TABLE 3.

Multiple logistic regression of CVD risk factors among non-Hispanic Whites and Asian ethnic groups (2003–2005)

	Medical risk factors		Behavioral risk factors
	Hypertension OR (95% CI)	Diabetes OR (95% CI)	Smoking OR (95% CI)	Obesity OR (95% CI)	Physical inactivity OR (95% CI)	Binge drinking OR (95% CI)
Race/ethnicity
Asian Indians	0.58 (0.41–0.80)	2.27 (1.63–3.20)	0.24 (0.17–0.34)	0.23 (0.15–0.34)	1.50 (1.22–1.84)	0.16 (0.11–0.23)
Chinese	0.75 (0.59–0.96)	0.90 (0.54–1.48)	0.29 (0.18–0.43)	0.11 (0.06–0.21)	0.99 (0.77–1.27)	0.16 (0.10–0.25)
Filipinos	1.18 (1.02–1.44)	1.09 (0.76–1.56)	0.66 (0.49–0.87)	0.58 (0.42–0.80)	1.21 (0.97–1.49)	0.48 (0.35–0.66)
Other Asians	0.69 (0.54–0.85)	0.63 (0.44–0.91)	0.59 (0.47–0.74)	0.26 (0.19–0.37)	1.20 (1.02–1.41)	0.33 (0.25–0.44)
Non-Hispanic Whites	1	1	1	1	1	1
Age, yr
18–44	0.10 (0.09–0.10)	0.13 (0.12–0.15)	2.24 (2.05–2.44)	0.97 (0.91–1.03)	0.75 (0.70–0.80)	8.29 (7.36–9.35)
45–64	0.42 (0.40–0.44)	0.58 (0.54–0.63)	2.57 (2.36–2.81)	1.36 (1.27–1.44)	0.83 (0.78–0.88)	3.95 (3.49–4.47)
≥65	1	1	1	1	1	1
Gender
Female	0.93 (0.88–0.97)	0.81 (0.75–0.86)	0.67 (0.64–0.70)	0.89 (0.85–0.93)	1.07 (1.04–1.12)	0.31 (0.29–0.33)
Male	1	1	1	1	1	1
Marital status
Not married	0.95 (0.90–0.99)	0.92 (0.85–1.00)	1.51 (1.43–1.59)	0.83 (0.78–0.85)	0.98 (0.94–1.02)	1.56 (1.47–1.65)
Married	1	1	1	1	1	1
Education
Lower than high school	1.05 (1.10–1.11)	1.14 (1.04–1.25)	1.53 (1.43–1.64)	1.16 (1.09–1.23)	2.75 (2.59–2.90)	0.66 (0.61–0.72)
High school	1.11 (1.02–1.20)	0.95 (0.84–1.07)	1.80 (1.67–1.94)	1.11 (1.03–1.20)	1.52 (1.42–1.63)	0.95 (0.87–1.04)
Higher than high school	1	1	1	1	1	1
Health status
Poor–fair	3.00 (2.82–3.20)	4.57 (4.12–4.98)	1.93 (1.80–2.07)	1.97 (1.83–2.11)	2.36 (2.22–2.52)	0.71 (0.64–0.78)
Good–excellent	1	1	1	1	1	1

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.