Table 3.

Predictors of producing (versus consuming) Web-based health information.

		Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P value
Sex
	Female	1.07 (0.74-1.55)	.72
Race (Ref: White)
	Black	0.82 (0.50-1.35)	.44
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78 (0.26-2.36)	.66
	Mixed	1.44 (0.57-3.63)	.44
	Native American	0.79 (0.21-2.97)	.56
Education (ref: less than high school)
	High school	0.83 (0.35-2.00)	.68
	Some college	0.94 (0.40-2.22)	.89
	4-year college or more	1.10 (0.48-2.55)	.82
Health status (ref: Poor/Fair)
	Good	1.09 (0.62-1.90)	.77
	Excellent	0.80 (0.42-1.54)	.51
Age (ref: 18-29)
	30-44	1.53 (0.89-2.63)	.18
	45-64	1.02 (0.59-1.76)	.93
	65+	0.55 (0.29-1.05)	.07
Chronic disease
	Yes	1.42 (0.91-2.21)	.12
Acute medical exacerbation
	Yes	1.97 (1.26-3.08)	<.01