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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 3.
Published in final edited form as: Hisp J Behav Sci. 2006 Feb;28(1):127–142. doi: 10.1177/0739986305283221

Table 3.

Age-Adjusted ORs and CIs for Nativity Statusa According to Behavioral and Clinical Predictors of SRH

Number (%)
Mexican-Born American-Born
Risk Characteristic (n = 631) (n = 631) OR (95% CI)
Ever smoker 110 (17.4) 206 (32.6) 2.27 (1.73-2.98)
Ever drinker 93 (14.7) 278 (44.1) 4.55 (3.34-6.20)
BMI ≥ 30 289 (45.8) 336 (53.2) 1.36 (1.08-1.72)
Sedentary lifestyle 528 (83.7) 500 (79.2) 0.72 (0.54-0.97)
One or more physician-
diagnosed chronic conditions
324 (51.3) 367 (58.2) 1.44 (1.11-1.85)
a

Mexican-born women served as the reference group.