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Table 3 Association between overall CVD knowledge and respondents’ characteristics (n = 816)

From: Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

Moderate/h\igh knowledge frequency (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Gender

  

0.022

Male

112 (33.9)

Reference

 

Female

208 (42.8)

1.58 (1.07-2.33)

 

Marital state

  

0.757

Single

120 (36.3)

0.95 (0.678-1.33)

 

Married

200 (41.2)

Reference

 

Age (years)

  

0.007

20-29

112 (33.9)

1.26 (0.36-4.42)

 

30-39

118 (43.5)

1.72 (0.49-6.05)

 

40-49

50 (35.2)

1.01 (0.29-3.53)

 

50-59

35 (59.3)

3.05 (1.85-9.9)

 

≥ 60

5 (33.3)

Reference

 

Employment

  

0.468

Unemployed

30 (32.6)

0.80 (0.44-1.47)

 

Employed

290 (40.1)

Reference

 

Educational level

  

0.036

Low-intermediate education

15 (25.4)

Reference

 

High education

305 (45.3)

2.01 (1.05-3.85)

 

Monthly income

  

0.089

< 500 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD)

33 (35.9)

Reference

 

500-1000 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD)

107 (36.1)

0.78 (0.44-1.38)

 

> 1000 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD)

180 (42.1)

1.15 (0.65-2.05)

 

Self-reported weight description

  

0.150

Under weight

6 (20.0)

0.69 (0.20-2.33)

 

Normal

132 (37.8)

1.37 (0.59-3.15)

 

Overweight

172 (42.2)

1.67 (0.74-3.80)

 

Obese

10 (34.5)

Reference

 

Smoking status

  

0.189

Smoker

43 (29.5)

0.73 (0.46-1.17)

 

Non-smoker

277 (41.3)

Reference

 

30 Minutes exercise/week

  

0.675

0-2 times

241 (40.3)

1.02 (0.62-1.67)

 

3-4 times

34 (30.4)

0.82 (0.44-1.55)

 

≥ 5 times/week

45 (42.5)

Reference

 

Eating Healthy food

  

<0.001

Everyday

115 (51.8)

1.99 (1.38-2.88)

 

Not everyday

205 (34.5)

Reference

 

Family history of CVD

  

<0.001

Yes

127 (47.2)

1.54 (1.11-2.12)

 

No

193 (35.3)

Reference

 

Chronic disease

  

0.822

Yes

85 (44.0)

0.96 (0.65-1.40)

 

No

235 (37.7)

Reference

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