Table 3.
Pre-existing health conditions, health characteristics and health risk behaviours of international travellers and non-travellers, New Jersey 2011
| International travel mean (SE) or n (row %) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health conditions | Yes (n = 841) | No (n = 3177) | cORa (95% CI) | P |
| High blood pressure | ||||
| Yes (n = 1548) | 277 (18) | 1271 (82) | 0.68 (0.57, 0.82) | <0.0001 |
| No (n = 2463) | 563 (23) | 1900 (77) | ||
| Asthma | ||||
| Yes (n = 509) | 84 (17) | 425 (83) | 0.64 (0.48, 0.85) | 0.0018 |
| No (n = 3494) | 754 (22) | 2740 (78) | ||
| Depressive disorder | ||||
| Yes (n = 493) | 78 (16) | 415 (84) | 0.63 (0.47, 0.84) | 0.0016 |
| No (n = 3502) | 760 (22) | 2742 (78) | ||
| Anxiety disorder | ||||
| Yes (n = 430) | 63 (15) | 367 (85) | 0.61 (0.45, 0.83) | 0.0017 |
| No (n = 3567) | 775 (22) | 2792 (78) | ||
| Diabetes | ||||
| Yes (n = 486) | 62 (13) | 424 (87) | 0.56 (0.41, 0.78) | 0.0004 |
| No (n = 3529) | 779 (22) | 2750 (78) | ||
| COPD/emphysema/chronic bronchitis | ||||
| Yes (n = 287) | 38 (13) | 249 (87) | 0.60 (0.40, 0.88) | 0.0088 |
| No (n = 3711) | 800 (22) | 2911 (78) | ||
| Arthritis/rheumatoid arthritis/gout/lupus/fibromyalgia | ||||
| Yes (n = 1265) | 209 (17) | 1056 (83) | 0.65 (0.53, 0.79) | <0.0001 |
| No (n = 2732) | 628 (23) | 2104 (77) | ||
| Angina/coronary heart disease | ||||
| Yes (n = 232) | 32 (14) | 200 (86) | 0.52 (0.32, 0.84) | 0.0071 |
| No (n = 3753) | 805 (21) | 2948 (79) | ||
| Myocardial infarction | ||||
| Yes (n = 216) | 23 (11) | 193 (89) | 0.44 (0.26, 0.76) | 0.0027 |
| No (n = 3788) | 816 (22) | 2972 (78) | ||
| Stroke | ||||
| Yes (n = 135) | 18 (13) | 117 (87) | 0.49 (0.26, 0.90) | 0.0184 |
| No (n = 3875) | 819 (21) | 3056 (79) | ||
| Kidney disease | ||||
| Yes (n = 102) | 16 (16) | 86 (84) | 0.71 (0.38, 1.33) | 0.2892 |
| No (n = 3908) | 824 (21) | 3084 (79) | ||
| Skin cancer | ||||
| Yes (n = 316) | 68 (22) | 248 (78) | 1.16 (0.84, 1.59) | 0.3749 |
| No (n = 3692) | 772 (21) | 2920 (79) | ||
| Other types of Cancer | ||||
| Yes (n = 347) | 79 (23) | 268 (77) | 1.19 (0.88, 1.60) | 0.2493 |
| No (n = 3660) | 758 (21) | 2902 (79) | ||
| Health characteristics | ||||
| Current health coverageb | ||||
| Yes (n = 3686) | 801 (22) | 2885 (78) | 2.05 (1.39, 3.03) | 0.0002 |
| No (n = 320) | 38 (12) | 282 (88) | ||
| Current physical mental or emotional disability | ||||
| Yes (n = 984) | 148 (15) | 836 (85) | 0.59 (0.47, 0.74) | <0.0001 |
| No (n = 3018) | 692 (23) | 2326 (77) | ||
| Health problem requiring special equipment | ||||
| Yes (n = 368) | 28 (8) | 340 (92) | 0.25 (0.16, 0.40) | <0.0001 |
| No (n = 3649) | 813 (22) | 2836 (78) | ||
| Health risk behaviours | ||||
| Any physical activity in last 30 days | ||||
| Yes (n = 2917) | 688 (24) | 2229 (76) | 1.77 (1.43, 2.20) | <0.0001 |
| No (n = 1094) | 152 (14) | 942 (86) | ||
| Binge drinking | ||||
| ≥1 time/month (n = 492) | 149 (30) | 343 (70) | 1.36 (1.05, 1.76) | 0.0213 |
| Not at all (n = 1872) | 445 (24) | 1427 (76) | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Do not smoke (n = 1271) | 267 (21) | 1004 (79) | 1.60 (1.18, 2.18) | 0.0026 |
| Smoke (n = 576) | 75 (13) | 501 (87) | ||
| How often use seatbelt | ||||
| Always (n = 3663) | 786 (21) | 2877 (79) | 1.45 (1.00, 2.10) | 0.0476 |
| Not always (n = 326) | 52 (16) | 274 (84) | ||
| Engaged in risky behaviours for HIV | ||||
| Yes (n = 68) | 21 (31) | 47 (69) | 1.68 (0.92, 3.08) | 0.0904 |
| No (n = 3932) | 817 (21) | 3115 (79) | ||
| Flu vaccine in last 12 months | ||||
| Yes (n = 1813) | 397 (22) | 1416 (78) | 1.06 (0.89, 1.27) | 0.493 |
| No (n = 2198) | 444 (20) | 1754 (80) | ||
a
Crude odds ratio.
b
Includes health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs or government health plans such as Medicare or Indian Health Services.