Acculturation and self-reported health among Hispanics using a socio-behavioral model: the North Texas Healthy Heart Study

Table 2 Bivariate and Multiple Logistic Regression Analyses of Fair/Poor Health Status (North Texas Healthy Heart Study, N = 135)

	Bivariate		Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	OR^a	95% CI^b	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Acculturation
Mexican-oriented	3.16	1.37, 7.25	1.87	0.73, 4.81	3.65	1.35, 9.89	3.67	1.35, 9.98	3.53	1.04, 11.97
Predisposing Factors
Age^c	1.00	0.95, 1.04	0.98	0.93, 1.03					0.98	0.91, 1.05
Gender
Male	0.95	0.44, 2.02	1.37	0.58, 3.24
Education
Less than High School	4.16	1.93, 8.97	4.06	1.64, 10.05					2.42	0.75, 7.77
Enabling Factors
Income
Below $20,000	1.82	0.84, 3.93			1.45	0.60, 3.47			1.14	0.39, 3.28
No health Insurance	1.39	0.67, 2.88			0.74	0.29, 1.88			0.35	0.11, 1.13
No healthcare provider	1.69	0.73, 3.90			1.13	0.42, 3.04			1.91	0.61, 5.91
Need Factors
Diabetes Mellitus present	2.10	0.92, 4.76					0.98	0.32, 2.99
Hypertension present	1.61	0.78, 3.29					1.54	0.62, 3.84	1.68	0.62, 4.58
Hyperlipidemia present	2.26	0.94, 5.42					1.91	0.62, 5.88
Body Mass index^c	1.06	0.99, 1.12					1.07	0.99, 1.17
Perceived stress^c	1.07	1.01, 1.14					1.03	0.95, 1.12	1.03	0.94, 1.13
Sense of control^c	0.26	0.12, 0.58					0.43	0.17, 1.07	0.46	0.16, 1.31
Social support^c	0.97	0.52, 1.82					0.59	0.25, 1.37
Depression symptomatology^c	1.08	1.04, 1.12					1.07	1.01, 1.13	1.06	1.01, 1.32

Note: ^aOdds Ratio; ^bConfidence Interval; ^cAssessed as a continuous variable

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