TABLE 5.
Results from the multiple logistic regression analyses of ever asthma in adults according to Aboriginal group
| Factors |
Aboriginal group
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAI (n=10,766) | Métis (n=5009) | Inuit (n=4634) | Multiple (n=4840) | |
| Age, years | ||||
| 15–34 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 35–64 | 0.81 (0.68–0.97)* | NS | 0.57 (0.36–0.90)* | NS |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Male | 0.61 (0.51–0.73)** | 0.69 (0.55–0.85)* | NS | 0.68 (0.54–0.86)* |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Nonurban | 0.84 (0.71–0.99)* | 0.78 (0.63–0.97)** | 0.23 (0.13–0.38)* | 0.68* (0.54–0.85) |
| Body mass index | ||||
| Normal/underweight | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Overweight | 1.07 (0.86–1.34) | 0.99 (0.76–1.29) | 1.11 (0.84–1.48) | |
| Obese | 1.55 (1,23–1.94)** | 1.36 (1.04–1.79)** | NS | 1.73 (1.30–2.30)* |
| Education level | ||||
| ≤High school | 1.0 | NS | NS | NS |
| >High school | 0.82 (0.68–0.98)* | |||
| Family income/year, $ | ||||
| ≤30,000 | 1.0 | NS | NS | NS |
| >30,000 | 0.22 (0.67–1.00)* | |||
| Difficulties to access health care | ||||
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | NS | 1.0 |
| Yes | 2.21 (1.72–2.84)** | 1.45 (1.06–1.99)** | 1.83 (1.37–2.45)* | |
Data presented as OR (95% CI).
*
P<0.05;
**
P<0.001. NAI North American Indian; NS Not significant in the multiple logistic regression model