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. 2016 Jan 4;113(5):1130–1137. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1521917112

Table 4.

RII in the odds of prevalence of selected health risk factors for United States and Costa Rica circa 2010, ages 55–79 y

Health risk factor United States (95% CI) Costa Rica (95% CI)
Living alone 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 1.6 (1.0–2.8)
Uninsured 26.3 (16-44) 3.9 (2.2–7.1)
Current smoker 6.0 (4.1–8.8) 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Obese (BMI 30+ kg/m2) 1.7 (1.3–2.2) 0.8 (0.6–1.7)
Centrally obese 2.0 (1.4–2.8) 0.8 (0.5–1.1)
Sedentary 0.3 (0.2–0.4) 0.2 (0.1–0.4)
Uncontrolled
 Hypertension 2.6 (1.9–3.5) 1.3 (1.0–1.7)
 Dysglycemia 3.7 (2.5–5.4) 0.9 (0.6–1.3)
 Dyslipidemia 0.9 (0.6–1.5) 1.0 (0.7–1.4)
High CRP 1.9 (1.2–3.0) 1.6 (0.9–2.6)
Short telomeres 1.4 (0.9–2.0) 1.5 (0.9–2.4)

RII is the OR of individuals in the lowest SES-rank relative to the highest SES-rank, in logistic regression models controlling for age (continuous and squared) and sex. Data from refs. 44 and 45.