Table 3.

Adjusted odds of health characteristics comparing Deaf ASL users with hearing English speakers, Florida, 2018 ^a

Health characteristic	Crude odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Have health insurance	1.20 (0.60-2.40)	1.67 (0.82-3.40)
Routine checkup, past 12 mo	0.57 (0.35-0.92)	0.63 (0.37-1.05)
HIV testing history, ever	2.02 (1.29-3.15)	1.34 (0.84-2.13)
Current combustible cigarette smoker, past 30 d	0.71 (0.38-1.34)	0.71 (0.37-1.36)
Binge drinking, past 30 d	2.11 (1.28-3.48)	1.80 (1.08-3.01)
Overweight or obese body mass index	1.14 (0.71-1.82)	1.28 (0.79-2.06)

Abbreviation: ASL, American Sign Language.

^aData sources: The Deaf ASL-user sample was from the Florida Deaf Health pilot survey conducted in 2018 ²² ; the hearing English-speaker sample was from the 2018 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. ²³

^bModels adjusted for race (White vs non-White), age, gender, Hispanic ethnicity, employment status, and education history. The outcome model for general physical examination also adjusted for health insurance status.