Table 2.
Odds Ratios Comparing Blacks to Whites for Adults Aged 18–65 Stratified by Sex and Inmate Status Controlling for Age and Education.
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Panel A. Men (n = 13,592) |
Panel B. Women (n = 6086) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incarcerated (n=10,734) | Noninstitutional (n=2858) | Incarcerated vs. Noninstitutionala | Incarcerated (n=2983) | Noninstitutional (n=3171) | Incarcerated vs. Noninstitutionala | |
| Hypertension | 1.28 (1.15, 1.42) | 1.35 (1.10, 1.65) | 0.648 | 1.45 (1.20, 1.76) | 2.36 (1.93, 2.89) | 0.001 |
| Diabetes | 1.40 (1.14, 1.72) | 1.74 (1.26, 2.39) | 0.211 | 0.89 (0.64, 1.22) | 3.19 (2.32, 4.40) | 0.000 |
| Obesity | 1.51 (1.36, 1.68) | 0.93 (0.78, 1.12) | 0.000 | 2.22 (1.87, 2.65) | 2.27 (1.90, 2.70) | 0.862 |
| Heart Problems | 0.74 (0.64, 0.85) | 0.92 (0.63, 1.35) | 0.413 | 0.71 (0.55, 0.92) | 1.74 (1.14, 2.67) | 0.001 |
| Asthma | 1.20 (1.06, 1.35) | 1.08 (0.86, 1.36) | 0.458 | 1.00 (0.83, 1.22) | 0.95 (0.77, 1.17) | 0.746 |
| Kidney Problems | 0.58 (0.48, 0.70) | 2.65 (1.52, 4.62) | 0.000 | 0.53 (0.41, 0.68) | 2.25 (1.27, 4.00) | 0.000 |
| Stroke | 0.55 (0.44, 0.68) | 1.78 (0.92, 3.44) | 0.001 | 0.58 (0.40, 0.83) | 1.95 (1.19, 3.17) | 0.000 |
| Arthritis | 0.51 (0.45, 0.58) | 0.73 (0.56, 0.94) | 0.013 | 0.75 (0.62, 0.90) | 0.98 (0.77, 1.25) | 0.079 |
| All-Cause Cancer | 0.37 (0.25, 0.53) | 0.52 (0.32, 0.86) | 0.284 | 0.26 (0.18, 0.36) | 0.52 (0.37, 0.74) | 0.004 |
| Sexually Transmitted Infection | 2.76 (2.40, 3.18) | 1.41 (1.01, 1.96) | 0.000 | 1.53 (1.23, 1.90) | 1.40 (1.09, 1.79) | 0.496 |
Adjusted Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Interval).
Incarcerated data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities.
Noninstitutionalized data from the 2002 & 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
p-value for interaction term (inmate#race). Sensitivity tests were performed by estimating linear probability models.