Table 3.
Interaction between measures of social support and race/ethnicity on odds of hypertension, NHANES 2001–2006
| Emotional and financial support | Marital status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Model 1 | ||||
| Black race | 1.89 | 1.65–2.16 | ||
| Social support | ||||
| Both | — | — | ||
| Either | 0.93 | 0.73–1.19 | ||
| Neither | 0.72 | 0.53–0.96 | ||
| Black race × social support | ||||
| Black race × both | — | — | ||
| Black race × either | 1.04 | 0.61–1.78 | ||
| Black race × neither | 2.21 | 1.04–4.69 | ||
| Model 2 | ||||
| Black race | 1.83 | 1.46–2.30 | ||
| Unmarried | 1.04 | 0.83–1.30 | ||
| Black race × unmarried | 1.15 | 0.83–1.59 | ||
| Model 3 | ||||
| Mexican-American ethnicity | 0.69 | 0.50–0.95 | ||
| Social support | ||||
| Both | — | — | ||
| Either | 0.93 | 0.73–1.19 | ||
| Neither | 0.72 | 0.53–0.97 | ||
| Mexican-American ethnicity × social support | ||||
| Mexican-American ethnicity × both | — | — | ||
| Mexican-American ethnicity × either | 0.98 | 0.67–1.41 | ||
| Mexican-American ethnicity × neither | 1.54 | 0.74–3.19 | ||
| Model 4 | ||||
| Mexican-American ethnicity | 0.69 | 0.51–0.93 | ||
| Unmarried | 1.05 | 0.83–1.31 | ||
| Mexican-American ethnicity × unmarried | 1.13 | 0.78–1.63 | ||
Adjusted for age, gender, income, education, insurance, self-rated health, diabetes, obesity, and physical inactivity. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.