53–26.72)
|
|
Known diagnosis of Hypertension
| | | | |
|
-No
|
1.00
|
-
|
confounding variable
| |
|
-Yes
|
1.46
|
(0.58–3.67)
| | |
|
Known diagnosis of DM
| | | | |
|
-No
|
1.00
|
-
|
confounding variable
| |
|
-Yes
|
1.42
|
(0.087–22.94)
| | |
|
Known history of Myocardial Infarction
| | | | |
|
-No
|
1.00
|
-
|
Confounding variable
| |
|
-Yes
|
0.49
|
(0.15–1.60)
| | |
- *Adjusted for confounding variables of knowledge such as age, gender, and known medical history of hypertension, DM and myocardial infarction.
- ** Demographic variables significantly associated with a "good" level of knowledge
