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Table 3 Univariate linear regression analysis of KAP regarding TB among the elderly population

From: Analysis of the current status and associated factors of tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes, and practices among elderly people in Shenzhen: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Knowledge

Attitudes

Practices

B

95% CI

P

B

95% CI

P

B

95% CI

P

Age (years)

0.002

−0.012 to 0.017

0.771

0.007

−0.006 to 0.021

0.305

0.022

0.004 to 0.040

0.020

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.017

−0.040 to 0.005

0.137

−0.022

−0.043 to −0.001

0.036

−0.019

−0.047 to 0.008

0.167

Gender (ref. male)

−0.090

−0.243 to 0.063

0.247

−0.054

−0.194 to 0.087

0.453

0.036

−0.147 to 0.220

0.698

Residence (ref. local residents)

−0.108

−0.293 to 0.076

0.248

−0.003

−0.174 to 0.169

0.975

−0.334

−0.558 to −0.110

0.003

Education level (ref. primary school or lower)

0.286

0.133 to 0.438

<0.001

0.275

0.135 to 0.415

<0.001

0.318

0.134 to 0.503

0.001

Marital status (ref. married)

−0.208

−0.279 to 0.222

0.825

0.168

−0.060 to 0.396

0.149

0.217

−0.076 to 0.509

0.147

Occupation (ref. workers or administrators)

−0.119

−0.313 to 0.075

0.230

−0.331

−0.488 to −0.134

0.001

−0.381

−0.617 to −0.144

0.002

Medical insurance (ref. yes)

−0.260

−0.432 to −0.088

0.003

−0.467

−0.624 to −0.310

<0.001

−0.563

−0.763 to −0.363

<0.001

Family annual income per capita (RMB) (ref. less than 100,000)

−0.229

−0.470 to −0.128

0.001

−0.300

−0.457 to −0.143

<0.001

−0.458

−0.664 to −0.251

<0.001

Self-perceived health status

−0.211

−0.338 to −0.084

0.001

−0.063

−0.180 to 0.055

0.298

−0.192

−.342 to −0.041

0.013

Cigarette smoker (ref. current smoker)

−0.113

−0.357 to 0.130

0.360

−0.152

−0.377 to 0.073

0.186

−0.031

−0.327 to 0.265

0.837

Alcohol drinker (ref. current drinker)

0.054

−0.208 to 0.315

0.686

0.024

−0.217 to 0.264

0.846

0.007

−0.320 to 0.334

0.966

Previously treated for TB (ref. no)

0.668

0.235 to 1.101

0.003

0.406

0.002 to 0.810

0.049

0.755

0.232 to 1.278

0.005

Family members or friends with a previous TB history (ref. no)

0.709

0.272 to 1.147

0.002

0.829

0.432 to 1.225

<0.001

0.448

−0.065 to 0.962

0.087

  1. Abbreviations: KAP = knowledge, attitudes, and practices, TB = tuberculosis, BMI = body mass index
  2. * The self-perceived health status variable was rated as follows: good = 1, fair = 2, bad = 3