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Table 3 Characteristics of participants and non-participants to the ORISCAV-LUX survey

From: Comparison of participants and non-participants to the ORISCAV-LUX population-based study on cardiovascular risk factors in Luxembourg

Characteristics

Participants

(N = 1432)

% (n)

Non-Participants

(N = 3018)

% (n)

OR

95% CI

P- value

Age adjusted OR

95% CI

P-value

Prescribed medication

        

   Anti-diabetics

2.79 (40)

3.38 (102)

0.82

0.57 - 1.19

0.30

0.68*

0.47 - 1.0

0.049

   Anti-thrombotics

7.82 (112)

6.89 (208)

1.15

0.90 - 1.46

0.26

0.99

0.78 - 1.28

0.98

   Cardiac therapy

3.56 (51)

3.71 (112)

0.96

0.68 - 1.34

0.81

0.89

0.63 - 1.25

0.48

   Antihypertensive drugs

0.56 (8)

0.56 (17)

0.99

0.43 - 2.30

0.98

0.86

0.37 - 2.02

0.73

   Diuretics

3.91 (56)

3.64 (110)

1.08

0.78 - 1.50

0.66

0.92

0.66 - 1.29

0.62

   Vasoprotective agents

3.14 (45)

2.62 (79)

1.21

0.83 - 1.75

0.32

1.12

0.77 - 1.63

0.55

   Beta blocking Agents

6.49 (93)

6.36 (192)

1.02

0.79 - 1.32

0.87

0.85

0.66- 1.12

0.25

   Calcium channel blockers

2.37 (34)

3.02 (91)

0.78

0.53 - 1.17

0.23

0.65*

0.43 - 0.98

0.041

   Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system

8.94 (128)

8.68 (262)

1.03

0.83 - 1.29

0.78

0.83

0.65 - 1.05

0.13

   Serum lipid reducing agents

10.7 (153)

7.89 (238)

1.40*

1.13 - 1.73

0.0021

1.20

0.95 - 1.52

0.12

Hospitalization

0.63 (9)

1.16 (35)

0.54

0.26 - 1.13

0.10

0.48*

0.23 - 1.0

0.050

Cardiovascular health-related medical measures

1.61 (23)

1.39 (42)

1.16

0.69 - 1.93

0.58

1.06

0.63 - 1.78

0.83

Nationality

    

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

   Luxembourgish

62.08 (889)

54.37 (1641)

 

Reference

  

Reference

 

   Portuguese

13.62 (195)

20.71 (625)

0.58*

0.48 - 0.69

< 0.0001

0.59*

0.49 - 0.71

< 0.0001

   French

5.38 (77)

5.77 (174)

0.82

0.62 - 1.08

0.16

0.81

0.61 - 1.07

0.15

   Italian

3.56 (51)

4.01 (121)

0.78

0.56 - 1.09

0.14

0.74

0.53 - 1.04

0.084

   Belgian

3.77 (54)

3.08 (93)

1.07

0.76 - 1.51

0.69

1.05

0.74 - 1.49

0.78

   Other

11.59 (166)

12.06 (364)

0.84

0.69 - 1.03

0.093

0.84

0.68 - 1.03

0.085

Professional status

    

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

   Farmer

1.12 (16)

0.70 (21)

2.15*

1.11 - 4.17

0.024

1.95

1.0 - 3.79

0.050

   Employee

31.56 (452)

26.24 (792)

1.61*

1.35 - 1.92

< 0.0001

1.60*

1.34 - 1.91

< 0.0001

   State employee

10.82 (155)

7.12 (215)

2.03*

1.59 - 2.6

< 0.0001

1.94*

1.52 - 2.48

< 0.0001

   Independent

2.44 (35)

2.49 (75)

1.32

0.86 - 2.01

0.20

1.17

0.77 - 1.79

0.46

   Working-class

21.51 (308)

28.79 (869)

 

Reference

  

Reference

 

   Independent intellectual worker

2.37 (34)

1.76 (53)

1.81*

1.15 - 2.84

0.0097

1.66*

1.06 - 2.61

0.030

   Other

30.17 (432)

32.90 (993)

1.28*

1.03 - 1.46

0.019

1.22*

1.02 - 1.46

0.030

  1. * Odd ratio is significant when P-value < 5% level. The referent category is participation in the ORISCAV-LUX study for dependent variable. The referent category is prescribed medication, hospitalization and medical measures for the independent variables.
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