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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 4.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2005 Mar 3;61(6):1243–1255. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.016

Table 2.

Unadjusted odds ratios of health behaviors

N (%) Yes
Latino Non-Latino Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Total sample
Current smoker 673 (20.9%) 8691 (26.5%) .73 (.66, .82)
Moderate/high alcohol intake 305 (9.6%) 3838 (11.9%) .78 (.66, .93)
High BMI 1548 (49.6%) 14,397 (45.4%) 1.18 (1.06, 1.31)
Recent exercise activity 1829 (57.8%) 22,547 (67.2%) .67 (.60, .75)
Women only
Current smoker 329 (16.2%) 4689 (25.1%) .58 (.49, .67)
Moderate/high alcohol intake 55 (2.7%) 1038 (5.5%) .47 (.35, .63)
High BMI 804 (44.4%) 6697 (36.0%) 1.42 (1.24, 1.62)
Recent exercise activity 1029 (55.3%) 12,926 (67.4%) .60 (.52, .68)
Men only
Current smoker 344 (26.0%) 4002 (28.0%) .90 (.79, 1.03)
Moderate/high alcohol intake 250 (17.1%) 2800 (19.0%) .88 (.73, 1.06)
High BMI 744 (55.1%) 7700 (55.7%) .98 (.85, 1.12)
Recent exercise activity 800 (60.5%) 9621 (67.0%) .76 (.65, .88)

Note: All values, except for Ns, are weighted. Significant odds ratios are highlighted in boldface.

Data source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1991.