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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2019 Jun 21;11(1):25–36. doi: 10.1017/S2040174419000308

Table 3.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Models for Having Two or More Chronic Conditions in Adulthood, Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)a (N=6533).

Model 1 OR 95% CI Model 2 OR 95% CI Model 3 OR 95% CI
Early Adversity (Low)
 Medium 1.05 (0.84, 1.31) 1.05 (0.84, 1.31) ---
 High 1.34** (1.10, 1.63) 1.35** (1.10, 1.65) ---
Adult Adversity (Low)
 Medium 1.32* (1.06, 1.63) 1.39** (1.09, 1.76) ---
 High 1 92*** (1.51, 2.44) 2.10*** (1.47, 3.00) ---
Adult Adversity Change 2003–2013 (Same)
 Improved --- 0.91 (0.69, 1.20) 0.91 (0.69, 1.20)
 Worse --- 0.88 (0.66, 1.16) 0.87 (0.65, 1.15)
Early-Adult Adversity Interaction (Low-Low)
 Low-Medium --- --- 1.28 (0.92, 1.77)
 Low-High --- --- 1.68* (1.03, 2.73)
 Medium-Low --- --- 0.93 (0.72, 1.21)
 Medium-Medium --- --- 1.62* (1.07, 2.45)
 Medium-High 2.12** (1.26, 3.56)
 High-Low --- --- 1.29 (0.99, 1.69)
 High-Medium --- --- 1.52** (1.14, 2.04)
 High-High --- --- 3.06*** (1.99, 4.70)
Male 1.05 (0.93, 1.20) 1.06 (0.93, 1.20) 1.05 (0.92, 1.20)
Race/Ethnicity (NH White)
 NH Black 1.86*** (1.37, 2.54) 1.86*** (1.37, 2.53) 1 87*** (1.38, 2.54)
 Hispanic 0.87 (0.57, 1.34) 0.87 (0.57, 1.34) 0.88 (0.58, 1.34)
 NH Asian/Pacific Islander 1.05 (0.63, 1.78) 1.05 (0.62, 1.77) 1.07 (0.63, 1.82)
 NH America Indian/ 1.05 (0.49, 2.25) 1.05 (0.49, 2.26) 1.09 (0.50, 2.38)
 Alaska Native
Age (30–39 years)
 40–49 years 2.45*** (1.88, 3.19) 2.45*** (1.87, 3.20) 2.47*** (1.89, 3.24)
 50–59 years 4.95*** (3.84, 6.39) 4.94*** (3.81, 6.39) 5.00*** (3.86, 6.49)
 60–69 years 10.65*** (8.52, 13.33) 10.54*** (8.40, 13.24) 10.78*** (8.68, 13.39)
 70–79 years 18.01*** (12.06, 26.89) 17 71 *** (11.78, 26.65) 18.09*** (12.10, 27.04)
 80+ years 20.21*** (12.16, 33.58) 19 75*** (11.75, 33.18) 19 81*** (11.84, 33.15)
Alcohol Use in Past Year (Does not drink)
 Less than once a month 1.04 (0.79, 1.36) 1.03 (0.79, 1.36) 1.03 (0.78, 1.36)
 About once a month 0.71** (0.58, 0.88) 0.71** (0.57, 0.86) 0.71** (0.58, 0.88)
 Several times a month 0.59* (0.38, 0.90) 0.58* (0.39, 0.91) 0.58* (0.38, 0.89)
 About once a week 0.53*** (0.42, 0.68) 0.53*** (0.42, 0.68) 0.53*** (0.41, 0.68)
 Several times a week 0.44*** (0.34, 0.57) 0.44*** (0.34, 0.56) 0.44*** (0.34, 0.57)
 Everyday 0.57** (0.38, 0.85) 0.57** (0.38, 0.83) 0.57** (0.39, 0.85)
Smoking Status (Never)
 Current Smoker 1.33* (1.03, 1.72) 1.33* (1.03, 1.72) 1.33* (1.02, 1.72)
 Former Smoker 1.55*** (1.25, 1.92) 1.55*** (1.25, 1.93) 1.55*** (1.25, 1.93)
Sedentary 1.31* (1.02, 1.69) 1.31* (1.00, 1.69) 1.32* (1.03, 1.70)
Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health as Child (Exc/Very good/Good) 1.80** (1.25, 2.57) 1.78** (1.24, 2.56) 1.78** (1.24, 2.55)
a

Data from the full PSID and the 2014 PSID Childhood Retrospective Circumstances Study Supplement were used.

*

p ≤ .05;

**

p ≤ .01;

***

p ≤ .001