Table 3.
Wife’s Risk of Chronic Condition When Husband Is Diagnosed With the Condition, Mexican American Couples Aged 65 Years and Oldera
| Chronic Condition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Heart Condition OR (95% CI) | Stroke OR (95% CI) | Hypertension OR (95% CI) | Diabetes OR (95% CI) | Arthritis OR (95% CI) | Cancer OR (95% CI) | |
| Model 1b | 2.32 (1.04-5.17) | 1.21 (0.34-4.24) | 1.66 (1.16-2.39) | 1.64 (1.07-2.54) | 2.90 (1.97-4.28) | 4.78 (1.76-12.97) |
| Model 2c | 2.24 (0.99-5.05) | 1.07 (0.30-3.80) | 1.63 (1.13-2.36) | 1.53 (0.98-2.39) | 2.96 (1.98-4.42) | 4.65 (1.61-13.46) |
a
Data source is Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly, 1993–1994 (20). OR indicates odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
b
Adjusted for age, education, and U.S. nativity of the wife.
c
Adjusted for age, education, U.S. nativity, blood pressure, body mass index, smoking, and alcohol consumption of the wife.