Table 2.
Odds ratios for health conditions by English language use in older Mexican Americans 65+ in 1993 stratified by gender
| Diabetes |
Hypertension |
Smoked |
ADL limitation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| Model 1 | ||||||||
| Low/medium | .902 | 1.38 | 1.03 | 2.40*** | 1.45† | .999 | .862 | 1.72 |
| Medium | 1.22 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.65† | 1.03 | .715 | .474* | .597 |
| High | 1.08 | 1.33 | .924 | 2.14* | 2.44*** | 1.67† | .606 | .895 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||
| Low/medium | .930 | 1.35 | 1.01 | 2.35*** | 1.26 | .889 | 1.02 | 1.57 |
| Medium | 1.27 | 1.02 | .992 | 1.56 | .87 | .647† | .585† | .540 |
| High | 1.15 | 1.29 | .857 | 2.06* | 1.86* | 1.58 | .844 | .905 |
| Model 3 | ||||||||
| Low/medium | .935 | 1.29 | 1.05 | 2.31*** | 1.27 | .918 | 1.01 | 1.59 |
| Medium | 1.27 | .934 | 1.01 | 1.56 | .867 | .676 | .580† | .546 |
| High | 1.16 | 1.13 | .957 | 2.09* | 1.90** | 1.67† | .814 | 1.07 |
| Model 4 | ||||||||
| Low/medium | .910 | 1.30 | 1.09 | 2.36*** | 1.45† | .925 | .858 | 1.76 |
| Medium | 1.23 | .957 | 1.06 | 1.63† | 1.02 | .737 | .471** | .621 |
| High | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.05 | 2.15* | 2.44*** | 1.72† | .591 | 1.08 |
| Model 5 | ||||||||
| Low/medium | .907 | 1.25 | 1.08 | 2.34*** | 1.26 | .912 | 1.00 | 1.57 |
| Medium | 1.17 | .857 | 1.08 | 1.59 | .835 | .664 | .572† | .520 |
| High | 1.00 | .974 | 1.09 | 2.18* | 1.77* | 1.62 | .792 | .985 |
All models adjust for demographic characteristics
Men = 1167, women = 1553
Model 1 adjusts for demographics only
Model 2 = model 1 + occupation
Model 3 = model 2 + income
Model 4 = model 1 + income
Model 5 = model 3 + nativity
†
P < .10
*
P < .05
**
P < .01
***
P <.001