Table 7.
Factors associated with the total number of cardiovascular symptoms by racial/ethnic group.
| Factors | Total (N=466) |
NH White (n=138) |
Hispanic (n=102) |
NH AA (n=119) |
NH Asian (n=107) |
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| B | p | B | p | B | p | B | p | B | p | |
| Age | 0.00 | 0.971 | −0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.068 | 0.01 | 0.143 | 0.03 | 0.002 |
| Education (no college) | 0.10 | 0.030 | 0.21 | 0.010 | −0.02 | 0.871 | 0.12 | 0.206 | −0.04 | 0.751 |
| Marital status (married) | −0.01 | 0.844 | 0.12 | 0.171 | −0.19 | 0.039 | −0.08 | 0.339 | 0.25 | 0.079 |
| Financial strain (not high) |
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| Very high | 0.44 | <0.001 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.889 | 0.27 | 0.042 | 1.03 | <0.001 |
| Somewhat high | 0.22 | <0.001 | 0.16 | 0.110 | 0.25 | 0.011 | 0.31 | 0.001 | 0.21 | 0.090 |
| Employment (yes) | −0.06 | 0.184 | 0.18 | 0.041 | −0.32 | 0.003 | 0.10 | 0.366 | −0.25 | 0.024 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.027 | 0.02 | 0.014 | 0.00 | 0.796 | 0.02 | 0.357 |
| Menopause (post) | ||||||||||
| Pre | −0.28 | <0.001 | −0.36 | <0.001 | −0.23 | 0.054 | 0.01 | 0.961 | −0.10 | 0.459 |
| Peri | 0.12 | 0.025 | 0.15 | 0.119 | −0.04 | 0.806 | 0.02 | 0.860 | 0.74 | <0.001 |
| CVD (no) | −0.09 | 0.074 | −0.04 | 0.679 | −0.04 | 0.688 | −0.14 | 0.143 | −0.07 | 0.640 |
| Medication (no) | −0.35 | <0.001 | −038 | <0.001 | −0.65 | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.856 | −0.32 | 0.006 |
| Acculturation | 0.01 | 0.177 | −0.01 | 0.863 | 0.01 | 0.321 | 0.03 | 0.246 | −0.01 | 0.602 |
| Log likelihood | −1538.01 | −428.65 | −309.12 | −404.71 | −322.63 | |||||
| LR χ2 | 299.23*** | 121.18*** | 138.93*** | 27.62*** | 102.49*** | |||||
Notes. CVD = Cardiovascular disease, NH = Non-Hispanic, AA = African American, BMI = body mass index.