Table 3.

Ethnic differences in any cardiovascular disease by social and economic factors and years of migration

	Caribbean Black	Caribbean non-Black	Non-Caribbean Black	Other non-White Canadians	White Canadians
Model adjusted for
Age and sex	1.82 (1.43–2.31)***	1.79 (1.49–2.15)***	1.37 (1.17–1.60)***	1.14 (1.07–1.22)***	1.00
+ Income quintile, education level	1.74 (1.37–2.20)***	1.75 (1.46–2.11)***	1.32 (1.13–1.53)***	1.01 (1.04–1.19)**	1.00
+ Years of migration	1.91 (1.50–2.43)***	1.89 (1.57–2.28)***	1.49 (1.26–1.75)***	1.23 (1.14–1.33)***	1.00
All of the above	1.82 (1.43–2.31)***	1.85 (1.53–2.24)***	1.43 (1.22–1.68)***	1.20 (1.12–1.30)***	1.00

To test the fitness of the models, Akaike information criterion (AIC) values for each model were obtained—the smaller values mean the better fit. It clearly indicates that model 2 and model 3 fit the data better than model 1 (smaller AIC values), and model 4 (full model) fits the data better than all previous models. Model 2 (age, sex + income, and education) fits the data better than model 3 (age, sex + years of migration)

White Canadians is the reference category

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey, 2011–2016