Table 3.
Logistic regression showing the effect of different measures of socioeconomic variables (based on census tract of residence and US Census Bureau data for the year 2000) on the outcome at each step of the Transition Study among African Americans and Latinas
| STEPS | African American | Latina | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | ||
| Contacted/not contacted, n | 73/7 | 204/50 | ||
| Income ‡ | <$27,431 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥$27,431 | 2.14 (.45–10.30) | .34 (.17–.65)* | ||
| Education§ | <9.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥9.7 | .47 (.05–4.19) | .33 (.17–.65)* | ||
| SES ‖ | Low (1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Higher than category 1 | .77 (.14–4.25) | .31 (.16–.61)* | ||
| Telephone screening | Passed screen/did not pass screen, n | 56/17 | 134/70 | |
| Income | <$27,431 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥$27,431 | 1.6 (.53–4.80) | 1.02 (.57–1.8) | ||
| Education | <9.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥9.7 | 1.25 (.37–4.18) | .94 (.53–1.67) | ||
| SES | Low (1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Higher than category 1 | 2.81 (.92–8.58) | .88 (.49–1.57) | ||
| Consent | Consented/did not consent, n | 27/29 | 83/51 | |
| Income | <$27,431 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥$27,431 | .66(.22–1.97) | .48 (.23–.97)* | ||
| Education | <9.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥9.7 | 1.98 (.57–6.91) | 1.33 (.66–2.69) | ||
| SES | Low (1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Higher than category 1 | 1.29 (.40–4.13) | .76 (38–1.55) | ||
| Clinical screening † | Completed screening/did not complete screening, n | 23/2 | 57/21 | |
| Income | <$27,431 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| $27,431 | 1.56 (.09–28.15) | 1.26 (.44–3.6) | ||
| Education | <9.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥9.7 | .63 (.23–1.73) | .63 (.23–1.73) | ||
| SES | Low (1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Higher than category 1 | - | 1.18(.42–3.30) | ||
| Passed screen/did not Pass screen, n | 20/3 | 51/6 | ||
| Income | <$27,431 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥$27,431 | - | .10 (.01–.92)* | ||
| Education | <9.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥9.7 | 2.00 (.14–27.99) | 1.78 (30–10.59) | ||
| SES | Low (1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Higher than category 1 | 1.17 (.09–15.46) | .70 (.13–3.8) | ||
| Overnight † | Completed overnight/did not complete overnig, n | 11/7 | 39/10 | |
| Income | <$27,431 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥$27,431 | .20 (.02–2.27) | 1.17 (.26–5.27) | ||
| Education | <9.7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥9.7 | 1.8 (.19–16.98) | 2.46 (.55–10.91) | ||
| SES | Low (1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Higher than category 1 | 2.00 (.27–14.78) | 3.43 (.64–18.26) | ||
P<.05
Numbers exclude those who are still “in process” of transferring to the following step, those with no available address information and tract data, or who live outside the Los Angeles County perimeter.
Income (average median household income, in US dollars, in geographic subarea) analyzed using the study population median ($27,431).
Education (average completed years for those aged 25+ in geographic subarea) categorized based on the study population median (9.7 years).
Social economic status (1=Lowest, 2, 3, 4, Highest=5) analyzed as the lowest SES category (1) versus the higher SES categories (2,3,4,5).