Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States
Table 3
Multiple logistic regression analysis of ethnic differences in risk factors for obesity, the 2011-12 CHIS.
Characteristics
Whites
Latinos
Asians
African Americans
Largest difference between the ORs
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
OR
95% CI
Gender
Male (ref)
Female
0.80
0.74–0.87
1.02
0.85–1.22
0.74
0.52–1.04
1.43
1.05–1.94
0.63 (African Americans-Whites)
Age in years
18–44 (ref)
45–64
1.39
1.24–1.56
1.29
1.07–1.56
0.84
0.58–1.22
1.42
0.97–2.08
0.10 (Whites-Latinos)
65+
0.80
0.68–0.93
0.71
0.53–0.96
0.53
0.31–0.92
0.65
0.41–1.04
0.27 (Whites-Asians)
Employment
No (ref)
Yes
0.96
0.84–1.09
0.95
0.78–1.15
1.24
0.84–1.83
1.08
0.78–1.50
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Physical Activity
No (ref)
Yes
0.70
0.64–0.77
0.97
0.81–1.16
1.32
0.95–1.83
0.68
0.49–0.95
0.02 (Whites-African Americans)
Smoking status
Never (ref)
Current
0.96
0.81–1.14
1.07
0.84–1.35
1.06
0.59–1.92
1.17
0.79–1.73
—
Past
1.17
1.05–1.30
1.24
0.99–1.55
0.91
0.61–1.35
1.57
1.06–2.33
0.40 (African Americans-Whites)
Binge drinking
No (ref)
Infrequent
0.92
0.81–1.04
1.11
0.90–1.38
1.79
1.10–2.90
1.00
0.64–1.56
—
Frequent
0.93
0.77–1.13
0.99
0.74–1.34
1.27
0.64–2.53
1.73
1.02–2.92
—
Arthritis
No (ref)
Yes
1.60
1.45–1.77
1.63
1.28–2.07
2.77
1.86–4.13
1.32
0.92–1.90
1.17 (Asians-Whites)
Diabetes medicine intake
No (ref)
Yes
3.74
3.14–4.45
2.30
1.79–2.95
3.25
2.14–4.96
2.24
1.41–3.57
1.50 (Whites-African Americans)
Serious psychological distress
No (ref)
Yes
1.18
0.88–1.59
1.13
0.80–1.59
1.15
0.53–2.47
1.40
0.66–2.95
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CHIS, California Health Interview Survey; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Notes. Sampling weights were used in analysis. Results in bold indicate to be statistically significant. , , and .
