Association between reported heart disease and the classic risk factors for coronary heart disease, socio-economic variables and demographic characteristics, Lebanon 2004
| Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Education | |||
| Less than elementary | 2.82 (2.19 to 3.63) | 1.53 (1.15 to 2.04) | – |
| Elementary | 1.80 (1.37 to 2.37) | 1.34 (1.00 to 1.80) | – |
| Preparatory | 1.40 (1.03 to 1.90) | 1.27 (0.95 to 1.55) | – |
| Secondary and higher | 1 | 1 | |
| Income | |||
| Low | 1.52 (1.21 to 1.92) | – | 1.40 (1.09 to 1.80) |
| Middle | 1.17 (0.93 to 1.47) | – | 1.17 (0.92 to 1.48) |
| High | 1 | – | 1 |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 0.75 (0.60 to 0.94) | 0.75 (0.60 to 0.94) | |
| Past | 2.31 (1.85 to 6.88) | 2.33 (1.87 to 2.92) | |
| Hypertension | 1.24 (1.01 to 1.53) | 1.24 (1.00 to 1.53) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.24 (0.97 to 1.53) | 1.24 (0.98 to 1.58) | |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 0.79 (0.48 to 1.30) | 0.80 (0.49 to 1.32) | |
| Male sex | 1.44 (1.13 to 1.83) | 1.43 (1.11 to 1.82) | |
| Age | |||
| 40–49 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50–59 | 2.01 (1.47 to 2.76) | 2.10 (1.53 to 2.88) | |
| 60–69 | 3.28 (2.39 to 4.51) | 3.55 (2.60 to 4.83) | |
| 70+ | 4.90 (3.48 to 6.88) | 5.37 (3.87 to 7.44) | |
| Labour-force participation | |||
| Active | 1 | 1 | |
| Inactive | 1.22 (0.95 to 1.55) | 1.25 (0.98 to 1.59) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 2.81 (1.58 to 4.97) | 3.01 (1.70 to 5.33) | |
| Previously married | 3.65 (2.02 to 6.60) | 3.91 (2.17 to 7.06) | |
| Region | |||
| Bekaa valley | 1 | 1 | |
| North | 0.99 (0.69 to 1.42) | 0.99 (0.69 to 1.42) | |
| Mount Lebanon | 1.29 (0.94 to 1.78) | 1.28 (0.93 to 1.77) | |
| South and Nabatia | 1.05 (0.73 to 1.52) | 1.05 (0.73 to 1.52) | |
| Beirut | 1.86 (1.20 to 2.89) | 1.83 (1.27 to 2.62) | |