Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios (and 95% Confidence Intervals) From Multiple Logistic Regression Models Assessing Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Odds of Mental or Physical Health Problems, by Gender

	Low Perceived Discrimination, OR (95% CI)	Medium Perceived Discrimination OR, (95% CI)	High Perceived Discrimination OR, (95% CI)
Women
n	561	326	138
Mental health outcomes
Major depressive disorder	1.00	2.22 (1.37–3.59)**	2.30 (1.28–4.12)**
Suicidal ideation	1.00	2.03 (1.16–3.55)*	1.64 (0.82–3.32)
Intermittent explosive disorder	1.00	3.09 (1.25–7.65)*	4.96 (1.88–13.08)**
Physical health outcomes
Chronic headaches	1.00	1.53 (1.05–2.22)*	1.91 (1.19–3.05)**
Chronic pain	1.00	1.58 (0.93–2.70)	0.89 (0.39–2.03)
Diabetes	1.00	0.94 (0.52–1.70)	0.93 (0.39–2.21)
High blood pressure	1.00	1.41 (0.88–2.25)	1.58 (0.94–2.67)
Men
n	425	353	170
Mental health outcomes
Major depressive disorder	1.00	1.26 (0.70–2.25)	2.29 (1.23–4.27)***
Suicidal ideation	1.00	1.24 (0.55–2.83)	3.29 (1.48–7.32)**
Intermittent explosive disorder	1.00	1.44 (0.65–3.19)	2.55 (1.10–5.90)*
Physical health outcomes
Chronic headaches	1.00	1.51 (0.89–2.57)	1.96 (1.07–3.62)*
Chronic pain	1.00	1.38 (0.74–2.57)	1.91 (0.94–3.86)
Diabetes	1.00	1.35 (0.74–2.48)	0.82 (0.33–1.99)
High blood pressure	1.00	0.92 (0.60–1.41)	1.58 (0.94–2.67)

We controlled for age, education, acculturative stress, and family cohesion. See Methods for an explanation of low, medium, and high perceived discrimination.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001.