TABLE 4.

Prevalence and OR from the univariate logistic regression for ever asthma according to potential risk factors in Aboriginal adults

Factor	Prevalence, %	Univariate OR (95% CI)
Age, years
15–34	15.5	1.00
35–64	12.6	0.79 (0.70–0.88)
Sex
Female	16.2	1.00
Male	11.2	0.65 (0.58–0.73)***
Aboriginal ancestry
North American Indian	13.8	1.00
Métis	13.8	1.00 (0.88–1.14)
Inuit	9.7	0.67 (0.51–0.88)**
Multiple ancestries	15.3	1.13 (0.98–1.30)
Residence
Urban	15.0	1.00
Nonurban	11.2	0.71 (0.64–0.79)***
Region of residence (Canada)
Prairies	13.1	1.00
Atlantic	13.8	1.06 (0.91–1.23)
Quebec	12.7	0.96 (0.81–1,14)
Ontario	17.7	1.43 (1.25–1.63)***
British Columbia	12.0	0.90 (0.77–1.07)
Territories	7.1	0.50 (0.42–0.60)***
Body mass index
Normal/underweight	13.1	1.00
Overweight	12.2	0.93 (0.81–1.06)
Obese	17.5	1.41 (1.23–1.62)***
Dwelling condition
No need of repairs	13.7	1.00
In need of minor repairs	13.0	0.94 (0.80–1.12)
In need of major repairs	14.7	1.09 (0.97–1.23)
Persons in the household, n
≤4	14.3	1.00
≥5	12.6	0.86 (0.75–0.99)*
Type of dwelling
Rented	12.7	1.00
Own	15.8	1.29 (1.15–1.44)***
Education level
≤High school	14.6	1.00
>High school	13.4	0.90 (0.81–1.01)
Family income/year, $
≤30,000	14.4	1.00
>30,000	10.2	0.73 (0.64–0.81)***
Difficulties in accessing health care
No	12.9	1.00
Yes	22.5	1.96 (1.67–2.31)***
Health consultation in past 12 months
No	10.2	1.00
Yes	14.4	1.49 (1.20–1.85)***
Hospitalization in past 12 months
No	13.4	1.00
Yes	18.8	1.50 (1.29–1.74)***
General health status
Excellent or very good	10.6	1.00
Good, fair or poor	18.9	1.97 (1.77–2.20)***

^*P<0.05;

^**P<0.01;

^***P<0.001. NA Not considered for multiple logistic regression