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Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2017 Feb 28;23(8):867–883. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1297776

Table 3.

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

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Gender Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men
Panel A: Self-Assessed Health U.S. (reference)
Mexican 1.984***
(12.67)		 1.473***
(5.990)		 1.057
(.208)		 .495**
(−2.219)		 .600*
(−1.867)		 413***
(−2.663)		 .683
(−1.368)		 .542*
(−1.832)
Middle Eastern 1.574**
(2.104)		 .863
(−.710)		 .974
(−.0782)		 .306***
(−3.159)		 .739
(−.862)		 .453**
(−2.144)		 .817
(−.575)		 .545
(−1.620)
Overweight 1.328***
(8.504)		 .844***
(−4.321)		 1.250***
(6.558)		 .851***
(−3.974)		 1.231***
(6.129)		 .834***
(−4.401)
Obese 2.677***
(30.21)		 1.668***
(12.78)		 2.402***
(26.29)		 1.554***
(10.55)		 2.311***
(25.08)		 1.468***
(9.047)
Former smoker 1.472***
(11.46)		 1.673***
(14.20)		 1.324***
(8.078)		 1.380***
(8.282)		 1.294***
(7.351)		 1.338***
(7.509)
Current smoker 2.835***
(28.36)		 2.943***
(27.45)		 2.176***
(20.47)		 2.096***
(17.24)		 2.234***
(20.92)		 2.188***
(17.88)
Former drinker 1.031
(.865)		 1.292***
(5.214)		 1.105***
(2.709)		 1.372***
(6.163)		 1.082**
(2.153)		 1.348***
(5.666)
Current drinker .365***
(−29.63)		 .495***
(−15.53)		 .497***
(−19.92)		 .656***
(−8.822)		 .493***
(−20.27)		 .660***
(−8.534)
Duration in United States 1.201**
(2.118)		 1.470***
(3.637)		 1.294***
(2.909)		 1.395***
(3.020)		 1.259**
(2.541)		 1.295**
(2.311)
Noncitizen .896
(−.991)		 1.210
(1.440)		 .684***
(−3.324)		 1.087
(.624)		 .715***
(−2.953)		 1.214
(1.461)
Nonemployed 3.184***
(34.49)		 4.322***
(40.61)		 3.087***
(33.46)		 3.981***
(38.27)
< High school .565***
(−16.97)		 .572***
(−13.45)		 .557***
(−17.15)		 .552***
(−14.13)
High school .468***
(−19.91)		 .467***
(−16.00)		 .450***
(−20.67)		 .440***
(−16.91)
Some college .266***
(−25.40)		 .264***
(−25.67)		 .252***
(−26.29)		 .247***
(−26.79)
No usual care 1.066
(1.141)		 1.089
(1.416)
Six months to ≤ one year since doctor .378***
(−17.98)		 .453***
(−13.43)
One to ≤ two years since doctor .388***
(−11.35)		 .339***
(−14.96)
Two to ≤ five years since doctor .346***
(−10.02)		 .331***
(−12.63)
> Five years since doctor .358***
(−7.325)		 .329***
(−10.85)
Panel B: Hypertension
Mexican 1.059
(1.302)		 .522***
(−11.39)		 .773
(−1.141)		 .379***
(−3.208)		 .654*
(−1.850)		 .374***
(−3.238)		 .854
(−.657)		 .567*
(−1.805)
Middle Eastern .826
(−1.123)		 .417***
(−3.800)		 .803
(−.847)		 .309***
(−3.088)		 .763
(−1.030)		 .331***
(−2.944)		 .943
(−.214)		 .450**
(−2.087)
Overweight 1.864***
(23.66)		 1.568***
(16.00)		 1.823***
(22.62)		 1.569***
(16.00)		 1.806***
(22.18)		 1.543***
(15.05)
Obese 4.235***
(54.31)		 3.694***
(42.33)		 4.053***
(52.14)		 3.627***
(41.41)		 3.940***
(50.47)		 3.469***
(39.17)
Former smoker 1.108***
(4.137)		 1.212***
(7.192)		 1.071***
(2.781)		 1.166***
(5.646)		 1.050*
(1.959)		 1.130***
(4.476)
Current smoker 1 214***
(6.371)		 1.189***
(5.626)		 1.096***
(3.018)		 1.103***
(3.021)		 1.137***
(4.207)		 1.171***
(4.744)
Former drinker 1.088***
(2.612)		 1.146***
(3.311)		 1.109***
(3.172)		 1 144***
(3.254)		 1.090***
(2.616)		 1.127***
(2.802)
Current drinker .817***
(−7.391)		 .975
(−.709)		 .902***
(−3.792)		 1.027
(.735)		 .895***
(−4.048)		 1.044
(1.193)
Duration in United States 1.055
(.759)		 1.218**
(2.039)		 1.072
(.969)		 1.207*
(1.949)		 .996
(−.0528)		 1.076
(.718)
Noncitizen 1.030
(.274)		 .841
(−1.299)		 .960
(−.378)		 .830
(−1.383)		 1.037
(.329)		 .965
(−.262)
Nonemployed 1.308***
(11.21)		 1 448***
(12.22)		 1.278***
(10.11)		 1.337***
(9.552)
< High school .891***
(−3.581)		 .992
(−.224)		 .882***
(−3.840)		 .955
(−1.210)
High school 814***
(−6.072)		 .956
(−1.194)		 .783***
(−7.124)		 .894***
(−2.963)
Some college .646***
(−12.07)		 .850***
(−4.231)		 .608***
(−13.58)		 .771***
(−6.696)
No usual care .756***
(−5.528)		 .757***
(−6.057)
Six months to ≤ one year since doctor .535***
(−15.99)		 .540***
(−16.97)
One to ≤ two years since doctor .399***
(−13.96)		 .384***
(−18.50)
Two to ≤ five years since doctor .346***
(−11.42)		 .287***
(−17.20)
> Five years since doctor .210***
(−10.70)		 .220***
(−15.97)
Observations (n) 119,703 94,500 119,703 94,500 119,703 94,500 119,703 94,500

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

*

p ≤ .10.

**

p ≤ .05.

***

p ≤ .01.