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 |
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Gender | Â | Â | 0.022 |
Male | 112 (33.9) | Reference | Â |
Female | 208 (42.8) | 1.58 (1.07-2.33) | Â |
Marital state | Â | Â | 0.757 |
Single | 120 (36.3) | 0.95 (0.678-1.33) | Â |
Married | 200 (41.2) | Reference | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.007 |
20-29 | 112 (33.9) | 1.26 (0.36-4.42) | Â |
30-39 | 118 (43.5) | 1.72 (0.49-6.05) | Â |
40-49 | 50 (35.2) | 1.01 (0.29-3.53) | Â |
50-59 | 35 (59.3) | 3.05 (1.85-9.9) | Â |
≥ 60 | 5 (33.3) | Reference |  |
Employment | Â | Â | 0.468 |
Unemployed | 30 (32.6) | 0.80 (0.44-1.47) | Â |
Employed | 290 (40.1) | Reference | Â |
Educational level | Â | Â | 0.036 |
Low-intermediate education | 15 (25.4) | Reference | Â |
High education | 305 (45.3) | 2.01 (1.05-3.85) | Â |
Monthly income | Â | Â | 0.089 |
< 500 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) | 33 (35.9) | Reference | Â |
500-1000 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) | 107 (36.1) | 0.78 (0.44-1.38) | Â |
> 1000 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) | 180 (42.1) | 1.15 (0.65-2.05) | Â |
Self-reported weight description | Â | Â | 0.150 |
Under weight | 6 (20.0) | 0.69 (0.20-2.33) | Â |
Normal | 132 (37.8) | 1.37 (0.59-3.15) | Â |
Overweight | 172 (42.2) | 1.67 (0.74-3.80) | Â |
Obese | 10 (34.5) | Reference | Â |
Smoking status | Â | Â | 0.189 |
Smoker | 43 (29.5) | 0.73 (0.46-1.17) | Â |
Non-smoker | 277 (41.3) | Reference | Â |
30 Minutes exercise/week | Â | Â | 0.675 |
0-2 times | 241 (40.3) | 1.02 (0.62-1.67) | Â |
3-4 times | 34 (30.4) | 0.82 (0.44-1.55) | Â |
≥ 5 times/week | 45 (42.5) | Reference |  |
Eating Healthy food | Â | Â | <0.001 |
Everyday | 115 (51.8) | 1.99 (1.38-2.88) | Â |
Not everyday | 205 (34.5) | Reference | Â |
Family history of CVD | Â | Â | <0.001 |
Yes | 127 (47.2) | 1.54 (1.11-2.12) | Â |
No | 193 (35.3) | Reference | Â |
Chronic disease | Â | Â | 0.822 |
Yes | 85 (44.0) | 0.96 (0.65-1.40) | Â |
No | 235 (37.7) | Reference | Â |