TABLE 3—
Weighted Adjusted Odds Ratios for Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2001–2008
| Model 1 |
Model 2 |
Model 3 |
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| Variable | Foreign-Born, AOR (95% CI) | US-Born, AOR (95% CI) | Foreign-Born, AOR (95% CI) | US-Born, AOR (95% CI) | Foreign-Born, AOR (95% CI) | US-Born, AOR (95% CI) |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Married | 0.96 (0.96, 0.97) | 0.96 (0.95, 0.96) | 0.97 (0.96, 0.98) | 0.96 (0.96, 0.97) | 0.95 (0.94, 0.96) | 0.95 (0.94, 0.96) |
| Time in the United States, y | ||||||
| < 5 | 1.09 (1.08, 1.09) | … | 1.07 (1.06, 1.08) | … | 1.09 (1.09, 1.11) | … |
| 5–19 | 0.89 (0.89, 1.09) | … | 0.94 (0.93, 0.95) | … | 0.96 (0.96, 0.97) | … |
| > 20 (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| < 9 y | 0.46 (0.45, 0.47) | 0.46 (0.45, 0.46) | 0.46 (0.45, 0.47) | 0.45 (0.45, 0.46) | ||
| 9–11 y | 0.58 (0.56, 0.58) | 0.58 (0.57, 0.59) | 0.58 (0.57, 0.59) | 0.58 (0.57, 0.59) | ||
| High school diploma or some college | 0.75 (0.74, 0.76) | 0.74 (0.73, 0.75) | 0.76 (0.75, 0.77) | 0.75 (0.73, 0.76) | ||
| ≥ bachelor’s degree (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Health behaviors | ||||||
| Rigorous exercises | 2.05 (2.02, 2.08) | 1.913 (1.89, 1.94) | ||||
| Daily smoker | 1.94 (1.91, 1.97) | 2.15 (2.08, 2.15) | ||||
| Heavy drinker | 1.61 (1.59, 1.63) | 1.61 (1.59, 1.63) | ||||
| High waist circumference | ||||||
| Married | 1.05 (1.05, 1.06) | 1.04 (1.03, 1.04) | 1.05 (1.05, 1.05) | 1.03 (1.03, 1.04) | 1.04 (1.04, 1.04) | 1.03 (1.03, 1.03) |
| Time in the United States, y | ||||||
| < 5 | 0.60 (0.59, 0.60) | … | 0.61 (0.60, 0.61) | … | 0.60 (0.60, 0.61) | … |
| 5–19 | 0.75 (0.75, 0.75) | … | 0.75 (0.75, 0.75) | … | 0.75 (0.74, 0.75) | … |
| > 20 (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| < 9 y | 1.21 (1.20, 1.22) | 1.04 (1.03, 1.05) | 1.22 (1.21, 1.23) | 1.05 (1.04, 1.05) | ||
| 9–11 y | 1.25 (1.24, 1.26) | 1.07 (1.06, 1.08) | 1.26 (1.25, 1.27) | 1.08 (1.07, 1.09) | ||
| High school diploma or some college | 1.38 (1.37, 1.39) | 1.20 (1.18, 1.20) | 1.39 (1.38, 1.40) | 1.19 (1.19, 1.21) | ||
| ≥ bachelor’s degree (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Health behaviors | ||||||
| Rigorous exercises | 1.51 (1.496, 1.52) | 1.43 (1.41, 1.44) | ||||
| Daily smoker | 1.51 (1.50, 1.52) | 1.37 (1.36, 1.38) | ||||
| Heavy drinker | 1.17 (1.16, 1.17) | 1.16 (1.15, 1.17) | ||||
| Nativity × education (significant) | 1.69 (1.67, 1.70) | 1.00 | ||||
| Diabetes | ||||||
| Married | 1.17 (1.15, 1.18) | 0.89 (0.89, 0.91) | 1.17 (1.16, 1.19) | 0.89 (0.89, 0.91) | 0.89 (0.89, 0.91) | 0.89 (0.88, 0.90) |
| Time in the United States, y | ||||||
| < 5 | 1.17 (1.09, 1.13) | … | 1.17 (1.15, 1.19) | … | 0.45 (0.44, 0.46) | … |
| 5–19 | 3.12 (3.08, 3.17) | … | 3.14 (3.09, 3.19) | … | 3.13 (3.09, 3.17) | … |
| > 20 (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| < 9 y | 0.901(0.90, 0.91) | 0.32 (0.31, 0.33) | 0.86 (0.86, 0.87) | 0.33 (0.32, 0.34) | ||
| 9–11 y | 0.58 (0.57, 0.58) | 0.38 (0.37, 0.39) | 0.61 (0.61, 0.62) | 0.38 (0.37, 0.38) | ||
| Diploma or some college | 0.89 (0.89, 0.89) | 0.40 (0.39, 0.41) | 0.86 (0.86, 0.86) | 0.39 (0.39, 0.41) | ||
| ≥ bachelor’s degree (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Health behaviors | ||||||
| Rigorous exercises | 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) | 0.77 (0.73, 0.76) | ||||
| Daily smoker | 0.57 (0.24, 1.37) | 1.21 (0.40, 3.70) | ||||
| Heavy drinker | 0.86 (0.86, 0.90) | 1.06 (1.04, 1.08) | ||||
| Nativity × education (significant) | 1.04 (1.03, 1.04) | |||||
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. All models control for age, Depression Screener Questionnaire, and health insurance. Only significant interactions are reported in the table at P <.001.