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. 2011 Jul 15;11:568. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-568

Table 2.

Multivariable adjusted associations between reported racism and mental health, depression and general health *

Odds ratio (95% CI)
Model 1
Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI)
Model 2
Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI)
Model 3
Depression
Reported racism
 Not at all 1.0 - 1.0
 A little/some/quite a bit/a lot 2.72 (1.46-5.10)** - 2.0 (0.97-4.09)
Worries in life
 Low - - 1.0
 High - - 3.82 (1.84-7.95)***
Is getting enough food a problem?
 Never - - 1.0
 Some days/often - - 2.32 (1.06-5.08)*
R2# 0.071 - 0.258
N 172 - 166

Mental Health
Reported racism
 Not at all 1.0 1.0 1.0
 A little/some/quite a bit/a lot 3.31 (1.74-6.32)*** 2.99 (1.53-5.84)*** 2.67 (1.25-5.70)**
Present money situation
 Plenty - 1.0 -
 Get by - 1.80 (0.59-5.46) -
 Not enough - 4.36 (1.33-14.22)* -
Worries in life
 Low - - 1.0
 High - - 4.78 (2.23-10.24)***
How many friends do you have?
 A lot of friends - - 1.0
 No friends/A few - - 2.50 (1.11-5.64)*
Are you looking for somewhere to live at present?
 No - - 1.0
 Yes/unsure - - 2.85 (1.34-6.06)**
R2# 0.099 0.160 0.383
N 168 167 161

General Health
Reported racism
 Not at all 1.0 1.0 1.0
 A little/some/quite a bit/a lot 2.53 (1.24-5.14)** 2.49 (1.18-5.24)* 2.17 (1.03-4.57)*
Present money situation
 Plenty - 1.0 -
 Get by - 1.89 (0.5-7.1) -
 Not enough - 4.09 (1.04-16.14)* -
Are you looking for somewhere to live at present?
 No - - 1.0
 Yes/unsure - - 3.93 (1.88-8.22)***
R2# 0.061 0.129 0.78
N 164 162 164

#McKelvey-Zavoina pseudo R2 see [42]

*Models shown exclude tested explanatory predictors with significance level p > = 0.10

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