Table 1.
Prevalence of frequent mental distress (FMD) and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for selected risk factors, State of Texas, 2003, (N=5,757)
| Risk variable | Overall % | % with FMD (95% CI) | AOR* (95% CI) N = 5,757 | P value |
| Residence | ||||
| Metropolitan-central city | 61.50 | 9.34 (8.24–10.44) | Reference | |
| Metropolitan-suburb | 21.23 | 11.92 (9.77–14.07) | 1.37 (1.06–1.77) | 0.016 |
| Non-metropolitan | 17.27 | 8.77 (6.59–10.96) | 0.86 (0.63–1.18) | 0.350 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 | 14.66 | 11.92 (8.80–15.05) | Reference | |
| 25–34 | 20.23 | 6.79 (5.04–8.54) | 0.92 (0.62–1.34) | 0.635 |
| 35–44 | 21.09 | 9.26 (6.91–11.60) | 1.17 (0.78–1.69) | 0.488 |
| 45–54 | 18.08 | 11.40 (9.32–13.49) | 1.26 (0.86–1.85) | 0.227 |
| 55–64 | 11.88 | 10.39 (8.29–12.50) | 0.91 (0.59–1.41) | 0.675 |
| 65+ | 14.07 | 8.57 (6.84–10.32) | 0.51 (0.33–0.78) | 0.002 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| non-Hispanic white | 58.94 | 9.54 (8.61–11.68) | Reference | |
| Hispanic | 28.91 | 9.22 (7.51–10.95) | 0.56 (0.41–0.75) | <0.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.20 | 13.58 (9.47–17.68) | 0.90 (0.62–1.31) | 0.587 |
| Other | 3.95 | 9.72 (5.20–14.24) | 1.15 (0.67–0.98) | 0.607 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 50.91 | 12.06 (10.80–13.31) | Reference | |
| Male | 49.09 | 7.44 (6.16–8.73) | 0.60 (0.48–0.76) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single/never married | 38.65 | 13.28 (11.58–14.98) | Reference | |
| Married | 61.35 | 7.61 (6.61–8.61) | 0.66 (0.54–0.82) | <0.001 |
| Educational status | ||||
| < high school degree | 17.52 | 13.61 (10.96–16.26) | Reference | |
| high school degree | 27.44 | 12.84 (10.77–14.91) | 0.80 (0.59–1.10) | 0.172 |
| some college | 26.51 | 8.72 (7.20–10.24) | 0.53 (0.37–0.74) | <0.001 |
| College graduate | 28.53 | 5.50 (4.41–6.60) | 0.38 (0.26–0.55) | <0.001 |
| Household income | ||||
| <$25,000 | 30.01 | 15.79 (13.68–17.90) | Reference | |
| $25,000 to $75,000, | 39.27 | 7.50 (6.28–8.72) | 0.52 (0.40–0.67) | <0.001 |
| ≥$75,000 | 18.85 | 6.40 (4.75–8.06) | 0.49 (0.33–0.71) | <0.001 |
| Missing | 11.87 | 7.58 (5.41–9.75) | 0.50 (0.35–0.71) | <0.001 |
| Body mass index | ||||
| Obese | 23.02 | 12.66 (10.58–14.75) | 1.56 (1.19–2.05) | 0.001 |
| Overweight | 34.61 | 8.76 (7.31–10.21) | 1.22 (0.93–1.60) | 0.159 |
| Normal | 34.07 | 8.18 (6.75–9.61) | Reference | |
| Underweight | 2.08 | 24.38 (15.00–33.76) | 3.15 (1.82–5.45) | <0.001 |
| BMI missing | 6.22 | 8.85 (5.42–12.27) | 0.88 (0.53–1.44) | 0.602 |
CI = confidence interval.
*Adjusted for all other variables in Table 1. N = 5,757 prior to weighting.