Table 4.

Univariate (crude) and adjusted associations of triglyceride and independent variables measured by linear regression models and generalized additive model, respectively

	Outcome: Triglyceride
	Crude Association		Adjusted Association (GAM)
	Β	P value	β	P value
Age	0.44	0.0001	0.30	0.049
Sex
Male	Reference Group		Reference Group
Female	−19.36	0.0001	−24.14	0.0001
Race
Hispanic	Reference Group		Reference Group
White	−1.50	0.75	−4.08	0.45
Black	−41.66	0.0001	−43.18	0.0001
Asian	−12.61	0.05	−15.09	0.04
Multiracial	−13.46	0.30	−13.96	0.30
Marital Status
Married	Reference Group		Reference Group
Widowed	−6.13	0.40	−4.16	0.65
Divorced or	10.93	0.05	16.50	0.01
Separated
Never married	−16.06	0.002	−4	0.50
Household Size	−0.20	0.85	1.67	0.24
Sitting	12	0.08	17.32	0.03
Physical Activity	−4.97	0.20	−4.74	0.30
Sleep	−2.16	0.09	Smooth Curve	0.02