Table 3:
Results of logistic regression of low-grade inflammation (CRP >=1mg/L) regressed on child race/ethnicity/parent nativity for children ages 2–10 years with valid CRP data ≤10mg/L. NHANES 1999–2010. N=6652
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLES | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
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Child Race/Ethnicity, Parent Nativity (ref: non-Hispanic white child, U.S.-born parent) |
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| Hispanic, foreign-born parent | 2.24** | 1.85 – 2.72 | 2.41** | 1.97 – 2.95 | 1.97** | 1.56 – 2.49 | 1.70** | 1.34 – 2.15 |
| Hispanic, U.S.-born parent | 1.78** | 1.41 – 2.24 | 1.76** | 1.38 – 2.24 | 1.62** | 1.26 – 2.07 | 1.44** | 1.12 – 1.85 |
| African American, foreign-born parent | 1.82** | 1.24 – 2.68 | 2.10** | 1.42 – 3.11 | 1.89** | 1.28 – 2.79 | 1.71** | 1.16 – 2.53 |
| African American, U.S.-born parent | 1.42** | 1.17 – 1.72 | 1.36** | 1.11 – 1.68 | 1.21 | 0.96 – 1.53 | 1.12 | 0.88 – 1.41 |
| Other race, foreign-born parent | 1.45 | 0.83 – 2.53 | 1.53 | 0.84 – 2.77 | 1.47 | 0.80 – 2.70 | 1.70 | 0.91 – 3.18 |
| Other race, U.S.-born parent | 1.17 | 0.80 – 1.70 | 1.17 | 0.79 – 1.74 | 1.17 | 0.79 – 1.74 | 1.19 | 0.80 – 1.78 |
| Control Variables | ||||||||
| Child age in years | 1.13** | 1.08 – 1.17 | 1.13** | 1.09 – 1.18 | 1.12** | 1.08 – 1.17 | ||
| Male child | 0.73** | 0.62 – 0.85 | 0.73** | 0.62 – 0.85 | 0.69** | 0.59 – 0.82 | ||
| U.S.-born child | 1.54* | 1.05 – 2.24 | 1.52* | 1.03 – 2.22 | 1.44 | 0.96 – 2.15 | ||
| Recent head or chest cold | 1.94** | 1.63 – 2.30 | 1.93** | 1.63 – 2.30 | 2.04** | 1.71 – 2.44 | ||
| Recent flu, pneumonia, ear infection | 1.33* | 1.00 – 1.77 | 1.32 | 1.00 – 1.76 | 1.25 | 0.93 – 1.66 | ||
| Recent stomach/intestinal illness | 1.17 | 0.91 – 1.52 | 1.19 | 0.93 – 1.54 | 1.20 | 0.92 – 1.56 | ||
| Ever told child had asthma | 1.53** | 1.22 – 1.90 | 1.52** | 1.22 – 1.89 | 1.37** | 1.10 – 1.71 | ||
| Mother’s age at birth | 0.99 | 0.98 – 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 – 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.99 – 1.01 | ||
| Mother smoked during pregnancy | 1.31* | 1.04 – 1.66 | 1.16 | 0.92 – 1.46 | 1.05 | 0.83 – 1.33 | ||
| Low birthweight | 0.82 | 0.63 – 1.07 | 0.80 | 0.62 – 1.05 | 0.90 | 0.68 – 1.20 | ||
| High birthweight | 1.12 | 0.86 – 1.46 | 1.12 | 0.86 – 1.46 | 0.93 | 0.71 – 1.23 | ||
| Mediating Variables | ||||||||
| Parent < high school degree1 | 1.54** | 1.13 – 2.11 | 1.49* | 1.08 – 2.05 | ||||
| Parent high school degree1 | 1.33 | 0.99 – 1.79 | 1.30 | 0.95 – 1.76 | ||||
| Parent some college1 | 1.13 | 0.86 – 1.49 | 1.11 | 0.84 – 1.47 | ||||
| Family income-to-poverty ratio | 0.96 | 0.90 – 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.90 – 1.05 | ||||
| Covered by health insurance | 1.24 | 0.92 – 1.67 | 1.25 | 0.93 – 1.70 | ||||
| Parent no partner2 | 1.02 | 0.83 – 1.25 | 1.04 | 0.84 – 1.28 | ||||
| Household size | 0.98 | 0.92 – 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.95 – 1.08 | ||||
| Child BMI z-score | 0.98 | 0.92 – 1.05 | 1.56** | 1.44 – 1.69 |
1
Ref: Parent is college graduate or higher educ.
2
Ref: Parent cohabiting or married. Wave dummies included but not shown for brevity. OR=odds ratio, calculated by exponentiation of the coefficient; CI=confidence interval.
**
p<0.01
*
p<0.05 Analyses conducted with imputed data.