Table 6.
Associations of Demographic Characteristics, Chronic Physical Disability, and Pregnancy with Overall Health, Current Smoking, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Problems Total n = 47, 629
| Health behavior or condition, adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall health fair or poor | Current smoker | Obese | Vigorous leisure time physical activity | Any mental health problem | |
| Age category | |||||
| 18–24 (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25–29 | 1.6 (1.4, 2.0) | 1.9 (1.7, 2.1) | 1.6 (1.5, 1.8) | 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) |
| 30–34 | 1.9 (1.5, 2.2) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.8) | 1.9 (1.8, 2.1) | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) |
| 35–39 | 2.3 (1.9, 2.8) | 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) | 2.2 (2.0, 2.4) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.7) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) |
| 40–44 | 2.4 (2.0, 2.9) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.6) | 2.2 (2.0, 2.4) | 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) |
| 45–49 | 2.6 (2.2, 3.1) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 2.0 (1.8, 2.2) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.6) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) |
| Race | |||||
| White only (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Black only | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 0.5 (0.5, 0.6) | 1.8 (1.7, 2.0) | 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) | 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) |
| Asian only | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.2 (0.2, 0.3) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 0.5 (0.5, 0.6) | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) |
| Other race + multiple | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 0.2 (0.2, 0.2) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.7) | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) |
| Not Hispanic (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) |
| High school (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Some college, associate's degree | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) | 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 1.8 (1.6, 1.9) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) |
| College degree and higher education | 0.3 (0.3, 0.4) | 0.2 (0.2, 0.2) | 0.5 (0.5, 0.6) | 3.0 (2.8, 3.3) | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) |
| Household income | |||||
| Below federal poverty level | 2.3 (2.1, 2.5) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.7) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) | 1.5 (1.4, 1.6) |
| Above poverty level (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Current pregnancy | |||||
| Not pregnant (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Pregnant | 0.6 (0.4, 1.2) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.6) | 2.4 (1.5, 3.9) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) |
| Chronic physical disability | |||||
| No CPD (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | v | 1.0 |
| CPD | 6.9 (3.5, 13.7) | 1.3 (0.7, 2.5) | 1.5 (0.9, 2.4) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.3) | 3.6 (2.2, 6.0) |