Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression models for the association between each of the body vigilance items (BV-sensitivity and BV- attention) and help-seeking, controlling for potential confounders
From: The impact of body vigilance on help-seeking for cancer ‘alarm’ symptoms: a community-based survey
Sought help for one or more symptom | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) sought help | Univariable association between confounder and help-seeking (p value) | Model including BV-sensitivity Adjusted ORa (95% CI) | Model including BV-attention Adjusted ORa (95% CI) | ||
Sex | Male | 214 (61.3) | 0.40 | -- | -- |
Female | 322 (64.1) | ||||
Age | 50–59 | 183 (60.0) | 0.30 | -- | -- |
60–79 | 304 (65.5) | ||||
80+ | 40 (62.5) | ||||
Marital Status | Single/Not co-habiting | 196 (63.0) | 0.90 | -- | -- |
Married/Co-habiting | 344 (63.5) | ||||
Education | No higher education | 334 (65.0) | 0.11 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Degree or higher | 196 (59.6) | 0.85 (0.62–1.16) | 0.83 (0.61–1.14) | ||
Employment | Working | 196 (55.7) | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Not Working | 342 (69.0) | 1.53 (1.11–2.09) | 1.55 (1.13–2.13) | ||
Ethnicity | Non-white | 38 (73.1) | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
White | 510 (62.5) | 0.60 (0.31–1.18) | 0.58 (0.29–1.14) | ||
Cancer worry | Low worry | 429(61.5) | 0.13 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
High worry | 70 (69.3) | 1.45 (0.89–2.35) | 1.37 (0.84–2.23) | ||
Current illness | No | 237 (54.4) | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 286 (72.4) | 2.11 (1.53–2.90) | 2.08 (1.51–2.86) | ||
BV-sensitivity | Not endorsed | 229 (62.1) | 1.00 | -- | |
Endorsed | 261 (64.3) | 1.02 (0.75–1.40) | |||
BV-attention | Not endorsed | 231 (57.6) | -- | 1.00 | |
Endorsed | 303 (67.6) | 1.44 (1.06–1.97) | |||