Table 4.
Prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for main associations and interactions between everyday racial discrimination (EDS) and active coping with racism (ACR) on prevalence of hypertension, African American Women’s Heart and Health Study (n = 207).
| Model 4: Main Associations for ACR |
Model 5: Interaction of EDS and ACR |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Everyday Racial Discrimination (EDS) 1 | ||||
| Monthly | 1.03 | 0.58, 1.80 | ||
| Weekly | 1.53 | 0.98, 2.39 | ||
| Daily | 1.49 | 0.94, 2.36 | ||
| Hourly | 1.14 | 0.66, 1.96 | ||
| Active Coping with Racism (ACR) 2 | 0.96 | 0.91, 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.91, 1.01 |
| EDS*ACR Interactions | ||||
| Monthly*ACR | 1.32 | 1.08, 1.61 | ||
| Weekly*ACR | 1.12 | 0.97, 1.30 | ||
| Daily*ACR | 1.17 | 1.01, 1.35 | ||
| Hourly*ACR | 1.11 | 0.93, 1.33 | ||
| Model F-Test 3 | F(10, 10060) = 3.31, p = 0.00 | F(18, 3653) = 2.71, p = 0.00 | ||
| Interaction F-Test | N/A | F(4, 6495) = 2.33, p = 0.05 | ||
1 Referent group = EDS experienced yearly or less. 2 Mean-centered. 3 Overall joint test of interaction (two-tailed). * Denotes multiplicative interaction term in regression model. Abbreviations: EDS = Everyday Discrimination Scale, ACR = Active Coping with Racism, FPL = federal poverty level, BMI = body mass index, PR = prevalence ratio, CI = confidence interval. Models adjust for: age, marital/partnership status, income, education, employment, BMI, smoking, drinking, and exercise.