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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2013 Dec 15;24(1):e53–e59. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.09.006

Table 2. Unadjusted Associations between Early Life Factors and Perceived Racial and Gender Discrimination, New York Women’s Birth Cohort Adult Follow-Up, 2001-2006.

Racial Discrimination Gender Discrimination
RR RR
Variable Level 95% CI 95% CI
Race/Ethnicity White
African American
Hispanic
1.00
4.36
2.78
Reference
2.37, 8.02
1.46, 5.29
1.00
1.12
0.85
Reference
0.71, 1.75
0.52, 1.38
Age (years) Continuous 1.01 0.91, 1.12 0.96 0.85, 1.09
Birth Weight (kg) Tertile 1(<2.92)
2(2.92-<3.29)<break/>3(≥3.29)
1.00
0.83
0.87
Reference
0.57, 1.21
0.61, 1.24
1.00
1.14
0.78
Reference
0.74, 1.75
0.47, 1.27
SES at Birth Low tertile
Medium tertile
High tertile
1.00
1.31
1.03
Reference
0.93, 1.86
0.69, 1.54
1.00
1.50
1.10
Reference
0.97, 2.32
0.67, 1.82
Maternal education High school or higher degree
Less than high school degree
1.00
1.16
Reference
0.85, 1.57
1.00
0.97
Reference
0.67, 1.42
Age at menarche (years) Continuous 1.08 0.99, 1.17 1.12 1.01, 1.24
Childhood family
structure
Single parent
Two parent
1.00
0.97
Reference
0.67, 1.38
1.00
1.05
Reference
0.66, 1.67

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk; SES, socioeconomic status