TABLE 3.
Results of Ordered Logistic and Ordinary Least Squares Regression Analyses Estimating Associations Between Ethnicity and Total Allostatic Load and Component Scores: Texas City Stress and Health Study, 2004–2006
| Allostatic Load |
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| Race/Ethnicitya | Total,b OR (95% CI) | Cardiovascular,c b (SE) | Metabolic,c b (SE) | Inflammatory,c b (SE) | Stress Hormone,c b (SE) |
| Black | 1.39 (0.99, 1.93) | 0.21** (0.07) | −0.04 (0.12) | 0.17* (0.08) | −0.83 (1.09) |
| US-born Mexican American | 1.23 (0.97, 1.55) | −0.00 (0.04) | 0.20* (0.08) | 0.03 (0.05) | −1.12 (0.72) |
| Foreign-born Mexican | 0.62 (0.43, 0.89) | −0.08 (0.07) | −0.16 (0.13) | −0.08 (0.08) | −0.82 (1.14) |
| Total no. | 1405 | 1354 | 1405 | 1405 | 1070 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Models adjusted for age, education, income, health insurance, smoking, and physical activity.
a
White is the reference category.
b
Ordered logistic regression.
c
Ordinary least squares regression.
*P < .05; **P < .01.