Gaps in awareness of peripheral arterial disease in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study

Table 2 Association between awareness of peripheral arterial disease and participant characteristics (n = 2779)

Socioeconomic characteristics		Awareness of PAD				Total	Significance
		Aware (n = 114)		Not aware ^a (n = 2665)		Total	Bivariate analysis	Multiple logistic regression analysis
		No	%	No	%
Age							p = 0.273	p = 0.387
40–49		47	4.0	1125	96.0	1172
50–59		39	4.8	759	95.2	798
≥60		28	3.5	781	96.5	809
Sex							p < 0.001	p < 0.001
Male		73	5.2	1310	94.8	1383
Female		41	2.9	1355	97.1	1396
Sector in residence							p = 0.006	p < 0.001
Residence in urban		34	6.2	517	93.8	551
Residence in rural		80	3.6	2148	96.4	2228
Highest level of education							p < 0.001	p < 0.001
Up to GCE O/L		14	1.6	878	98.4	892
GCE O/L completed and above		100	5.3	1787	94.7	1887
Family income Rs.							p = 0.143	p = 0.760
<30,000		45	3.5	1238	96.5	1283
≥30,000		69	4.6	1427	95.4	1496
Current smokers		20	5.2	364	94.8	384	p = 0.191	p = 0.419
Presence of claudication symptoms		13	8.7	136	91.3	149	p = 0.088	p = 0.061
Medical history
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	29	5.5	498	94.5	527	p = 0.717	p = 0.452
Diabetes mellitus	No	85	3.2	2167	96.8	2252	p = 0.717	p = 0.452
Hypertension	Yes	32	5.3	571	94.7	603	p = 0.091	p = 0.064
Hypertension	No	82	3.1	2094	96.9	2176	p = 0.091	p = 0.064
Dyslipidemia	Yes	26	5.2	472	94.8	498	p = 0.164	p = 0.579
Dyslipidemia	No	88	3.3	2193	96.7	2281	p = 0.164	p = 0.579

GCE O/L general certificate of education ordinary level, PAD peripheral arterial disease
^a “not heard about the disease” and “heard but could not describe the disease” combined as “not aware of PAD”