Table 3.
Multivariate Regression Models of Child’s Asthma Status by Measures of Acculturation (using no wheezing/asthma symptoms as referent group)
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
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Possible Undiagnosed Asthma | ||||
Gender (male) | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.48 |
History of Allergies | 4.68** | 4.67** | 4.21** | 4.37** |
Insurance Coverage | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.34 |
Child has Doctor for Routine Care | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.82 |
Family Postpones Care Due to Cost | 2.07** | 2.07** | 2.08** | 2.07** |
Nativity (US-born) | 1.04 | |||
Language (English) | 1.58 | |||
Acculturation | ||||
Segregated (reference) | ||||
Integrated | 1.59 | |||
Assimilated | 1.60 | |||
Diagnosed Asthma | ||||
Gender (male) | 1.79** | 1.77** | 1.79** | 1.79** |
History of Allergies | 6.67** | 6.59** | 6.66** | 6.17** |
Insurance Coverage | 1.61 | 1.57 | 1.6 | 1.65 |
Child has Doctor for Routine Care | 3.11* | 2.88 | 3.10* | 2.84 |
Family Postpones Care Due to Cost | 1.71* | 1.73** | 1.70* | 1.70* |
Nativity (US-born) | 1.51 | |||
Language (English) | 1.01 | |||
Acculturation | ||||
Segregated (reference) | ||||
Integrated | 1.22 | |||
Assimilated | 1.55 | |||
Fit Statistics | ||||
Log-likelihood | −709.27 | −708.84 | −707.49 | −706.47 |
df | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
chi2 | 167.8 | 168.65 | 171.37 | 173.4 |
Likelihood-ratio test | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.26 |
Notes: complete case analysis n=1,095; statistical significance:
p<0.05;
p<.01