Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Osteoporosis and Correlates of Perceived High Risk among People Living in Two Main Districts of Lebanon

Table 2

Estimated odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and the Wald Z statistic for the effects of selected variables on odds of perceived high risk of osteoporosis in Lebanon based on survey logistic regression.

Covariate	Odds ratio	95% CI
Physical exercise
Yes vs. no	0.632	0.604–0.662
Caffeine abstention for two to three days
Yes vs. no	0.628	0.600–0.658
Lactose intolerance due to epigenetic and genetic factors
Yes vs. no	1.097	1.046–1.150
Gender
Female vs. male	1.565	1.494–1.639
Age	1.152	1.130–1.175
Education level
Secondary vs. none/elementary	0.434	0.395–0.477
College vs. none/elementary	0.340	0.310–0.370
University vs. none/elementary	0.336	0.305–0.371

The statistical tests and 95% confidence intervals are both based on the Wald method. and .