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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sci. 2015 Sep 29;26(11):1803–1811. doi: 10.1177/0956797615601103

Table 2. Mortality Risk Associated with Perceived Discrimination in HRS.

Model 1 HR (95% CI) Model 2 HR (95% CI) Model 3 HR (95% CI)
Age 2.36 (2.26-2.47)* 2.34 (2.23-2.45)* 2.20 (2.07-2.33)*
Sex (Female) .70 (.64-.77)* .65 (.60-.72)* .66 (.60-.73)*
Ethnicity (Black) 1.21 (1.06-1.37)* 1.22 (1.08-1.39)* 1.04 (.90-1.19)
Ethnicity (Other/unknown) .75 (.51-1.11) .76 (.51-1.11) .89 (.59-1.35)
Education (Years) .95 (.94-.96)* .95 (.94-.96)* .99 (.98-1.01)
BMI category
 Underweight -- 2.55 (2.03-3.21)* 2.54 (1.98-3.21)*
 Overweight -- .77 (.69-.85)* .73 (.65-.82)*
 Obesity -- .84 (.74-.96)* .66 (.57-.75)*
 Morbid Obesity -- 1.63 (1.29-2.06)* .91 (.71-1.17)
Poor Subjective Health -- -- 1.37 (1.29-1.44)*
Disease Burden -- -- 1.18 (1.13-1.22)*
Depressive Symptoms -- -- 1.04 (1.01-1.06)*
Smoking (Ever) -- -- 1.41 (1.26-1.57)*
Moderate Physical Activity -- -- .83 (.80-.86)*
Discrimination
 Weight 1.57 (1.34-1.84)* 1.48 (1.25-1.75)* 1.31 (1.10-1.57)*
 Ancestry 1.26 (1.07-1.49)* 1.31 (1.11-1.56)* 1.44 (1.21-1.72)*
 Race 1.06 (.90-1.26) 1.08 (.91-1.28) 1.11 (.93-1.33)
 Sex 1.10 (.94-1.28) 1.08 (.92-1.26) 1.13 (.96-1.33)
 Age 1.09 (.99-1.19) 1.08 (.98-1.19) 1.01 (.92-1.12)
 Physical Disability 2.28 (2.01-2.57)* 2.21 (1.95-2.50)* 1.50 (1.30-1.72)*
 Appearance 1.31 (1.11-1.55)* 1.27 (1.08-1.51)* 1.14 (.95-1.37)
 Sexual Orientation 1.17 (.85-1.60) 1.13 (.81-1.56) 1.07 (.76-1.49)

Note. N=13,692 for Model 1. N=13,400 for Model 2 and N=12,307 for Model 3 due to missing data on some covariates. Coefficients are hazard ratios (95% Confidence Intervals). HRS=Health and Retirement Study. BMI=body mass index.

*

p<.01.

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