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Table 2 Predictors of a positive intention to participate in a health check

From: Willingness to participate in prevention programs for cardiometabolic diseases

 

Univariable

Multivariable

 

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Age

19-38

1.0

  

1.0

  
 

39-55

0.9

0.6-1.4

.68

0.9

0.5-1.5

.61

 

56-65

1.3

0.9-2.0

.19

1.4

0.8-2.3

.24

 

>65

1.6

1.1-2.5

.03

1.9

1.1-3.3

.02

Gender

Female

1.0

0.8-1.4

.95

   

Education level

Low

1.0

     
 

Middle

1.1

0.6-1.8

.78

   
 

High

0.9

0.5-1.5

.57

   

Marital status

Widow(er)

1.0

     
 

Divorced

1.4

0.5-3.7

.49

   
 

Never married

1.6

0.8-3.4

.23

   
 

Married / partnership

1.1

0.5-2.4

.90

   

Smoking status

Currently smoking

0.7

0.5-1.0

.03

   

Physical activity: ≥ 30 min/day

≥5 days a week

1.0

     
 

<5 days a week

1.1

0.9-1.5

.38

   

Alcohol cons.a: ≥ 6 glasses/day

≤1 time a week

1.0

     
 

>1 time a week

1.0

0.5-1.9

.97

   

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

<25.0

1.0

     
 

25.0 - 30.0

1.1

0.8-1.5

.74

   
 

≥30.0

1.0

0.6-1.5

.85

   

Fam. hist. of type II DM / CVDb

Yes

1.2

0.9-1.6

.23

   

Agree with following statements c

      

Practical factors

      

No time to participate

0.2

0.1-0.6

.001

0.3

0.1-1.0

.04

Participation if the insurance pays the check

0.7

0.5-0.9

.01

   

Personal beliefs

      

It makes me unnecessarily worried

0.2

0.1-0.3

<.001

0.3

0.1-0.4

<.001

Don’t want to give (the risk of) diseases any thoughtsd

0.3

0.2-0.4

<.001

   

Don’t want to take medication due to the check

0.4

0.3-0.5

<.001

   

Don’t want to face social consequences of bad outcome

0.6

0.4-0.9

.003

   

Don’t want to adjust lifestyle due to the check

0.6

0.3-1.1

.09

   

Feeling healthy, I don’t expect any diseases

0.8

0.6-1.0

.09

0.7

0.5-1.0

.04

Important to know how to reduce riskd

8.7

5.0-15.2

<.001

   

Important to know whether I have a high risk

7.4

5.1-10.6

<.001

4.6

3.0-7.2

<.001

Better to prevent than to cure

6.7

3.2-13.9

<.001

   

I want to become aware of healthy lifestyle

6.0

4.3-8.4

<.001

2.9

2.0-4.4

<.001

Important to know whether I have a diseased

5.4

3.9-7.5

<.001

   

Due to the check I have higher chance on aging healthy

4.1

3.0-5.5

<.001

2.1

1.4-3.0

<.001

  1. aAlcohol consumption.
  2. bFamilial history of type II diabetes mellitus and/or cardiovascular diseases.
  3. cReference category: disagree.
  4. dNot included into the multivariable model because of collinearity (ρ ≥ 0.5).
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