Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses to detect an association between specific variables and attendance at a session.
Variable | Attending (%) | Univariate analyses OR (95% CI) | Multivariate analyses OR (95% CI)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Invitation Method | 51 (44.0) | 1.0† | 1.0† | |
Telephone | 86 (72.3) | 3.3 (1.9–5.7) ‡ | 3.9 (2.2–7.0) ‡ | |
Age (min 65 – max 96 yrs) | 65–74 | 58 (58.0) | 1.0† | |
75+ | 79 (58.5) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | ||
Gender | Female | 72 (59.6) | 1.0† | |
Male | 65 (59.0) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) | ||
Diagnosis of Hypertension§ | No | 76 (63.9) | 1.0† | |
Yes | 60 (56.6) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | ||
Family physician-reported cardiovascular risk factors|| | Smoking | 87 (61.3) | 1.0† | |
50 (59.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | |||
Family history | 88 (56.1) | 1.0† | 1.0† | |
49 (71.0) | 1.9 (1.0–3.5) ‡ | 2.0 (1.0–3.7) ‡ | ||
High cholesterol | 89 (63.1) | 1.0† | ||
48 (56.5) | 0.8 (0.4–1.3) | |||
Diabetes | 112 (59.9) | 1.0† | ||
25 (64.1) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) |