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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Aug;20(4):884–893. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0627-z

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
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