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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Soc Care Community. 2018 Dec 7;27(3):693–705. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12686

TABLE 3.

Multivariate logistic regressions: modifiable health risk factors among health centre patients

Tobacco use (N = 5,572)
Excessive alcohol consump-
tion (N = 2,890)
Obese/overweight (N = 5,361)
High blood pressure
(N = 7,002)
High blood cholesterol
(N = 4,698)
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Race/Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.757(0.640,0.896)** 0.811 (0.631, 1.042) 1.527(1.266, 1.843)*** 1.496 (1.270, 1.763)*** 0.764 (0.642, 0.909)**
 Hispanic 0.203 (0.169, 0.244)*** 0.835 (0.650, 1.073) 1.652 (1.378, 1.980)*** 0.597(0.510,0.700)*** 0.786(0.664,0.929)**
 Other 0.463 (0.384, 0.559)*** 0.920 (0.700, 1.210) 0.690(0.575,0.828)*** 0.846 (0.710, 1.008) 0.872 (0.723, 1.052)
Gender
 Male Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Female 0.486 (0.429, 0.552)*** 0.372 (0.310, 0.446)*** 1.248 (1.097, 1.420)** 0.634 (0.565,0.712)*** 0.937(0.829, 1.060)
Age
 <65 years Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 65 years and over 0.248 (0.185, 0.331)*** 0.278 (0.152, 0.509)*** 0.884(0.696, 1.122) 2.390 (1.912,2.988)*** 1.179 (0.951, 1.461)
Education level
 More than High school Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 High school 1.476 (1.252, 1.739)*** 1.404 (1.115, 1.767)** 0.878 (0.743, 1.036) 0.963 (0.829, 1.119) 0.912 (0.778, 1.069)
 Less than high school 1.348 (1.149, 1.582)*** 1.173 (0.934, 1.474) 0.938 (0.798, 1.102) 0.959 (0.832, 1.107) 1.133 (0.976, 1.316)
Employment status
 Employed Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Not employed 1.183 (1.095, 1.278)*** 1.008 (0.903, 1.126) 1.060 (0.981, 1.146) 1.313 (1.226, 1.407)*** 1.247(1.159, 1.341)***
Poverty status
 200% or more than FPL Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 101% to 199% FPL 1.016(0.785, 1.316) 0.837(0.596, 1.175) 0.925 (0.724, 1.182) 1.083 (0.870, 1.347) 1.086(0.864, 1.364)
 Less than or equal to 100% FPL 1.515 (1.187, 1.932)** 0.945 (0.685, 1.302) 0.786(0.621, 0.995)* 1.080(0.876, 1.331) 0.907 (0.728, 1.130)
Health insurance
 Private Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Medicare 1.602 (1.235, 2.077)*** 1.125 (0.749, 1.689) 1.028 (0.803, 1.317) 1.474 (1.181, 1.841)** 1.278 (1.020, 1.603)*
 Medicaid 1.535(1.232, 1.913)*** 1.484(1.081,2.036)* 1.033 (0.837, 1.274) 0.833 (0.690, 1.004) 0.953 (0.782, 1.162)
 Other public 1.370 (0.963, 1.949) 1.517(0.926, 2.486) 1.408 (0.959, 2.068) 1.183 (0.867, 1.612) 1.128 (0.813, 1.565)
 Uninsured 1.162 (0.915, 1.475) 1.544(1.108,2.151)* 0.981 (0.780, 1.234) 1.002 (0.820, 1.224) 1.067 (0.862, 1.321)
Census Region
 Northeast Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
 South 1.184 (0.964, 1.455) 1.374 (1.011, 1.867)* 1.223 (0.995, 1.505) 1.228 (1.022, 1.474)* 1.040 (0.859, 1.259)
 Midwest 1.538 (1.232, 1.918)*** 1.561 (1.132, 2.152)** 1.422 (1.122, 1.802)** 0.908 (0.739, 1.116) 0.844 (0.678, 1.050)
 West 1.207 (1.001, 1.455)* 1.254 (0.952, 1.651) 1.070 (0.893, 1.281) 0.989 (0.838, 1.166) 1.008 (0.848, 1.197)
*

Note. p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001