Table 2.
Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) of use of obesogenic medications by socioeconomic status, NHANES 2009-2018.
| Unweighted N | Prevalence (95% CI), % | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
| Composite SES | |||||
| Low | 4737 | 44.8 (42.6, 46.9) | 1.7 (1.5, 1.9) | 1.5 (1.4, 1.8) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.5) |
| Intermediate | 2677 | 45.6 (43.3, 47.9) | 1.8 (1.6, 2.0) | 1.2 (1.03,1.4) | 1.1 (0.96, 1.3) |
| High | 3259 | 32.3 (30.6, 34.0) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Education | |||||
| <High school | 2455 | 45.9 (43.0, 48.9) | 2.0 (1.7, 2.3) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) | 1.2 (1.02, 1.4) |
| High school graduate | 2452 | 41.4 (38.7, 44.1) | 1.7 (1.4, 2.0) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) | 1.2 (0.99, 1.4) |
| Some college | 3378 | 38.8 (36.3, 41.2) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 1.2 (1.01, 1.5) |
| College graduate or above | 2388 | 29.8 (27.6, 32.1) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Household income | |||||
| Below poverty level | 2127 | 46.4 (43.6, 49.1) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 1.2 (1.04, 1.4) |
| Equal or above poverty level | 8546 | 36.5 (35.1, 38.8) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
| Insurance type | |||||
| No insurance | 1146 | 34.1 (30.4, 37.8) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) |
| Public insurance only | 3789 | 50.0 (47.6, 51.8) | 2.0 (1.7, 2.2) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.2 (1.02, 1.3) |
| Private insurance | 5738 | 33.3 (31.6, 35.0) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) |
Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and number of prescription medications.
Model 2 further adjusted for diabetes, depression, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis.