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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2015 May 14;25(9):656–660.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.05.002

Table 3.

Adjusted* odds of meeting 2008 physical activity guidelines, NYC Community Health Survey 2010 & 2012 and the LA County Health Survey 2011

New York City Los Angeles
Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic Asian Referent group Referent group
    Non-Hispanic white 1.35 (1.09, 1.68) <0.01 1.45 (1.13, 1.86) 0.03
    Non-Hispanic black 1.61 (1.28, 2.02) <0.001 1.28 (0.94, 1.74) 0.34
    Hispanic 2.14 (1.74, 2.62) <0.001 1.71 (1.32, 2.22) 0.03
    Other 1.22 (0.78, 1.9) 0.25 1.81 (0.88, 3.73) 0.13
Age Group
    18-24 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) n/a 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) n/a
    25-44 Referent group Referent group
    45-64 0.62 (0.55, 0.7) <0.001 0.68 (0.58, 0.79) <0.001
    65+ 0.50 (0.43, 0.59) <0.001 0.68 (0.55, 0.83) <0.002
Sex
    Male 1.36 (1.22, 1.51) <0.001 1.46 (1.27, 1.68) <0.001
    Female Referent group Referent group
Poverty/Income
    <200% federal poverty limit Referent group Referent group
    200-399% federal poverty limit 1.29 (1.09, 1.53) <0.01 1.09 (0.9, 1.32) 0.39
    400+% federal poverty limit 1.57 (1.33, 1.84) <0.001 1.39 (1.12, 1.72) <0.01
Education^
    Less than High School Referent group Referent group
    Grade 12 or GED 0.95 (0.8, 1.12) 0.59 1.19 (0.93, 1.51) 0.16
    Some college 1.13 (0.94, 1.35) 0.15 1.15 (0.9, 1.46) 0.25
    College graduate 1.38 (1.16, 1.66) <0.001 1.46 (1.14, 1.88) <0.01
Insurance Type
    Private 1.00 (0.84, 1.19) 0.97 1.09 (0.88, 1.34) 0.44
    Public^^ 0.79 (0.66, 0.94) 0.01 0.78 (0.62, 0.98) 0.03
    Uninsured Referent group Referent group
    Other 1.03 (0.75, 1.4) 0.76 n/a
Nativity
    U.S. Born 0.95 (0.83, 1.09) 0.18 1.17 (0.96, 1.42) 0.12
    Foreign Bornǂ Referent group Referent group
Language Spoken at Home
    English 1.70 (1.44, 2.02) <0.001 1.10 (0.87, 1.39) 0.43
    Non-English Referent group Referent group
*

Odds ratios are adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

^

Education is restricted to those 25 years of age and older

^^

Includes Medicaid, Medi-Cal (Los Angeles County), Medicare for those 65+ years

ǂ

Foreign born includes individuals born in Puerto Rico and other U.S. Territories.