Table 3.
Hispanics unadjusted and adjusteda current asthma prevalenceb and adjusted prevalence rate ratios among adults, by selected characteristics.
| Hispanics living in United States – BRFSSc
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Hispanics living in United States – NHISd
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| Unadjusted current asthma prevalence % (95% CI)f | Adjusted current asthma prevalencee % (95% CI)f | Unadjusted current asthma prevalence % (95% CI)f | Adjusted current asthma prevalencee % (95% CI)f | |
| Total | 6.6 (6.2–6.9) | 6.8 (6.5–7.2) | 6.0 (5.5–6.5) | 6.0 (5.4–6.5) |
| Sex | p<0.0001g | p<0.0001g | ||
| Male | 5.1 (4.6–5.6) | 4.9 (4.4–5.5) | 4.4 (3.8–5.2) | 4.4 (3.7–5.2) |
| Female | 8.1 (7.7–8.5) | 8.8 (8.3–9.3) | 7.6 (6.8–8.4) | 7.6 (6.8–8.5) |
| Age, year range | p<0.0001g | p =0.0103g | ||
| 18–34 | 6.4 (5.8–7.0) | 6.9 (6.2–7.6) | 5.8 (5.1–6.6) | 6.4 (5.5–7.4) |
| 35–44 | 5.7 (5.1–6.3) | 5.8 (5.1–6.5) | 4.7 (3.9–5.8) | 4.7 (3.9–5.7) |
| 45–54 | 6.9 (6.2–7.5) | 6.6 (6.0–7.4) | 6.4 (5.3–7.7) | 6.0 (5.0–7.3) |
| 55–64 | 7.9 (7.1–8.8) | 7.2 (6.4–8.2) | 7.4 (5.9–9.1) | 6.1 (4.8–7.8) |
| 65+ | 8.1 (7.3–9.0) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | 7.3 (5.8–9.3) | 6.5 (5.0–8.4) |
| Education level | p<0.0001g | p<0.0001g | ||
| High school (HS) graduate or less | 6.0 (5.6–6.4) | 6.1 (5.6–6.6) | 4.9 (4.3–5.6) | 5.0 (4.3–5.8) |
| Some college | 8.3 (7.5–9.1) | 8.0 (7.2–8.9) | 8.2 (7.2–9.5) | 8.0 (7.0–9.1) |
| College four years or more | 6.6 (6.0–7.4) | 7.2 (6.3–8.1) | 6.7 (5.3–8.4) | 6.7 (5.3–8.5) |
| Household income | p =0.0002g | p<0.0001g | ||
| <$15 000 | 7.6 (6.9–8.5) | 8.1 (7.2–9.1) | 8.3 (7.1–9.7) | 8.5 (7.3–10.0) |
| $15 000–$24 999 | 5.9 (5.2–6.6) | 6.3 (5.6–7.1) | 4.6 (3.6–5.9) | 4.9 (3.9–6.1) |
| $25 000–$49 999 | 5.7 (5.1–6.3) | 5.7 (5.1–6.4) | 4.5 (3.8–5.2) | 4.5 (3.9–5.3) |
| $50 000–$74 999 | 7.7 (6.7–8.9) | 7.4 (6.3–8.6) | 6.5 (5.3–8.1) | 6.3 (5.0–7.9) |
| ≥$75 000 | 6.6 (5.8–7.5) | 6.6 (5.7–7.7) | 7.0 (5.6–8.7) | 6.4 (5.0–8.2) |
| Body mass index (BMI) | p<0.0001g | p<0.0001g | ||
| Obese | 8.9 (8.2–9.6) | 8.8 (8.1–9.6) | 8.5 (7.5–9.5) | 8.4 (7.4–9.5) |
| Non-obese | 5.8 (5.4–6.2) | 5.7 (5.3–6.2) | 4.8 (4.3–5.4) | 4.8 (4.3–5.4) |
| Cigarette smoking status | p<0.0001g | p =0.0005g | ||
| Current smoker | 8.2 (7.3–9.1) | 8.9 (7.9–10.1) | 7.2 (5.8–8.8) | 7.6 (6.2–9.1) |
| Former smoker | 7.7 (7.0–8.5) | 8.3 (7.4–9.2) | 8.1 (6.8–9.6) | 8.0 (6.6–9.7) |
| Nonsmoker | 6.0 (5.6–6.4) | 5.8 (5.4–6.3) | 5.3 (4.7–5.9) | 5.2 (4.6–5.9) |
Adjusted for age, sex, education, income, obesity and cigarette smoking status.
Includes persons who answered “yes” to the questions, “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had asthma?” and “Do you still have asthma?”
2008–2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for Hispanics in 50 states and District of Columbia.
2008–2010 National Health Interview Survey data for Hispanics in 50 states and District of Columbia.
Adjusted for age, sex, education, income, obesity and cigarette smoking status.
Using the method of examining overlap between 95% confidence intervals, unadjusted and adjusted current asthma prevalence from BRFSS were compared with the corresponding prevalence from NHIS. Non-overlapping confidence intervals indicate statistical significance.
p Values for the chi-square test for independence to determine whether there is a significant relationship between two categorical variables.