APHA
Back to Annual Meeting
APHA 2006 APHA
Back to Annual Meeting
APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

[ Recorded presentation ] Recorded presentation

Heart attack and stroke symptoms knowledge of US adult men: An analysis of 2004 behavioral risk factor surveillance survey data

M. Nawal Lutfiyya, PhD1, Martin Lipsky, MD, MS1, Robert Bales, MD, MPH1, Isaac Cha, PharmD2, and Cynthia McGrath, MS, FNP1. (1) Department of Family and Community Medicine, Univerity of Illinois Chicago-College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave, Rockford, IL 61107, 815-395-5783, lutfiyya@uic.edu, (2) Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave, Rockford, IL 61107

Purpose and Background: Mortality from both MI and stroke can be greatly reduced if time from event to treatment is decreased. Awareness of symptoms may be important in reducing that time. Research suggests that men, despite their increased risk for a cardiovascular event, may be more likely to have inadequate knowledge.

Methods. 2004 BRFSS data were analyzed to determine knowledge levels of heart attack and stroke symptoms of US men ages > 18 years. A Heart Attack and Stroke Knowledge Score was computed from the 13 heart attack and stroke symptom knowledge questions asked on the survey and 11-13 points was designated as the high score range. A multivariate logistic regression model was performed using high scores as the dependent variable. A number of covariates were included in the model.

Results: 37.8% of the study population earned High Scores and multivariate analysis yielded that US Men > 18 years with a high knowledge score had greater odds of: living in households with incomes > $35,000 (OR=39.98); being Non-Caucasian (OR= 11.80); having at least a high school education (OR=7.78); being aged >35 years (OR=2.10); having a primary care provider (OR=2.59); and having health insurance (OR=1.44).

Conclusions: Higher income, non-Caucasian race, a high school education or greater, having a primary care provider and being 35 years or older were all predictors for US men > 18 years of age getting a high score on the Heart Attack and Stroke Knowledge questions.

Learning Objectives:

Keywords: Heart Disease, Strokes

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

[ Recorded presentation ] Recorded presentation

Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA