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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):118–134. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0170-8

Table IIa.

Odds Ratios of Abnormal Health Screening Results, by Health Screening Results

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Health Screening Results
Variable No. High BP (>140/90) High glucose (>200) Overweight (BMI > 25) High risk waist circumference
Years Driving Taxi
<10 years 207 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
≥10 years 182 2.4 (1.5–3.7) 2.0 (0.9–4.6) 1.9 (1.1–3.3) 1.4 (0.9–2.2)
Monthly Income
<$1355 118 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 1.0 (0.3–2.8) 1.0 (0.5–1.9) 1.3 (0.7–2.4)
$1355–2256 128 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
> $2256 73 0.8 (0.5–1.5) 1.4 (0.5–4.2) 1.3 (0.6–2.9) 1.1 (0.6–2.2)
“Don't know” 27 0.8 (0.4–2.0) 3.7 (1.1–12.6) 1.0 (0.4–2.8) 0.9 (0.3–2.4)
Age
18–39 100 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
40–59 209 2.0 (1.2–3.3) 8.5 (1.1–65.3) 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 1.7 (1.0–3.0)
≥60 33 2.1 (0.9–5.1) 10.0 (1.0–101.2) 0.8 (0.3–2.4) 2.2 (0.8–5.8)
Region of birth
South Asia 181 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
Africa 92 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 0.8 (0.3–2.1) 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 0.5 (0.3–1.0)
Caribbean 57 1.3 (0.7–2.6) 0.7 (0.2–2.6) 1.4 (0.6–3.5) 3.0 (1.5, 6.1)
Middle East 23 1.1 (0.4–2.6) 1.0 (0.2–4.8) 2.6 (0.6–11.8) 2.5 (1.0–6.5)
Other 35 0.6 (0.3–1.3) 0.7 (0.2–3.4) 0.8 (0.3–2.0) 1.4 (0.6–3.3)
Years in the US
≤10 64 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
>10 318 2.4 (1.3–4.4) 5.2 (0.7–39.2) 1.8 (1.0–3.4) 2.5 (1.2–5.0)
US born 7 1.9 (0.4–10.3) 24.5 (1.8–332.5) N/A 5.5 (1.1–28.0)
Marital Status
Married or partnered 288 1.2 (0.8–2.0) 1.1 (0.4–2.6) 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 0.8 (0.5–1.4)
Single, widowed, divorced 98 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 2 1.1 (0.1–17.7) N/A 0.3 (0.02–4.7) N/A
Has a primary doctor
Yes 190 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 0.9 (0.4–2.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.9) 1.1 (0.7–1.7)
No 183 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 2 1.0 (0.1–16.5) N/A N/A N/A
Has health insurance
Yes 161 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
No 188 1.0 (0.6–1.5) 0.7 (0.3–1.6) 0.8 (0.5–1.4) 0.9 (0.6–1.5)
“Don't know” 13 0.8 (0.2–3.0) 1.0 (0.1–8.4) 1.1 (0.2–5.3) 1.4 (0.4–5.6)
Exercise (10 mins activity at a time)
Yes 257 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
No 70 0.8 (0.5–1.5) 0.8 (0.2–2.4) 1.3 (0.7–2.8) 1.2 (0.7–2.2)
Hypertension history
 Hx of HTN
Yes 105 2.3 (1.4–3.8) 2.2 (0.9–5.1) 1.6 (0.8–2.9) 1.1 (0.6–1.9)
No 222 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 45 1.0 (0.5–1.9) 0.9 (0.2–4.1) 1.7 (0.7–4.3) 1.1 (0.5–2.3)
 Takes med for HTN
Yes 61 0.2 (0.1–0.7) 1.5 (0.4–5.4) 2.7 (0.8–8.9) 1.6 (0.6–4.3)
No 34 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 0
N/A 308 0.2 (0.1–0.4) 0.5 (0.2–1.7) 1.2 (0.5–2.9) 1.3 (0.6–3.2)
 Family hx of HTN
Yes 82 1.2 (0.6–2.3) 0.9 (0.3–3.1) 2.8 (1.2–6.4) 1.4 (0.7–2.6)
No 99 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
Diabetes history
 History of DM
Yes 52 1.9 (1.0–3.7) 12.2 (5.0–29.8) 1.2 (0.5–2.7) 3.4 (1.7–6.7)
No 294 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 29 0.9 (0.4–2.0) 1.0 (0.1–7.8) 1.7 (0.6–5.1) 1.9 (0.8–4.3)
 Takes med for DM
Yes 37 0.3 (0.1–1.8) 1.5 (0.3–7.1) 1.2 (0.2–7.4) 2.9 (0.7–12.5)
No 11 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
N/A 361 0.2 (0.1–1.2) 0.1 (0.03–0.5) 0.8 (0.2–4.1) 0.7 (0.2–2.5)
Cholesterol history
 Hx of chol
Yes 103 1.4 (0.9–2.4) 1.4 (0.5–3.5) 1.3 (0.7–2.4) 1.3 (0.8–2.3)
No 206 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 54 1.0 (0.5–1.8) 1.1 (0.3–3.6) 1.5 (0.7–3.3) 1.0 (0.5–2.0)
 Takes med for chol
Yes 48 0.7 (0.3–1.8) 1.7 (0.4–7.9) 0.7 (0.2–2.0) 2.0 (0.8–5.2)
No 44 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent) 1.0 (referent)
“Don't know” 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A 310 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 0.9 (0.3–3.2) 0.8 (0.3–1.9) 1.2 (0.6–2.5)