Cardiovascular Diseases and Women: Knowledge, Attitudes, and
Behavior in the General Population in Italy
Table 3
Multivariate logistic and linear regression analyses indicating associations between several variables and the different outcomes regarding cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
Variable
OR
SE
95% CI
value
Model 1: knowledge of the CVDs’ main risk factors (smoking, cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, fatty diet)
Log likelihood = −396.29, = (6 df),
Self-perceived health status
0.82
0.03
0.75–0.90
<0.001
Number of children
One
1*
Three or more
0.35
0.08
0.22–0.57
<0.001
Educational level
College degree or higher
1*
No formal education/elementary/middle school
0.2
0.06
0.1–0.37
<0.001
High school
0.57
0.13
0.36–0.89
0.014
Marital status
2.53
0.99
1.18–5.45
0.017
Occupation
0.82
0.16
0.55–1.21
0.323
Variable
OR
SE
95% CI
P value
Model 2: knowledge of the CVDs’ main preventive measures
Log likelihood = −348.11, (8 df),
Physician as source of information
2.01
0.39
1.38–2.93
<0.001
Knowledge of main CVDs’ risk factors
6.74
1.36
4.53–10.02
<0.001
Educational level
College degree or higher
1*
No formal education/elementary/middle school
0.49
0.16
0.26–0.95
0.035
High school
0.68
0.17
0.41–1.11
0.127
Occupation
0.63
0.14
0.41–0.98
0.042
Self-perceived health status
1.10
0.06
0.99–1.22
0.059
Marital status
1.76
0.74
0.77–4.00
0.178
Age
1.01
0.01
0.98–1.04
0.289
Variable
Coeff.
SE
value
Model 3: worries about developing CVDs
(9.733) = 6.72, , = 0.07%, adjusted = 0.06%
Need of additional information toward CVDs
0.72
0.2
3.57
<0.001
Number of children
One*
Two
0.43
0.23
1.88
0.061
Three or more
0.93
0.27
3.42
<0.001
Self-perceived health status
−0.14
0.04
−2.97
0.003
Educational level
College degree or higher*
No formal education/elementary/middle school
0.5
0.2
2.46
0.014
Having at least one chronic disease (CVDs, diabetes, obesity, hypertension)
0.31
0.17
1.83
0.067
Physician as source of information
0.28
0.16
1.67
0.096
Knowledge of the CVDs’ main risk factors (smoking, cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, fatty diet)
−0.29
0.19
−1.52
0.129
Age
0.01
0.01
1.11
0.265
Variable
OR
SE
95% CI
value
Model 4: women’s high risk profile
Log likelihood = −419.71, = 35.10 (9 df),
Number of children
One
1*
Two
0.51
0.11
0.33–0.79
0.003
Three or more
0.44
0.11
0.26–0.74
0.002
Educational level
College degree or higher
1*
High school
0.66
0.15
0.42–1.02
0.064
No formal education/elementary/middle school
1.33
0.34
0.81–2.20
0.252
Knowledge of no smoking as a CVDs’ preventive measure
1.56
0.53
0.80–3.06
0.187
Knowledge of smoking as a CVDs’ risk factor
1.57
0.61
0.73–3.38
0.240
Self-perceived health status
0.95
0.04
0.87–1.04
0.308
Knowledge of physical activity as a CVDs’ preventive measure
