Table 4.

Adjusted^a odds of health-risk behaviors and health outcomes among children and adolescents in ethnic-nativity groups:^b 2007 National Survey of Children's Health^c (n=91,532)

^aAdjusted by logistic regression for child's age, sex, household composition, metropolitan/non-metropolitan residence, household poverty, and education level

^bThe reference group was NH white children of U.S.-born parents.

^cNational Center for Health Statistics (US). 2007 National Survey of Children's Health: the public use data file and documentation. Hyattsville (MD): NCHS; 2009. Also available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/slaits/nsch.htm [cited 2012 Feb 27].

^dStatistically significant at p<0.01

^eStatistically significant at p<0.05

NH = non-Hispanic

AOR = adjusted odds ratio

CI = confidence interval

BMI = body mass index

ETS = environmental tobacco smoke

ADD/ADHD = attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder