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Table 4 Univariate logistic regression: factors related to knowledge of at least two stroke risk factors

From: No difference in stroke knowledge between Korean adherents to traditional and western medicine – the AGE study: an epidemiological study

 

Number (%)

Correct knowledge %

OR (95%CI)

P

Age, years

    

   60–64

910 (32.9)

72.7

reference

<0.001

   65–69

775 (28.0)

70.7

0.93 (0.75–1.15)

 

   70–74

554 (20.0)

64.6

0.70 (0.56–0.88)

 

   75–79

348 (12.6)

56.3

0.50 (0.38–0.64)

 

   80–84

180 (6.5)

44.4

0.31 (0.22–0.43)

 

Gender

    

   Male

1215 (43.9)

70.2

reference

<0.001

   Female

1552 (56.1)

63.5

0.74 (0.63–0.87)

 

Marital status

    

   Married/cohabiting

1842 (65.9)

68.3

reference

0.004

   Single*

943 (34.1)

62.9

0.79 (0.67–0.93)

 

Education level

    

   High

303 (11.0)

76.2

reference

<0.001

   Medium

939 (33.9)

72.2

0.81 (0.60–1.09)

 

   Low

1025 (37.0)

65.6

0.59 (0.44–0.80)

 

   Illiteracy

500 (18.1)

51.6

0.33 (0.24–0.46)

 

Household income

    

   High

1169 (42.6)

69.0

reference

0.001

   Medium

706 (25.7)

68.8

0.99 (0.81–1.21)

 

   Low

871 (31.7)

61.4

0.71 (0.59–0.86)

 

Family history of stroke

    

   Family history

470 (17.0)

77.2

reference

<0.001

   No family history

2297 (83.0)

64.3

0.53 (0.42–0.67)

 

Knowledge of the definition of stroke

    

   Correct

1214 (43.9)

75.4

reference

0.001

   Incorrect

1553 (56.1)

59.5

0.48 (0.40–0.57)

 

Preferred medical treatment

    

   Western

1625 (58.7)

68.6

reference

0.004

   Oriental Traditional

1142 (41.3)

63.4

0.79 (0.68–0.93)

 
  1. *unmarried, separated, divorced, or widowed