Table 5.
Association Between Race and Disability in the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Study–Southwest Baltimore.
| Women (n = 189)
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Men (n = 139)
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| African Americana | 0.32 | [0.14, 0.70] | 0.34 | [0.13, 0.90] |
| Age | 1.00 | [0.96, 1.04] | 1.06 | [1.01, 1.10] |
| Currently married | 0.72 | [0.26, 2.02] | 0.65 | [0.22, 1.89] |
| Income | 1.00 | [0.99, 1.00] | 1.00 | [0.99, 1.00] |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school graduate | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| High school graduate/GED | 0.92 | [0.39, 2.10] | 0.35 | [0.11, 1.06] |
| More than high school graduate | 0.82 | [0.23, 2.93] | 0.85 | [0.24, 3.01] |
| Insurance status | 2.02 | [0.72, 5.66] | 0.85 | [0.31, 2.35] |
| Weight status | ||||
| Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Overweight | 1.23 | [0.46, 3.33] | 1.64 | [0.54, 5.03] |
| Obese | 2.41 | [0.93, 6.30] | 1.68 | [0.52, 5.49] |
| Current smoker | 0.87 | [0.37, 2.01] | 1.08 | [0.38, 3.11] |
| Current drinker | 0.67 | [0.26, 1.74] | 1.20 | [0.49, 2.96] |
| Two or more chronic conditions | 5.79 | [2.53, 13.28] | 1.64 | [0.61, 4.41] |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; GED = General Educational Development.
a
White adults were the reference category. Chronic conditions included physician diagnoses of heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, asthma, and cancer. Depressive symptoms were based on responses from the Patient Health Question depression module.