Table 2 Predictors of volunteering for the Health eHeart Study with reference to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

From: Volunteer Participation in the Health eHeart Study: A Comparison with the US Population

Characteristics

NHANES (N = 5769)

Heh (N = 12280)

Unadjusted

Adjusted

n

%

ORs (95% CIs)

P-value

ORs (95% CIs)

P-value

Age group

20–29

19%

1034

8%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

30–39

17%

1730

14%

1.8 (1.5–2.1)

<0.001

1.4 (1.2–1.7)

0.001

40–49

19%

2392

19%

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

<0.001

1.9 (1.4–2.4)

<0.001

50–59

18%

3195

26%

3.2 (2.7–3.7)

<0.001

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

<0.001

60–69

14%

2734

22%

3.4 (2.8–4.2)

<0.001

2.2 (1.7–2.8)

<0.001

70–79

8%

1048

9%

2.4 (2.0–2.8)

<0.001

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

0.002

≥80

4%

147

1%

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

<0.001

0.3 (0.2–0.4)

<0.001

Sex

Male

48%

3311

27%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Female

52%

8969

73%

2.5 (2.3–2.7)

<0.001

3.1 (2.9–3.5)

<0.001

Race/ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic

66%

529

82%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Black, non-Hispanic

11%

10069

4%

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

<0.001

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

<0.001

Asian, non-Hispanic

5%

547

4%

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

0.018

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

0.007

Hispanic

15%

656

5%

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

<0.001

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

0.004

Others or mixed

3%

479

4%

1.1 (0.8–1.7)

0.47

1.4 (1.1–1.9)

0.024

Married or partnered

62%

8532

69%

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

<0.001

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.226

Education

≤High school

37%

629

5%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Some college or associate degree

33%

2687

22%

4.9 (4.0–5.9)

<0.001

4.0 (3.3–4.8)

<0.001

College graduate or above

30%

8964

73%

17.6 (13.5–22.8)

<0.001

15.8 (13.0–19.0)

<0.001

Annual Income, %

<$20,000

15%

825

7%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

$20,000−<$75,000

48%

4041

33%

1.6 (1.2–2.0)

0.001

1.0 (0.7–1.3)

0.829

$75,000−<$100,000

11%

1840

15%

3.2 (2.2–4.5)

<0.001

1.3 (0.9–2.0)

0.198

≥$100,000

26%

5574

45%

3.9 (2.6–5.8)

<0.001

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

0.649

Medical conditions, %

Hypertension

35%

4472

36%

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.211

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

0.073

Hyperlipidemia

35%

5288

43%

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

<0.001

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

0.029

Diabetes

10%

967

8%

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.001

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

0.007

Coronary heart disease

5%

1297

11%

2.5 (2.0–3.1)

<0.001

2.8 (2.0–3.8)

<0.001

Stroke

3%

466

4%

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

0.011

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

0.014

Heart failure

3%

487

4%

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

0.001

1.6 (1.3–2.1)

0.001

Heart attack

3%

779

6%

1.9 (1.6–2.4)

<0.001

1.2 (1.0–1.6)

0.059

General health, %

Excellent

10%

2134

17%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Very good

30%

4451

36%

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

<0.001

0.7 (0.5–0.8)

0.001

Good

40%

3984

32%

0.4 (0.4–0.5)

<0.001

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

<0.001

Fair

17%

1430

12%

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

<0.001

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.001

Poor

3%

281

2%

0.5 (0.3–0.6)

<0.001

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.488

Smoking, %

Never

56%

7953

65%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Past

24%

3791

31%

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

0.063

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

0.015

Current

20%

536

4%

0.2 (0.2–0.2)

<0.001

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

<0.001

Sleep duration, h/night

≥9

8%

657

5%

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

7 to 8

57%

7249

59%

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

0.004

1.4 (1.0–1.8)

0.025

≤6

35%

4374

36%

1.5 (1.1–2.2)

0.019

1.8 (1.3–2.6)

0.002

  1. NHANES: National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey; Heh: Health eHeart Study; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.