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Table 3 Factors associated with health check-up and cancer screening participation among family caregivers of patients with dementia

From: Factors Associated with Health Check-up and Cancer Screening Participation among Family Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Variable

Health check-ups

Cancer screening

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Sex

 Malea

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

1.30*

1.06–1.60

1.61***

1.32–1.97

Age

 19–44 yearsa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 45–64 years

2.70***

1.89–3.86

2.77***

1.95–3.95

 ≥ 65 years

2.49***

1.59–3.90

2.56***

1.65–3.97

Marital status

 Singlea

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Married

3.22***

2.27–4.57

6.08***

4.25–8.69

 Other (divorced, widowed, separated)

1.63*

1.09–2.45

2.87***

1.90–4.32

Area of residence

 Capital areaa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Non-capital area

0.82

0.67–1.01

0.80*

0.65–0.98

Education level

 ≥ College graduatea

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High school graduate

0.63**

0.46–0.85

0.79

0.58–1.07

 Middle school graduate

0.79

0.53–1.18

0.74

0.51–1.08

 ≤ Elementary school graduate

0.60**

0.42–0.86

0.59**

0.42–0.84

Occupation category

 White collara

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Sales and service Associates

0.58*

0.36–0.93

0.76

0.49–1.19

 Blue collar

0.56**

0.37–0.85

0.71

0.48–1.05

 Other (students, housewives, unemployed)

0.31***

0.21–0.47

0.46***

0.31–0.68

Income level

 > 4 million KRWa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2–4 million KRW

0.93

0.69–1.24

1.00

0.76–1.32

 < 2 million KRW

0.81

0.61–1.07

0.96

0.66–1.19

Subjective health status

 Gooda

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Moderate

0.98

0.76–1.28

1.01

0.79–1.32

 Poor

0.88

0.65–1.18

0.96

0.72–1.27

Subjective stress levels

 Very higha

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High

0.83

0.55–1.25

0.98

0.66–1.46

 Low

1.05

0.72–1.53

1.28

0.89–1.85

 Very low

1.06

0.72–1.54

1.36

0.94–1.97

Symptoms of depression

 Noa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.67***

0.54–0.82

0.65***

0.53–0.80

Chronic disease

 Noa

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.38**

1.10–1.74

1.25

1.00–1.56

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aReference category
  3. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001