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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 4.

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

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Region of Birth United States Mexico Middle East United States Mexico Middle East United States Mexico Middle East United States Mexico Middle East
Panel A: Self-Assessed Health
Female 1.059***
(2.924)		 1.587***
(5.715)		 2.191**
(2.611)		 1.034
(1.533)		 1.500***
(4.671)		 1.975*
(1.799)		 .882***
(−5.529)		 1.122
(1.200)		 1.096
(.199)		 819***
(−8.815)		 .956
(−.472)		 .904
(−.270)
Overweight 1.085***
(3.047)		 1.084
(.820)		 1.133
(.320)		 1.058**
(2.105)		 1.073
(.708)		 1.121
(.269)		 1.043
(1.555)		 1.052
(.503)		 .927
(−.212)
Obese 2.210***
(30.64)		 1.873***
(6.017)		 1.904*
(1.697)		 2.028***
(26.89)		 1.800***
(5.651)		 1.484
(.993)		 1.940***
(25.06)		 1.702***
(5.070)		 1.754
(1.479)
Former smoker 1.618***
(19.30)		 1.477***
(3.073)		 1.611
(1.207)		 1.382***
(12.26)		 1.454***
(2.897)		 1.605
(1.193)		 1.334***
(10.81)		 1 421***
(2.715)		 1.801
(1.545)
Current smoker 3.005***
(39.89)		 1.275*
(1.898)		 1.183
(.319)		 2.208***
(26.67)		 1.221
(1.556)		 1.044
(.0796)		 2.280***
(27.36)		 1.253*
(1.746)		 1.045
(.0964)
Former drinker 1.111***
(3.627)		 1.174
(1.363)		 .587
(−1.160)		 1 194***
(5.892)		 1.176
(1.400)		 .711
(−.709)		 1.169***
(5.113)		 1.093
(.789)		 .936
(−.142)
Current drinker .397***
(−32.58)		 .763***
(−2.850)		 .518*
(−1.843)		 .540***
(−21.34)		 .851
(−1.645)		 .574
(−1.499)		 .539***
−21.29)		 .839*
(−1.772)		 .456**
(−2.124)
Duration in United States 1.180**
(2.384)		 .970
(−.0869)		 —
—		 1.225***
(2.915)		 1.212
(.482)		 —
—		 1.165**
(2.167)		 1.202
(.589)
Noncitizen 1.160*
(1.750)		 1.201
(.406)		 —
—		 .967
(−.379)		 1.260
(.472)		 —
—		 1.033
(.373)		 1.167
(.387)
Nonemployed 3.828***
(53.44)		 2.370***
(9.213)		 3.842***
(3.120)		 3.613***
(51.02)		 2.197***
(8.513)		 2.776***
(2.891)
< High school .563***
(−20.68)		 .627***
(−4.012)		 .448**
(−1.997)		 .550***
−21.23)		 .607***
(−4.283)		 441**
(−2.035)
High school .465***
(−25.04)		 .662***
(−3.160)		 .586
(−1.146)		 .442***
−26.08)		 .604***
(−3.837)		 .444*
(−.76)
Some college .267***
−34.74)		 .369***
(−4.700)		 .299**
(−2.146)		 .249***
(−36.10)		 .335***
(−5.286)		 212***
(−3.578)
No usual care 1.075
(1.589)		 1.119
(1.247)		 .777
(−.474)
Six months to ≤ one year since doctor .405***
(−20.38)		 .484***
(−5.786)		 .788
(−.519)
One to ≤ two years since doctor .338***
(−18.35)		 .468***
(−5.401)		 .632
(−.656)
Two to ≤ five years since doctor .335***
(−14.61)		 .333***
(−6.679)		 .170
(−1.168)
> Five years since doctor .354***
(−11.59)		 281***
(−6.175)		 .888
(−.124)
Panel B: Hypertension
Female .876***
(−8.673)		 1.643***
(6.861)		 1.668*
(1.782)		 .970*
(−1.934)		 1.570***
(5.037)		 1.551
(1.485)		 .927***
(−4.752)		 1.445***
(4.029)		 1.332
(.916)		 .832***
(−11.15)		 1.209**
(2.030)		 1.220
(.573)
Overweight 1.755***
(28.27)		 1.201*
(1.942)		 1.335
(.973)		 1.739***
(27.80)		 1.207**
(2.010)		 1.290
(.854)		 1.721***
(27.13)		 1.186*
(1.819)		 1.346
(.915)
Obese 4.102***
(70.03)		 2.621***
(9.942)		 3.776***
(2.993)		 3.979***
(68.21)		 2.621***
(9.958)		 3.374**
(2.727)		 < 3.846***
(65.93)		 2.489***
(9.266)		 3.121**
(2.611)
Former smoker 1.132***
(6.781)		 1.489***
(3.716)		 1.064
(.181)		 1.088***
(4.524)		 1 496***
(3.757)		 1.045
(.128)		 1.049**
(2.565)		 1 469***
(3.520)		 .980
(−.055!)
Current smoker 1.202***
(9.049)		 .887
(−.990)		 .849
(−.494)		 1.095***
(4.316)		 .885
(−1.012)		 .820
(−.591)		 1.145***
(6.411)		 .913
(−.726)		 .880
(−.391)
Former drinker 1.072***
(2.750)		 1.181
(1.596)		 1.466
(.725)		 1.083***
(3.153)		 1.180
(1.587)		 1.728
(.993)		 1.060**
(2.240)		 1.106
(.951)		 1.726
(.995)
Current drinker .866***
(−6.486)		 .863
(−1.626)		 1.275
(.624)		 .936***
(−2.947)		 .890
(−1.249)		 1.410
(.852)		 .937***
(−2.900)		 .889
(−1.249)		 1.344
(.731)
Duration in United States —
—		 1.102
(1.366)		 1.032
(.0912)		 —
—		 1.113
(1.488)		 1.109
(.286)		 —
—		 1.025
(.313)		 1.089
(.234)
Noncitizen —
—		 1.003
(.428)		 .749
(−.672)		 —
—		 .982
(−.210)		 .766
(−.603)		 —
—		 1.068
(.743)		 .813
(−.469)
Nonemployed 1.358***
(16.05)		 1.310***
(3.128)		 1.623
(1.354)		 1.294***
(13.57)		 1.213**
(2.231)		 1.411
(.898)
< High school .935***
(−2.650)		 1.080
(.745)		 .570
(−1.486)		 917***
(−3.358)		 1.033
(.307)		 .577
(−1.444)
High school .874***
(−5.271)		 .847
(−1.212)		 .863
(−.406)		 .829***
(−7.278)		 .761*
(−1.944)		 .798
(−.617)
Some college .738***
(−11.37)		 1.065
(.273)		 .640
(−1.178)		 .679***
(−14.24)		 .950
(−.213)		 .619
(−1.276)
No usual care .763***
(−7.505)		 .796**
(−2.021)		 .834
(−.403)
Six months to ≤ one year since doctor 541***
(−22.77)		 .574***
(−4.621)		 .534
(−1.469)
One to ≤ two years since doctor .392***
(−22.50)		 .475***
(−5.124)		 .440
(−1.600)
Two to ≤ five years since doctor 301***
(−19.63)		 416***
(−4.870)		 .281
(−1.275)
> Five years since doctor 215***
(−18.97)		 .260***
(−6.526)		 .0650**
(−2.314)
Observations (n) 143,962 11,204 665 143,962 11,204 665 143,962 11,204 665 143,962 11,204 665

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.