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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 23.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2014 Aug 28;40:119–125. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.08.006

Table 3.

Sociodemographic Characteristics and DSM-IV Mental Disorders

Class 2:
“Disrespect and
Condescension”
(n = 756; 16.94%)
Class 3:
“General
Discrimination”
(n = 2277; 51.03%)
Class 4:
“Chronic
Discrimination”
(n = 658; 14.75%)

OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Sociodemographic
Factors
Age 1.00 (0.99–1.01 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.97 (0.96–0.98)
Gender
  Female 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Male 0.60 (0.46–0.78) 1.36 (1.06–1.76) 1.86 (1.34–2.57)
Race/Ethnicity
  Caribbean Black 1.00 1.00 1.00
  African American 1.27 (0.81–1.97) 1.25 (0.78–2.02) 1.16 (0.65–2.08)
Household Income 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.00)
Education Level 1.05 (0.99–1.12) 1.12 (1.06–1.18) 0.97 (0.91–1.03)
DSM-IV Mental
Disorders
Clinical Disorders
Generalized Anxiety
  Lifetime 0.97 (0.51–1.86) 1.84 (0.91–3.75) 3.08 (1.46–6.55)
Major Depression
  Lifetime 1.26 (0.82–1.94) 1.70 (1.17–2.47) 2.81 (1.77–4.48)
Substance Use Disorders
(Abuse/Dependence)
Alcohol
  Lifetime 1.75 (1.06–2.90) 2.27 (1.47–3.48) 3.94 (2.44–6.36)
Illicit Drug
  Lifetime 1.67 (0.90–3.08) 2.43 (1.50–3.95) 4.37 (2.42–7.92)

Note: Reference class is Class 1: “Low Discrimination” (n = 771; 17.28%). Risk ratios (RR) and 95% Confidence Intervals adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, household income, and education level. RRs and 95% CIs in bold are significant at p < .05.