Table 2.
Odds ratios for receiving medical advice by race/ethnicity.
| Dependent variable | Independent | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Told to eat less fat | MA | 1.48 (1.09, 2.04) | 1.59 (1.14, 2.20) | 1.60 (1.14, 2.26) |
| OH | 1.10 (0.81, 1.48) | 1.13 (0.82, 1.56) | 1.15 (0.82, 1.60) | |
| BNH | 1.70 (1.36, 2.12) | 1.59 (1.37, 1.99) | 1.49 (1.19, 1.86) | |
| WNH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Told to control or lose weight | MA | 1.54 (1.12, 2.12) | 1.58 (1.12, 2.21) | 1.55 (1.07, 2.25) |
| OH | 1.75 (1.33, 2.31) | 1.77 (1.32, 2.39) | 1.75 (1.26, 2.41) | |
| BNH | 1.37 (1.11, 1.70) | 1.38 (1.11, 1.71) | 1.21 (0.95, 1.54) | |
| WNH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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| Told to exercise | MA | 1.65 (2.23, 2.22) | 1.64 (1.21, 2.23) | 1.64 (1.20, 2.26) |
| OH | 1.56 (1.20, 2.04) | 1.56 (1.19, 2.06) | 1.54 (1.15, 2.07) | |
| BNH | 1.71 (1.41, 2.08) | 1.51 (1.24, 1.85) | 1.35 (1.09, 1.68) | |
| WNH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Model 1: adjusted for age and gender (and BMI for “told to control or lose weight”).
Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, BMI, current smoker, education, and health insurance.
Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, BMI, current smoker, education, health insurance, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.