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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression: factors related to knowledge of at least two stroke warning signs or risk factors

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

Knowledge of at least two stroke warning signs

Factor

OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

 

   65–69

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

   70–74

1.02 (0.79–1.30)

   75–79

0.83 (0.61–1.14)

   80–84

0.67 (0.43–1.04)

Education level

 

   Medium

0.87 (0.65–1.15)

   Low

0.66 (0.48–0.91)

   Illiteracy

0.46 (0.31–0.68)

Incorrect knowledge of stroke definition

0.71 (0.59–0.85)

Knowledge of at least two stroke risk factors

Age (years)

 

   65–69

0.98 (0.77–1.22)

   70–74

0.78 (0.62–0.99)

   75–79

0.62 (0.47–0.81)

   80–84

0.39 (0.27–0.55)

Gender

 

   Female

0.95 (0.79–1.14)

Education level

 

   Medium

0.86 (0.63–1.17)

   Low

0.72 (0.52–0.99)

   Illiteracy

0.50 (0.35–0.71)

Household income

 

   Medium

0.99 (0.80–1.22)

   Low

0.85 (0.70–1.03)

Family history of Stroke

0.59 (0.47–0.75)

Incorrect knowledge of stroke definition

0.59 (0.49–0.70)

Preferred medical treatment to traditional Oriental medicine

0.96 (0.80–1.14)