Table 2 |
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Model of Predictors of fair/poor general health from the 1998–2000 BRFSS* |
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Variables |
Adjusted OR |
95% CI |
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Age at Onset: |
0–21 |
reference |
--- |
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22–44 |
1.52 |
(1.37, 1.68) |
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45–64 |
1.67 |
(1.44, 1.94) |
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≥65 |
1.53 |
(1.26, 1.86) |
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Age: |
(per year increase) |
1.02 |
(1.02, 1.02) |
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Duration: |
(per year increase) |
1.00 |
(0.99, 1.00) |
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Gender: |
Male |
reference |
--- |
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Female |
1.00 |
(0.95, 1.05) |
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Race/ethnicity: |
White, non Hispanic |
reference |
--- |
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Black, non Hispanic |
1.22 |
(1.15, 1.30) |
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All Hispanic |
1.01 |
(0.90, 1.14) |
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Other |
0.75 |
(0.69, 0.82) |
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Education: |
≥ High school graduate |
reference |
--- |
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< High school graduate |
1.84 |
(1.74, 1.95) |
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Marital Status: |
Married/unmarried couple |
reference |
--- |
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Divorced/separated |
1.39 |
(1.32, 1.47) |
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Widowed |
1.02 |
(0.96, 1.09) |
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Never Been Married |
0.99 |
(0.92, 1.07) |
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Employment Status: |
Employed |
reference |
--- |
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Unemployed |
2.57 |
(2.33, 2.83) |
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Student/homemaker |
1.90 |
(1.75, 2.06) |
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Retired |
1.92 |
(1.77, 2.09) |
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Unable to Work |
6.76 |
(6.29, 7.27) |
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*Logistic regression of BRFSS data are limited to 7 states & the District of Columbia and weighted with SPSS Complex Samples 14.0 (unweighted n = 11,734; estimated weighted n = 12,895,725). OR = Odds Ratio CI = Confidence Interval; BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
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Jamoom et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:10 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-10 |
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