Table 3. Prevalence Ratios for Associations Between Caregivers and General Health, Frequent Mental Distress, and Chronic Health Conditions Using Regression Models, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015–2017a .
| Characteristic | Fair or Poor General Health aPR (95%CI) [P valuec] |
Frequent Mental Distress aPR (95%CI) [P valuec] |
≥1 Chronic Health Conditionb
aPR (95%CI) [P valuec] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | |||
| Caregiver status | |||
| Is a caregiver | 0.98 (0.90–1.08) [.74] | — | — |
| Is not a caregiver | 1 [Reference] | — | — |
| Age, per year | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) [.85] | — | — |
| Men | |||
| Caregiver status | |||
| Is a caregiver | 1.17 (1.06–1.29) [.001] | — | — |
| Is not a caregiver | 1 [Reference] | — | — |
| Age, per year | 1.01 (1.01–1.02) [<.001] | — | — |
| Men and Women | |||
| Caregiver status | |||
| Is a caregiver | — | 1.39 (1.26–1.53) [<.001] | 1.10 (1.07–1.13) [<.001] |
| Is not a caregiver | — | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Age, per year | — | 0.97 (0.97–0.98) [<.001] | 1.03 (1.02–1.03) [<.001] |
| Sex | |||
| Female | — | 1.41 (1.28–1.55) [<.001] | 1.07 (1.04–1.09) [<.001] |
| Male | — | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; aPR, adjusted prevalence ratio; — model not run.
N = 109,268 from 2015 state data of Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming; 2016 states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas; 2017 states: Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah.
Chronic health conditions include arthritis, current asthma, nonskin cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
P value based on survey weighted log-binomial regression models.