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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2016 Mar 22;37(2):177–202. doi: 10.1177/0733464816638788

Table 3.

Estimated Odds of Hypertension Controlling for the Race, Concentrated Poverty, and Racial Composition of Neighborhood and Race–Racial Composition of Neighborhood (Race–Place).

Base model Race–place model


OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Race
  White Ref Ref
  Black 3.45 [2.20, 5.39]
Neighborhood concentrated poverty 1.21 [0.87, 1.68] 1.20 [0.86, 1.68]
Neighborhood racial composition
  Predominantly White neighborhood Ref Ref
  Predominantly Black neighborhood 0.73 [0.43, 1.23]
  Predominantly Other race neighborhood 1.02 [0.48, 2.17]
  Integrated neighborhood 0.83 [0.59, 1.15]
Race–place categories
  White in White neighborhood Ref Ref
  White in Black neighborhood 0.63 [0.16, 2.57]
  White in Other race neighborhood 0.94 [0.38, 2.36]
  White in integrated neighborhood 0.81 [0.57, 1.14]
  Black in Black neighborhood 2.54 [1.61, 4.00]
  Black in White neighborhood 2.56 [1.24, 5.31]
  Black in Other race neighborhood 6.09 [0.82, 45.31]
  Black in integrated neighborhood 3.23 [1.73, 6.04]
Gender
  Female Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Male 0.71 [0.56, 0.90] 0.71 [0.56, 0.90]
Age (years) 1.06 [1.05, 1.08] 1.06 [1.05, 1.08]
Neighborhood type
  Nonurban neighborhood Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Urban neighborhood 0.81 [0.61, 1.09] 0.81 [0.61, 1.08]
Education
  Less than 9th grade 0.75 [0.52, 1.07] 0.75 [0.52, 1.07]
  9th–12th grade, no diploma 0.82 [0.47, 1.43] 0.82 0.47, 1.43]
  High school graduate Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Some college 1.08 [0.79, 1.48] 1.09 [0.80, 1.48]
  College graduate or higher 0.72 [0.50, 1.04] 0.72 [0.50, 1.04]
Household poverty ratio
  Household poverty 4 or higher Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Household poverty 3–3.99 FPL 0.99 [0.64, 1.55] 0.99 [0.64, 1.54]
  Household poverty 2–2.99 FPL 1.47 [0.94, 2.30] 1.48 [0.95, 2.31]
  Household poverty 1–1.99 FPL 1.18 [0.85, 1.64] 1.18 [0.84, 1.65]
  Household poverty below FPL 1.44 [0.91, 2.27] 1.44 [0.91, 2.26]
Insurance type
  Private insurance Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Medicare 1.03 [0.74, 1.43] 1.03 [0.74, 1.43]
  Medicaid, SCHIP, other government insurance 0.93 [0.57, 1.54] 0.93 [0.57, 1.54]
  No insurance 0.69 [0.40, 1.20] 0.69 [0.40, 1.20]
BMI categories
  Normal/underweight Ref Ref Ref Ref
  Overweight 1.61 [1.30, 1.98] 1.60 [1.30, 1.98]
  Obese 3.13 [2.39, 4.08] 3.12 [2.39, 4.08]
Number of comorbidities
  0 or 1 comorbid conditions Ref Ref Ref Ref
  2 or more comorbid conditions 1.94 [1.25, 3.03] 1.94 [1.24, 3.02]

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level; SCHIP=State Children’s Health Insurance Program; BMI = body mass index.