TABLE 3.
Sociodemographic Predictors of Smoking and Adiposity in US Residents of Mexican Ancestry, by Ethnic Self-Identification: National Health Interview Surveys, 2000–2002
| Adiposity, OR (95% CI) |
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| Smoking, OR (95% CI) | Overweight | Obese | |
| Mexican American | |||
| Age | 0.86*** (0.81, 0.93) | 1.21*** (1.13, 1.30) | 1.20*** (1.11, 1.29) |
| Male | 1.99*** (1.58, 2.50) | 2.30*** (1.93, 2.75) | 1.63*** (1.31, 2.04) |
| Education | 0.73*** (0.64, 0.82) | 1.00 (0.90, 1.10) | 0.89* (0.80, 0.99) |
| Income ≥ $20 000 | 0.72** (0.58, 0.88) | 1.40** (1.14, 1.72) | 1.31* (1.04, 1.65) |
| Own home | 0.80* (0.65, 0.98) | 0.91 (0.73, 1.13) | 0.99 (0.81, 1.20) |
| Nonimmigrant | 1.64** (1.15, 2.33) | 1.21 (0.92, 1.59) | 1.56** (1.17, 2.08) |
| Language use | 1.57*** (1.24, 1.99) | 0.87 (0.70, 1.08) | 1.05 (0.89, 1.23) |
| Mexican | |||
| Age | 1.08* (1.01, 1.16) | 1.27*** (1.18, 1.36) | 1.37*** (1.27, 1.48) |
| Male | 3.23*** (2.64, 3.96) | 1.56*** (1.33, 1.82) | 1.06 (0.87, 1.28) |
| Education | 0.98 (0.89, 1.08) | 0.97 (0.90, 1.04) | 0.90* (0.82, 0.99) |
| Income ≥ $20 000 | 0.91 (0.73, 1.13) | 1.17 (0.99, 1.37) | 1.08 (0.89, 1.31) |
| Own home | 0.74** (0.60, 0.92) | 1.22* (1.02, 1.45) | 1.26* (1.02, 1.56) |
| Nonimmigrant | 1.73*** (1.34, 2.24) | 0.91 (0.72, 1.17) | 1.57** (1.17, 2.11) |
| Language use | 1.11 (0.98, 1.26) | 0.96 (0.86, 1.08) | 0.98 (0.88, 1.10) |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Smoking was defined as current smoker (vs nonsmoker); overweight and obese were defined as a body mass index of 25 to 30 kg/m2 and over 30 kg/m2, respectively. Language use during the interview was coded as Spanish, English and Spanish, or English. All estimates simultaneously controlled for every sociodemographic variable in the first column.
*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.