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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2010 Jul 24;71(6):1182–1188. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.045

Table 2.

Weighted logistic regressions predicting history of cardiovascular disease among African American men (n = 1216) in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL; 2001–2003).

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Racial Discrimination (Ref: None)
 1 Situation 1.08 (0.71, 1.64) 1.09 (0.72, 1.66) 2.15 (0.50, 9.26) 2.07 (0.50, 8.62)
 2 Situations 1.15 (0.73, 1.79) 1.17 (0.74, 1.84) 4.93 (1.17, 20.68) 6.69 (1.64, 27.25)
 3 or more Situations 1.27 (0.81, 2.00) 1.27 (0.82, 1.99) 4.37 (1.08, 17.74) 3.54 (0.91, 13.73)
Negative Racial Group Attitudes 1.11 (1.03, 1.20) 1.22 (1.08, 1.39) 1.21 (1.07, 1.36)
Discrimination × Racial Attitudes (Ref: None × Racial Attitudes)
 1 Situation × Racial Attitudes 0.91 (0.74, 1.10) 0.91 (0.75, 1.10)
 2 Situations × Racial Attitudes 0.80 (0.65, 0.98) 0.76 (0.62, 0.93)
 3 Situations × Racial Attitudes 0.83 (0.68, 1.02) 0.85 (0.70, 1.03)
Age 1.06 (1.04, 1.08) 1.06 (1.05, 1.08) 1.06 (1.05, 1.08) 1.06 (1.05, 1.08)
Marital Status (Ref: Married)
 Partnered 0.59 (0.37, 0.92) 0.57 (0.36, 0.91) 0.60 (0.37, 0.96) 0.71 (0.43, 1.20)
 Separated, Widowed, Divorced 0.68 (0.44, 1.05) 0.70 (0.45, 1.09) 0.71 (0.46, 1.10) 0.86 (0.54, 1.37)
 Never Married 0.67 (0.45, 0.98) 0.67 (0.45, 0.99) 0.69 (0.47, 1.01) 0.79 (0.53, 1.19)
Poverty Ratio (Ref: < 1.00)
 1.00–1.99 0.80 (0.45, 1.42) 0.80 (0.45, 1.40) 0.82 (0.46, 1.45) 0.72 (0.40, 1.29)
 2.00–3.99 0.69 (0.42, 1.14) 0.70 (0.43, 1.14) 0.73 (0.45, 1.19) 0.60 (0.35, 1.01)
 4.00 + 0.67 (0.35, 1.29) 0.69 (0.37, 1.27) 0.72 (0.39, 1.32) 0.60 (0.31, 1.17)
Education (Ref: < 12 years)
 12 years 0.56 (0.38, 0.83) 0.59 (0.40, 0.88) 0.61 (0.41, 0.90) 0.61 (0.39, 0.93)
 13–15 years 0.72 (0.50, 1.04) 0.80 (0.55, 1.16) 0.81 (0.56, 1.18) 0.81 (0.54, 1.22)
 16+ years 0.58 (0.33, 1.02) 0.68 (0.40, 1.17) 0.69 (0.40, 1.18) 0.62 (0.37, 1.06)
Work Status (Ref: Employed)
 Unemployed 1.16 (0.72, 1.87) 1.19 (0.74, 1.93) 1.20 (0.74, 1.94) 1.16 (0.71, 1.91)
 Out of Labor Force 1.53 (1.00, 2.35) 1.58 (1.02, 2.43) 1.64 (1.05, 2.55) 1.82 (1.14, 2.92)
Uninsured vs. Insured 0.62 (0.40, 0.96) 0.60 (0.38, 0.93) 0.61 (0.38, 0.96) 0.67 (0.41, 1.07)
Region (Ref: South)
 Northeast 0.85 (0.57, 1.26) 0.83 (0.55, 1.24) 0.83 (0.56, 1.24) 0.84 (0.56, 1.25)
 Midwest 1.00 (0.59, 1.69) 1.00 (0.61, 1.64) 1.02 (0.62, 1.69) 0.99 (0.62, 1.57)
 West 0.85 (0.50, 1.44) 0.87 (0.49, 1.53) 0.87 (0.51, 1.47) 0.96 (0.58, 1.61)
Social Desirability Bias 0.47 (0.21, 1.08) 0.44 (0.19, 1.01) 0.43 (0.19, 1.00) 0.41 (0.18, 0.98)
Body Mass Index 1.11 (1.07, 1.14)
Ever vs. Never Smoker 0.83 (0.56, 1.23)

Note: Model 1 is the association between racial discrimination and cardiovascular disease history controlling for socio-demographic factors; Model 2 adds negative racial group attitudes; Model 3 tests the interaction between racial discrimination and negative racial group attitudes; Model 4 adjusts for BMI and smoking status.