Table 2.

Association between BPH and socio-economic status and access to healthcare

		BPH
Factor	Level	n	%	OR*	95% CI	OR**	95% CI
Health Insurance	None	368	3.4	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref
	Military/Champus	57	7.9	1.99	1.48, 2.68	1.52	1.12, 2.06
	Public	468	7.4	1.20	1.03, 1.40	1.10	0.94, 1.29
	Private	251	6.8	1.55	1.30, 1.84	1.12	0.92, 1.36
	Other	6	2.5	0.62	0.27, 1.43	0.54	0.23, 1.24
Time since last doctor visit	12 months or more	102	2.0	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref
	6–11 months	62	4.1	1.82	1.31, 2.52	1.73	1.24, 2.40
	0–5 months	987	6.6	2.44	1.98, 3.01	2.37	1.91, 2.94
Prior diagnoses	Diabetes (Ever)	293	7.5	1.15	0.99, 1.33	1.05	0.91, 1.22
	Heart disease (Ever)	177	10.2	1.16	0.97, 1.39	1.08	0.90, 1.30
Education	< High School	362	4.8	0.74	0.63, 0.86	0.77	0.66, 0.91
	High School or GED	409	4.5	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref
	Any college	389	7.4	1.51	1.30, 1.75	1.41	1.21, 1.65
Household Income ($)	< $15,000	637	4.7	0.62	0.52, 0.74	0.80	0.66, 0.99
	$15,000 – < $25,000	245	5.1	0.70	0.57, 0.86	0.82	0.66, 1.02
	$25,000 – < $50,000	180	7.2	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref
	$50,000 or more	83	9.6	1.16	0.87, 1.54	1.02	0.76, 1.37
Marital Status	Single/Divorced/widowed	627	4.2	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref
	Currently Married	533	7.8	1.33	1.17, 1.51	1.23	1.07, 1.41
Race	Caucasian	440	9.9	1.0	Ref	1.0	Ref
	African-American	720	4.1	0.45	0.40, 0.51	0.49	0.43, 0.56

^*Odds Ratios and 95% confidence intervals describing the association between each factor and a prior BPH diagnosis adjusted for age and race.

^**Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals adjusted for age, race, and other factors listed on table. n=21,517