Table 3.
Prevalence, Crude, and Adjusted Odds Ratios for Having 1 or More Diagnosed Chronic Conditionsa, World Trade Center Health Registry, 2003–2007
| Characteristicb | No. | % | cOR | 95% CI | aORc | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2,474 | 100.0 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 980 | 39.6 | 1.0 | 0.9, 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1, 1.4 |
| Male | 1,494 | 60.4 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Age at wave 1 interview, years | ||||||
| 18–24 | 29 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4, 0.8 | 0.5 | Referent |
| 25–44 | 929 | 37.6 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | |
| 45–54 | 890 | 36.0 | 1.5 | 1.4, 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3, 1.6 |
| ≥55 | 626 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 1.6, 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5, 2.0 |
| Race/ethnicity group | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 340 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 1.1, 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8, 1.1 |
| Hispanic | 315 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 1.1, 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0, 1.3 |
| Asian | 150 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.8, 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9, 1.4 |
| Other | 76 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.9, 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9, 1.6 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1,593 | 64.4 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school or high school | 474 | 19.2 | 1.5 | 1.3, 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0, 1.3 |
| Some college | 717 | 29.0 | 1.7 | 1.5, 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2, 1.5 |
| College/postgraduate | 1,267 | 51.2 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Rescue/recovery worker | ||||||
| Yes | 845 | 34.2 | 1.8 | 1.6, 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5, 1.9 |
| No | 1,629 | 65.8 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Smoking status at wave 1 or wave 2 | ||||||
| Former smoker | 724 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 1.1, 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0, 1.2 |
| Current smoker | 349 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 1.1, 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9, 1.3 |
| Never smoker | 1,383 | 55.9 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Yes | 899 | 36.3 | 2.1 | 1.9, 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6, 1.9 |
| No | 1,575 | 63.7 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Dust/debris cloud exposure on 9/11 | ||||||
| Intense dust cloud | 1,288 | 52.1 | 1.7 | 1.5, 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2, 1.5 |
| Some/none | 1,081 | 43.7 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Number of injury types | ||||||
| 1 | 343 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 1.4, 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0, 1.3 |
| 2 | 122 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.7, 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0, 1.6 |
| ≥3 | 30 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.6, 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.0, 2.5 |
| Number of injury types | 1,979 | 80.0 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| PTSD at wave 1 | ||||||
| Yes | 464 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 1.9, 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5, 2.0 |
| No | 1,939 | 78.4 | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; cOR, crude odds ratio; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.
a Includes angina, heart attack, other heart conditions, stroke, asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, reactive airway disease syndrome, other lung conditions, diabetes, and cancer.
b Denominator for percent includes persons with missing data.
c Multivariable model includes all the variables in the table.