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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2017 Feb 28;23(8):867–883. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1297776

Table 2.

Odds Ratios from Logistic Regression Models Predicting Nativity Health Gap, National Health Interview Survey 2000–2007

Self-Assessed Health Hypertension
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
U.S.-born (reference)
 Mexican 1.715***
(12.70)		 .809
(−1.069)		 .492***
(−3.431)		 .582**
(−2.557)		 .741***
(−8.507)		 .605***
(−2.699)		 .542***
(−3.256)		 .759
(−1.392)
 Middle Eastern 1.189
(1.085)		 .592**
(−2.006)		 .565**
(−2.236)		 .634*
(−1.778)		 .578***
(−3.676)		 .534***
(−2.759)		 .539***
(−2.724)		 .696
(−1.544)
Female 1.084***
(4.232)		 1.052**
(2.442)		 .886***
(−5.568)		 .819***
(−9.124)		 .895***
(−7.354)		 .984
(−1.008)		 .939***
(−4.016)		 841***
(−10.65)
Overweight 1.086***
(3.153)		 1.060***
(2.191)		 1.044
(1.613)		 1.741***
(28.47)		 1.725***
(28.00)		 1.706***
(27.30)
Obese 2.194***
(31.20)		 2.011***
(27.36)		 1.922***
(25.43)		 4.059***
(70.88)		 3.938***
(69.08)		 3.803***
(66.71)
Former smoker 1.599***
(19.14)		 1.379***
(12.43)		 1.332***
(10.98)		 1.138***
(7.181)		 1 094***
(4.952)		 1.056***
(2.981)
Current smoker 2.899***
(39.92)		 2.162***
(26.93)		 2.234***
(27.65)		 1.192***
(8.718)		 1.088***
(4.070)		 1.138***
(6.178)
Former drinker 1.120***
(4.009)		 1.202***
(6.297)		 1.175***
(5.431)		 1.070***
(2.730)		 1.081***
(3.148)		 1.057**
(2.206)
Current drinker .407***
(−33.07)		 .552***
(−21.39)		 .551***
(−21.28)		 .860***
(−6.987)		 .929***
(−3.384)		 .931***
(−3.273)
Duration in United States 1.294***
(3.984)		 1.363***
(4.625)		 1.311***
(3.910)		 1.094
(1.485)		 1.102
(1.601)		 1.005
(.0698)
Noncitizen 1.020
(.237)		 .841**
(−2.000)		 .906
(−1.158)		 .916
(−1.099)		 .880
(−1.582)		 .991
(−.104)
Nonemployed 3.723***
(53.90)		 3.506***
(51.32)		 1.364***
(16.60)		 1.297***
(13.89)
< High school .564***
(−21.07)		 .551***
(−21.76)		 .939**
(−2.561)		 .919***
(−3.372)
High school .467***
(−25.47)		 .444***
(−26.64)		 .877***
(−5.268)		 .830***
(−7.421)
Some college .266***
(−35.74)		 .249***
(−37.21)		 .742***
(−11.30)		 .682***
(−14.31)
No usual care 1.080*
(1.847)		 .765***
(−7.707)
Six months to ≤ one year since doctor .412***
(−21.39)		 .542***
(−23.29)
One to ≤ two years since doctor .354***
(−19.14)		 .397***
(−23.05)
Two to ≤ five years since doctor .333***
(−16.12)		 .307***
(−20.22)
> Five years since doctor .342***
(−12.99)		 .216***
(−20.43)
Observations (n) 214,230 214,230 214,230 214,230 214,230 214,230 214,230 214,230

Note: All models control for age and survey year. Models 2 through 4 control for marital status, family size, and region of residence. Z-statistics in parentheses.

*

p ≤ .10.

**

p ≤ .05.

***

p ≤ .01.