Table 2

Logistic regression model of predictors of needing urgent or emergency room care in past year in subjects with asthma from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (8 states; n = 2,195)

Adjusted OR*

95% CI

Race/ethnicity

White/non-Hispanic

reference

---

Black/non-Hispanic

2.4

1.7,3.4

Other/non-Hispanic

2.1

1.4,3.1

Hispanic

1.1

0.6,2.0

Health care coverage gap in past year?

No

reference

---

Yes

1.2

0.8,1.8

Gender

Female

reference

---

Male

0.6

0.5,0.7

Age

(per 5 year increase)

1.0

0.9,1.0

Education

College graduate

reference

---

< High school graduate

0.9

0.6,1.2

High school graduate

0.9

0.7,1.1

Employment status

Employed

reference

---

Homemaker/student/retired

0.9

0.7,1.1

Unemployed/can't work

1.6

1.2,2.1

One physician identified?

No

Reference

---

Yes

1.2

1.0,1.6

* Odds ratios adjusted for all other variables in the model

CI = confidence interval

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