Table 2.

Logistic Regression of the Association between Number of Chronic Conditions and Elevated Anxiety Symptoms

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Independent Variables	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Medical Conditions
0	(ref)	(ref)	(ref)
1	1.24 (0.70, 2.21)	1.21 (0.67, 2.16)	1.11 (0.61, 2.01)
2	1.96 (1.13, 3.41)	1.79 (1.02, 3.12)	1.44 (0.81, 2.54)
3 or more	3.49 (2.05, 5.95)	3.04 (1.77, 5.21)	2.30 (1.32, 4.01)
Age
65-74 years		(ref)	(ref)
75-84 years		1.15 (0.92, 1.44)	1.22 (0.97, 1.55)
≥ 85 years		1.08 (0.75, 1.53)	0.93 (0.64, 1.37)
Gender
Male (ref)		(ref)	(ref)
Female		1.34 (1.06, 1.65)	1.14 (0.91, 1.42)
Race
White		(ref)	(ref)
Black		1.73 (1.30, 2.31)	1.61 (1.17, 2.22)
Other		0.63 (0.23, 1.70)	0.65 (0.23, 1.82)
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic		(ref)	(ref)
Hispanic		1.52 (1.00, 2.31)	1.35 (0.86, 2.13)
Education
<12 years		(ref)	(ref)
12 years		0.57 (0.44, 0.74)	0.67 (0.52, 0.91)
≥ 13 years		0.42 (0.32, 0.55)	0.54 (0.40, 0.72)
CESD total
< 4			(ref)
≥ 4			5.05 (3.94, 6.48)

Note. OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence interval. Bolded values indicate that 95% CI does not cross one.