Table 2.

Logistic Regression Predicting Chronic Conditions, U.S.-Born Non-Hispanic Whites, and Mexican Americans Ages 43–61, California, 2007

	Diabetes	High blood pressure	Obesity	Condition limits activity	Fair/poor self-reported health
	OR	OR	OR	OR	OR
Model 1
Race/ethnicity/citizenship
Non-Hispanic White U.S. born (reference)
Mexican U.S. born	2.22***	1.29**	2.40***	1.32*	2.05***
Mexican naturalized	2.49***	1.05	1.78***	1.40*	4.59***
Mexican noncitizen	3.32***	0.70**	1.22	0.96	5.42***
Model 2
Race/ethnicity/citizenship
Non-Hispanic White U.S. born (reference)
Mexican U.S. born	1.86***	1.16	2.07***	0.8	1.28
Mexican naturalized	1.61*	0.91	1.35	0.61**	1.67***
Mexican noncitizen	1.93**	0.61**	0.86	0.28***	1.32
Female	0.77*	0.81***	0.83***	1.19*	0.99
Age	1.09***	1.08***	1.01.	1.06***	1.05***
Poverty
300% + FPL (reference)
200%–299% FPL	1.65*	1.25*	1.21	1.45***	2.05***
100%–199% FPL	2.55***	1.45***	1.10	2.91***	3.16***
0%–99% FPL	2.33***	1.25	1.16	4.73***	4.03***
Education
Some graduate or higher (reference)
Some college/college degree	1.79***	1.22*	1.56***	1.44***	1.50***
HS diploma	1.65***	1.71***	1.77***	1.93***	2.16***
Less than HS	2.25***	1.44*	2.07***	2.30***	4.11***
Homeownership
Own (reference)
Rent	0.99	1.12	1.04	1.34***	1.19.
Other arrangement	1.24	1.22	1.37	1.68*	1.79*
Not married	1.18	1.10	1.06	1.06	1.28*
Park not available	0.92	0.96	1.10	1.01	1.17
Park not utilized	1.36*	1.27***	1.41***	1.38***	1.43***
Neighborhood feels safe
All of the time (reference)
Most of the time	0.92	1.07	1.06	1.29***	1.20
Some of the time	0.94	1.40*	1.08	1.80***	2.04***
None of the time	1.40	2.62**	1.51	1.82	2.78***
Uninsured	0.71	0.67***	0.91	0.80	0.95

Notes: OR = odds ratio; FPL = federal poverty line; HS = high school.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.