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Table 5 Logistic regression displaying factors possibly associated with a positive family history of cardiovascular disease of the 257 patients included in the Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS) in Bergen, Norway 2010-2014

From: Stroke patients’ knowledge about cardiovascular family history - the Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS)

Response variable:

FH of FDR

FH of FDR + grandparents

Predictors

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Sex (female)

2.50

(1.31, 4.78)

0.005

3.37

(1.48, 7.70)

0.004

Education

0.67

(0.47, 0.98)

0.038

1.20

(0.79, 1.80)

0.377

Number of siblings

1.08

(0.9, 1.27)

0.329

0.99

(0.83, 1.18)

0.922

Age of patient (years)

1.09

(1.0, 1.13)

<0.001

1.03

(0.99, 1.06)

0.116

  1. Explanations and abbreviations: FH family history, FDR first-degree relatives, i.e. parents, siblings and offspring (no cardiovascular events were reported for offspring in this study), OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, Education basic school, high school and college/university: Number of siblings: 1 unit increase per sibling reported.
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BMC Neurology

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