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Table 1 Prevalence of frequent mental distress (FMD) and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for selected risk factors, State of Texas, 2003, (N=5,757)

From: Rural residence is not a risk factor for frequent mental distress: a behavioral risk factor surveillance survey

Risk variable

Overall %

% with FMD (95% CI)

AOR* (95% CI) N = 5,757

P value

Residence

    

   Metropolitan-central city

61.50

9.34 (8.24–10.44)

Reference

 

   Metropolitan-suburb

21.23

11.92 (9.77–14.07)

1.37 (1.06–1.77)

0.016

   Non-metropolitan

17.27

8.77 (6.59–10.96)

0.86 (0.63–1.18)

0.350

Age group

    

   18–24

14.66

11.92 (8.80–15.05)

Reference

 

   25–34

20.23

6.79 (5.04–8.54)

0.92 (0.62–1.34)

0.635

   35–44

21.09

9.26 (6.91–11.60)

1.17 (0.78–1.69)

0.488

   45–54

18.08

11.40 (9.32–13.49)

1.26 (0.86–1.85)

0.227

   55–64

11.88

10.39 (8.29–12.50)

0.91 (0.59–1.41)

0.675

   65+

14.07

8.57 (6.84–10.32)

0.51 (0.33–0.78)

0.002

Race/ethnicity

    

   non-Hispanic white

58.94

9.54 (8.61–11.68)

Reference

 

   Hispanic

28.91

9.22 (7.51–10.95)

0.56 (0.41–0.75)

<0.001

   Non-Hispanic Black

8.20

13.58 (9.47–17.68)

0.90 (0.62–1.31)

0.587

   Other

3.95

9.72 (5.20–14.24)

1.15 (0.67–0.98)

0.607

Sex

    

   Female

50.91

12.06 (10.80–13.31)

Reference

 

   Male

49.09

7.44 (6.16–8.73)

0.60 (0.48–0.76)

<0.001

Marital status

    

   Single/never married

38.65

13.28 (11.58–14.98)

Reference

 

   Married

61.35

7.61 (6.61–8.61)

0.66 (0.54–0.82)

<0.001

Educational status

    

   < high school degree

17.52

13.61 (10.96–16.26)

Reference

 

   high school degree

27.44

12.84 (10.77–14.91)

0.80 (0.59–1.10)

0.172

   some college

26.51

8.72 (7.20–10.24)

0.53 (0.37–0.74)

<0.001

   College graduate

28.53

5.50 (4.41–6.60)

0.38 (0.26–0.55)

<0.001

Household income

    

   <$25,000

30.01

15.79 (13.68–17.90)

Reference

 

   $25,000 to $75,000,

39.27

7.50 (6.28–8.72)

0.52 (0.40–0.67)

<0.001

   ≥$75,000

18.85

6.40 (4.75–8.06)

0.49 (0.33–0.71)

<0.001

   Missing

11.87

7.58 (5.41–9.75)

0.50 (0.35–0.71)

<0.001

Body mass index

    

   Obese

23.02

12.66 (10.58–14.75)

1.56 (1.19–2.05)

0.001

   Overweight

34.61

8.76 (7.31–10.21)

1.22 (0.93–1.60)

0.159

   Normal

34.07

8.18 (6.75–9.61)

Reference

 

   Underweight

2.08

24.38 (15.00–33.76)

3.15 (1.82–5.45)

<0.001

   BMI missing

6.22

8.85 (5.42–12.27)

0.88 (0.53–1.44)

0.602

  1. CI = confidence interval.
  2. *Adjusted for all other variables in Table 1. N = 5,757 prior to weighting.
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