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Table 5 Factors associated with having one or two and/or more atherothrombotic risk factors*

From: Self-reported prevalence of atherothrombosis in a general population sample of adults in Greece; A telephone survey

 

One risk factor vs. none

Two or more risk factors vs. none

Characteristics

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Gender

    

Male

Reference

-

Reference

-

Female

0.80

0.68 - 0.94

0.89

0.72 - 1.10

Age (in years)

    

18-24

Reference

-

Reference

-

25-39

1.17

0.89 - 1.55

2.81

1.25 - 6.28

40-54

1.54

1.15 - 2.05

11.09

5.06 - 24.27

55-64

2.18

1.53 - 3.10

20.25

9.00 - 45.54

65+

1.31

0.94 - 1.83

14.48

6.51 - 32.20

Area of residence

    

Urban

Reference

-

Reference

-

Rural

0.84

0.70 - 1.01

0.80

0.63 - 1.02

Educational status

    

Very low (6)

Reference

-

Reference

-

Low (6-12)

1.04

0.80 - 1.36

0.65

0.48 - 0.88

Moderate (12-14)

1.08

0.70 - 1.65

0.70

0.38 - 1.30

High (14-16)

0.89

0.67 - 1.16

0.45

0.32 - 0.63

Very high (>16)

0.64

0.40 - 1.00

0.27

0.12 - 0.60

  1. * Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking and obesity were considered
  2. CI: Confidence Interval; BMI: Body Mass Index