Table 5.

Factors Associated with Receipt of Lipid Screening

Patient CharacteristicOddsRatioLower 95% Confidence IntervalUpper 95% ConfidenceInterval
Race or ethnicity (referent: non-Hispanic white)
    Minority0.950.841.08
Age (referent: ≥85 years)
    65 to 691.711.511.95
    70 to 741.871.652.12
    75 to 791.681.501.89
    80 to 841.421.261.60
Educational attainment (referent: at least high school)
    Less than high school0.910.830.99
Residence (referent: nonmetropolitan residence)
    Metropolitan area1.171.001.36
Income (referent: >$25,000)
    ≤$25,0000.850.780.92
Functional health (3-point scale)
    1 point decrease0.910.870.94
Self-rated health (5-point scale)
    1 point decrease1.061.021.10
Living situation (referent: married or cohabitating)
    Lives alone1.151.061.25
Respondent (referent: participant)
    Proxy0.640.560.73
Supplemental insurance (referent: private)
    None0.670.610.74
    Medicaid1.060.931.21
Survey year (referent: 4)
    10.790.710.88
    21.050.931.18
    31.060.941.19
Number of primary care office visits (referent: none)
    1 to 22.562.292.85
    At least 34.293.844.79
Sex (referent: male)
    Female1.040.961.13