Table 2.
Predictors of high-impact chronic pain among U.S. adults age 51+, unadjusted logistic regression models (unweighted n=1796)
| Odds Ratio | (95% Confidence Interval) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 65+ | 1.15 | (0.72, 1.83) | .546 |
| Female | 1.34 | (0.89, 2.00) | .157 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | reference | reference | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1.16 | (0.77, 1.75) | .472 |
| Hispanic | 1.15 | (0.51, 2.61) | .735 |
| Other | 1.01 | (0.29, 3.47) | .987 |
| Education | |||
| High school | reference | reference | |
| Less than high school | 1.13 | (0.65, 1.98) | .662 |
| More than high school | 0.61 | (0.34, 1.07) | .088 |
| Household wealth | |||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | reference | reference | |
| Quartile 2 | 0.40 | (0.22, 0.73) | .004 |
| Quartile 3 | 0.30 | (0.18, 0.50) | .000 |
| Quartile 4 (highest) | 0.29 | (0.18, 0.46) | .000 |
| Health Correlatesa | |||
| Arthritis | 7.67 | (4.27, 13.75) | .000 |
| Cancer | 1.94 | (1.15, 3.26) | .014 |
| Depression | 3.30 | (2.23, 4.87) | .000 |
| Diabetes | 1.61 | (1.02,2.56) | .041 |
| Heart Disease | 1.94 | (1.26, 2.99) | .003 |
| High Blood Pressure | 1.70 | (1.12, 2.59) | .013 |
| Lung Disease | 2.72 | (1.49, 4.96) | .001 |
| Obese | 1.27 | (0.82, 1.98) | .283 |
| Current smoker | 2.01 | (1.10, 3.67) | .024 |
a
All health correlates coded as dichotomous (yes vs. no; “no” is referent group).