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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression for personal risk perception according to the verbal scale

From: Risk perception among Brazilian individuals with high risk for colorectal cancer and colonoscopy

Variable

OR*

95%CI

p

Religion

   

   Protestant

1

  

   Catholic/other

5.3

2.1-21.3

0.010

Age

   

   >50 years

1

  

   ≤50 years

3.8

1.4-10.2

0.006

Gender

   

   Male

1

  

   Female

3.4

1.2-9.9

0.023

Family income

   

   < US$2,746

1

  

   ≥ US$2,747

3.3

1.1-9.8

0.032

Relatives with cancer who died

   

   0

1

  

   1 or more

3.0

0.9-9.4

0.058

  1. * OR: Ratio of chances refers to high individual risk according to the verbal scale.