Table 4 |
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| Effect of Acculturation On Self-Reported Rates of Hypertension and Diabetes Among Foreign Born Hispanics* | ||
| Acculturation Variable | Hypertension | Diabetes |
| English Ability | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) |
| Not Well | 1.17 (0.99 – 1.37) | 1.07 (0.84 – 1.35) |
| Well | ---- | ---- |
| Years in the US | ||
| ≤1 – 4 | 0.75 (0.58 – 0.97) | 0.45 (0.28 – 0.72) |
| 5 – 9 | 1.00 (0.79 – 1.26) | 0.57 (0.39 – 0.83) |
| 10 – 14 | 0.79 (0.64 – 0.99) | 0.71 (0.53-0.95) |
| >15 | ---- | ---- |
| Citizenship | ||
| Not citizen | 0.84 (0.73 – 0.97) | 1.18 (0.98 – 1.43) |
| Citizen | ---- | ---- |
OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.
*Acculturation variable odds ratios are from the fully adjusted models including demographic and clinical participant characteristics.
Rodriguez et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:768 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-768
