Table 3.

Adjusted Racial/Ethnic Differences in Physical Health Status by Age Group (N = 40,631)

	Presence of chronic conditions	ADL difficulties	Fair/Poor Self-rated health
	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age 55-64
White	REF	REF	REF
African American /black	2.65 (2.15, 3.28)***	1.08 (0.86, 1.34)	1.85 (1.45, 2.36)***
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.69 (1.39, 2.06)***	0.79 (0.58, 1.08)	1.79 (1.34, 2.38)***
Latino	1.40 (1.15, 1.72)**	1.15 (0.96, 1.38)	1.67 (1.34, 2.09)***
Age 65-74
White	REF	REF	REF
African American/black	2.20 (1.56, 3.10)***	1.60 (1.25, 2.05)***	1.77 (1.33, 2.36)***
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.25 (0.99, 1.57)	0.83 (0.61, 1.14)	1.76 (1.33, 2.33)***
Latino	1.16 (0.89, 1.50)	1.23 (0.90, 1.68)	1.55 (1.18, 2.03)**
Age ≥ 75
White	REF	REF	REF
African American/black	1.83 (1.19, 2.81)**	1.22 (0.93, 1.61)	1.74 (1.31, 2.30)***
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.14 (0.79, 1.66)	0.91 (0.73, 1.14)	1.47 (1.09, 1.98)*
Latino	1.05 (0.75, 1.45)	0.84 (0.64, 1.10)	1.23 (0.90, 1.69)

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001

Note: Analyses are adjusted for gender, education, marital status, insurance status, health care utilization, English-language proficiency, and nativity.