Table III.
Association between sense of control over life (2001) and mortality (2001–2004) using logistic regression among Whites (n = 759) and Blacks (n = 734)
| Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 Model 1 + Control Beliefs |
Model 3 Model 2 + SES |
Model 4 Model 3 + Behaviors |
Model 5 Model 4 + Health |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Whites: | ||||||||||
| Age | 1.09*** | 1.06–1.12 | 1.08*** | 1.05–1.12 | 1.07*** | 1.04–1.11 | 1.07*** | 1.04–1.11 | 1.07*** | 1.03–1.10 |
| Gender (female) | 0.90 | 0.57–1.41 | 0.92 | 0.59–1.46 | 0.75 | 0.46–1.23 | 0.76 | 0.45–1.28 | 0.75 | 0.44–1.26 |
| Education (high school diploma) | 1.13 | 0.68–1.85 | 1.06 | 0.64–1.77 | 0.99 | 0.59–1.66 | ||||
| Marital status (married) | 0.60* | 0.36–0.99 | 0.63# | 0.38–1.05 | 0.63# | 0.37–1.05 | ||||
| Current smoking | 0.57 | 0.25–1.29 | 0.61 | 0.27–1.38 | ||||||
| Drinking (lifetime) | 1.21 | 0.73–2.02 | 1.13 | 0.67–1.90 | ||||||
| Self-rated health (poor) | 3.06*** | 1.61–5.79 | ||||||||
| Control over life (poor) | 2.40*** | 1.47–3.94 | 2.35*** | 1.43–3.85 | 2.40*** | 1.45–3.95 | 2.08*** | 1.25–3.45 | ||
| Blacks: | ||||||||||
| Age | 1.09*** | 1.05–1.12 | 1.08*** | 1.05–1.12 | 1.08*** | 1.05–1.12 | 1.08*** | 1.04–1.11 | 1.08*** | 1.04–1.11 |
| Gender (female) | 0.87 | 0.57–1.33 | 0.86 | 0.56–1.32 | 0.81 | 0.51–1.28 | 0.70 | 0.43–1.13 | 0.68 | 0.42–1.12 |
| Education (high school diploma) | 0.88 | 0.57–1.35 | 0.84 | 0.54–1.30 | 0.70 | 0.44–1.10 | ||||
| Marital status (married) | 0.92 | 0.57–1.48 | 0.88 | 0.55–1.43 | 0.89 | 0.54–1.45 | ||||
| Current smoking | 1.61 | 0.74–3.51 | 1.77 | 0.79–3.94 | ||||||
| Drinking (lifetime) | 1.56 | 0.86–2.83 | 1.42 | 0.77–2.63 | ||||||
| Self-rated health (poor) | 4.20*** | 2.50–7.06 | ||||||||
| Control over life (poor) | 1.23 | 0.83–1.80 | 1.27 | 0.85–1.88 | 1.26 | 0.85–1.87 | 0.96 | 0.63–1.46 | ||