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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2020 Nov 21;31(1):65–74. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.10.001

Table 4.

Adjusted Prevalence Ratios (with 95% Confidence Intervals) for Preconception Risk Factors Among Women 18–44 Years Old (BRFSS 2016), N=59,317

Indicatora NH White Disability NH Black No Disability NH Black Disability Hispanic No Disability Hispanic Disability Other Race No Disability Other Race Disability

PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI
General Health Status
Fair/poor health 4.68*** 4.12 – 5.31 1.49*** 1.26 – 1.76 4.39*** 3.71 – 5.19 1.99*** 1.71 – 2.30 4.52*** 3.87 – 5.28 1.32* 1.05 – 1.67 4.79*** 4.01 – 5.72
Social Determinants
<High school educationb 1.74*** 1.46 – 2.08 0.94 0.75 – 1.18 1.75*** 1.37 – 2.25 2.93*** 2.54 – 3.37 3.05*** 2.57 – 3.61 0.62** 0.46 – 0.84 1.57** 1.15 – 2.13
Health Care
No health insurancec 1.10 0.96 – 1.27 1.23** 1.07 – 1.42 1.34* 1.07 – 1.68 2.21*** 2.00 – 2.44 1.96*** 1.69 – 2.28 1.20* 1.00 – 1.44 1.21 0.89 – 1.64
No checkup in past year 1.00 0.93 – 1.07 0.57*** 0.52 – 0.63 0.68*** 0.57 – 0.81 0.84*** 0.79 – 0.89 0.84** 0.75 – 0.95 0.87** 0.80 – 0.95 1.04 0.89 – 1.22
No dental visit in past year 1.34*** 1.26 – 1.43 1.08* 1.01 – 1.16 1.32*** 1.18 – 1.48 0.97 0.91 – 1.04 1.10 1.00 – 1.22 1.11* 1.01 – 1.22 1.14 1.00 – 1.32
No Pap test in past 3 years 1.26** 1.09 – 1.46 0.51*** 0.40 – 0.64 0.51*** 0.37 – 0.71 0.56*** 0.46 – 0.67 0.79 0.61 – 1.03 1.07 0.87 – 1.31 0.90 0.66 – 1.22
Substance Use
Current smoking 1.62*** 1.50 – 1.76 0.52*** 0.46 – 0.59 0.88 0.75 – 1.04 0.22*** 0.18 – 0.25 0.58*** 0.48 – 0.70 0.50*** 0.43 – 0.58 1.26* 1.04 – 1.52
Heavy drinking 1.18 0.99 – 1.40 0.49*** 0.37 – 0.65 1.23 0.78 – 1.93 0.41*** 0.32 – 0.53 1.09 0.79 – 1.51 0.44*** 0.35 – 0.56 1.27 0.80 – 2.01
Binge drinking 1.53*** 1.20 – 1.94 0.66** 0.49 – 0.87 1.42 0.79 – 2.56 0.44*** 0.32 – 0.60 1.27 0.82 – 1.96 0.43*** 0.31 – 0.60 1.62 0.99 – 2.67
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Obesity 1.29*** 1.19 – 1.41 1.47*** 1.36 – 1.58 1.77*** 1.57 – 2.00 1.10* 1.01 – 1.19 1.37*** 1.22 – 1.54 0.63*** 0.55 – 0.72 1.46*** 1.23 – 1.75
No exercise in past month 1.53*** 1.40 – 1.68 1.66*** 1.51 – 1.82 1.79*** 1.55 – 2.07 1.45*** 1.33 – 1.58 1.59*** 1.40 – 1.80 1.53*** 1.34 – 1.75 1.38** 1.12 – 1.70
Mental Health
Frequent mental distress 3.92*** 3.60 – 4.27 0.68*** 0.57 – 0.80 2.73*** 2.35 – 3.16 0.62*** 0.52 – 0.73 2.11*** 1.78 – 2.49 0.66*** 0.54 – 0.81 3.51*** 3.00 – 4.12
Inadequate social supportd 2.55*** 1.93 – 3.37 1.78*** 1.27 – 2.50 3.19*** 2.17 – 4.70 1.58 0.96 – 2.62 1.73 0.81 – 3.69 1.42 0.90 – 2.25
Chronic Conditions
Diabetes 2.52*** 1.96 – 3.23 1.86*** 1.41 – 2.44 3.29*** 2.37 – 4.58 1.39* 1.05 – 1.84 2.03*** 1.40 – 2.94 1.94*** 1.33 – 2.84 2.61*** 1.63 – 4.18
Current asthma 1.83*** 1.64 – 2.04 1.10 0.94 – 1.28 1.83*** 1.52 – 2.20 0.60*** 0.51 – 0.71 1.51*** 1.25 – 1.82 0.62*** 0.51 – 0.75 1.69*** 1.31 – 2.17
Infections
Never tested for HIV 0.76*** 0.71 – 0.80 0.48*** 0.44 – 0.53 0.49*** 0.41 – 0.59 0.86*** 0.82 – 0.90 0.79*** 0.72 – 0.88 1.13*** 1.08 – 1.19 0.67*** 0.57 – 0.79
No flu vaccine in past year 1.05* 1.01 – 1.08 1.06*** 1.03 – 1.10 1.00 0.94 – 1.07 1.03 1.00 – 1.06 1.07* 1.02 – 1.12 0.91*** 0.86 – 0.96 1.03 0.95 – 1.12
***

p<0.001

**

p<0.01

*

p<0.05

Note: Non-Hispanic White women with no disabilities served as the reference group.

a

Models are adjusted for age, education, marital status, employment, health insurance, and income unless otherwise noted

b

Models are adjusted for age, marital status, employment, health insurance, and income

c

Models are adjusted for age, education, marital status, employment, and income

d

Only four states (Louisiana, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Tennessee) collected data on social support and total sample size for this item was 3,473; the sample size for women with disabilities in the Other Race group was insufficient for reporting estimates on this indicator.

BRFSS=Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; PR=Prevalence Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval