TABLE 3.
Daily racism in 2009 and odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for subjective cognitive function
| Quartiles of daily racism score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognition category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Good (ref) | ||||
| N | 2351 | 3294 | 3032 | 1711 |
| Moderate versus good | ||||
| N | 805 | 1456 | 1572 | 1032 |
| Age‐adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.30 (1.18‐1.44) | 1.53 (1.38‐1.69) | 1.80 (1.60‐2.01) |
| Multivariable OR a (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.30 (1.18‐1.44) | 1.53 (1.39‐1.70) | 1.76 (1.57‐1.98) |
| Poor versus good | ||||
| N | 275 | 584 | 651 | 560 |
| Age‐adjusted OR (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.52 (1.30‐1.77) | 1.84 (1.58‐2.14) | 2.81 (2.40‐3.30) |
| Multivariable OR a (95% CI) | 1.0 | 1.54 (1.32‐1.79) | 1.88 (1.61‐2.19) | 2.75 (2.34‐3.23) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for age (continuous), years of participant education (≤12, 13‐15, 16, ≥17), was ever on public assistance as an adult (yes, no, missing), and pack‐years of smoking (never, <10, 10‐19, 20‐29, ≥30).