Table 3.
Odds ratios reflecting increase in odds of membership in a particular LTC risk class relative to the Maintainers class for adults characterized as having high cholesterol
| Latent Class- Reference Maintainers | White Women P<.0001 | Black Women P=.0005 | White Men P=.0002 | Black Men P=.0003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercisers/fat reducers | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Fat reducers | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Exercisers/produce eaters | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Produce eaters | — | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Exercisers | 0.7 | — | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| New exercisers/fat reducers | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | |
| Near maintenance | — | — | 0.4 | |
| Healthy eaters | 1.5 | — | — | |
| Pre-contemplators | 1.1 | — | — | |
| Contemplators | — | 0.4 | — |
Dashed lines indicate latent classes that were not identified within that race-gender group.
Odds ratios >1.0 reflect higher odds of membership in that class relative to the maintainers class, given self-report of high cholesterol.
Age, level of education, BMI, and the presence of diabetes and hypertension were controlled for in all models.