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Table 3 Logistic Regression Models for Blood Pressure, Mammogram and Pap Test

From: Determinants of a healthy lifestyle and use of preventive screening in Canada

Blood Pressure Check in Past Year, N = 10,320

Cox & Snell r2 = 0.069

Hosmer & Lemeshow Χ2 = 18.3, p = 0.02

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Total household income (reference = < $19,999)

  

   $20–39,999

1.42 (1.12, 1.79)

0.003

   $40–59,999

1.14 (0.92, 1.41)

0.245

   $60–79,999

1.11 (0.89, 1.38)

0.374

   $80,000+

1.14 (0.90, 1.44)

0.267

   Missing

1.33 (1.06, 1.68)

0.016

Education level (reference < secondary school)

  

   Secondary school graduate

0.83 (0.72, 0.95)

0.008

   Other post-secondary

0.83 (0.72, 0.96)

0.009

   College/University degree(s)

1.00 (0.89, 1.13)

0.961

Age (5-year increments)

1.12 (1.09, 1.14)

<0.001

Sex (1 = male, 2 = female)

1.86 (1.69, 2.04)

<0.001

Marital status (1 = with partner, 2 = no partner)

0.97 (0.88, 1.08)

0.621

Rural/Urban (1 = rural, 2 = urban)

1.14 (1.02, 1.27)

0.024

Regular medical doctor (1 = yes, 2 = no)

0.40 (0.36, 0.45)

<0.001

Body mass index (numeric)

1.05 (1.04, 1.06)

<0.001

Mammogram in Past Year, Women 50–69, N = 1,192

Cox & Snell r 2 = 0.056

Hosmer & Lemeshow Χ 2 = 12.6, p = 0.13

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Total household income (reference = < $19,999)

  

   $20–39,999

1.01 (0.58, 1.76)

0.963

   $40–59,999

1.28 (0.77, 2.13)

0.343

   $60–79,999

1.90 (1.11, 3.25)

0.019

   $80,000+

1.15 (0.63, 2.08)

0.652

   Missing

1.59 (0.89, 2.83)

0.114

Education level (reference < secondary school)

  

   Secondary school graduate

0.85 (0.62, 1.18)

0.339

   Other post-secondary

1.03 (0.71, 1.51)

0.865

   College/University degree(s)

0.89 (0.65, 1.22)

0.480

Age (5-year increments)

1.16 (1.00, 1.34)

0.047

Marital status (1 = with partner, 2 = no partner)

0.80 (0.60, 1.05)

0.106

Rural/Urban (1 = rural, 2 = urban)

1.14 (0.85, 1.520

0.377

Regular medical doctor (1 = yes, 2 = no)

0.53 (0.29, 0.97)

0.040

Body mass index (numeric)

1.02 (1.00, 1.05)

0.059

Pap Test in Past 3 Years, Women 20–69, N = 5,192

Cox & Snell r 2 = 0.079

Hosmer & Lemeshow Χ 2 = 10.5, p = 0.23

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Total household income (reference = < $19,999)

  

   $20–39,999

0.85 (0.57, 1.25)

0.406

   $40–59,999

1.15 (0.80, 1.68)

0.450

   $60–79,999

1.27 (0.86, 1.86)

0.226

   $80,000+

1.59 (1.04, 2.42)

0.033

   Missing

2.28 (1.47, 3.56)

<0.001

Education level (reference < secondary school)

  

   Secondary school graduate

0.73 (0.58, 0.93)

0.011

   Other post-secondary

1.11 (0.84, 1.46)

0.458

   College/University degree(s)

0.93 (0.75, 1.15)

0.501

Age (5-year increments)

0.76 (0.73, 0.79)

<0.001

Marital status (1 = with partner, 2 = no partner)

1.06 (0.87, 1.30)

0.545

Rural/Urban (1 = rural, 2 = urban)

1.09 (0.89, 1.32

0.425

Regular medical doctor (1 = yes, 2 = no)

0.36 (0.28, 0.46)

<0.001

Body mass index (numeric)

0.99 (0.97, 1.00)

0.142

  1. CI = Confidence Interval