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Table 2 Model of Predictors of fair/poor general health from the 1998–2000 BRFSS*

From: Age at disability onset and self-reported health status

Variables

 

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Age at Onset:

0–21

reference

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22–44

1.52

(1.37, 1.68)

 

45–64

1.67

(1.44, 1.94)

 

≥65

1.53

(1.26, 1.86)

Age:

(per year increase)

1.02

(1.02, 1.02)

Duration:

(per year increase)

1.00

(0.99, 1.00)

Gender:

Male

reference

---

 

Female

1.00

(0.95, 1.05)

Race/ethnicity:

White, non Hispanic

reference

---

 

Black, non Hispanic

1.22

(1.15, 1.30)

 

All Hispanic

1.01

(0.90, 1.14)

 

Other

0.75

(0.69, 0.82)

Education:

≥ High school graduate

reference

---

 

< High school graduate

1.84

(1.74, 1.95)

Marital Status:

Married/unmarried couple

reference

---

 

Divorced/separated

1.39

(1.32, 1.47)

 

Widowed

1.02

(0.96, 1.09)

 

Never Been Married

0.99

(0.92, 1.07)

Employment Status:

Employed

reference

---

 

Unemployed

2.57

(2.33, 2.83)

 

Student/homemaker

1.90

(1.75, 2.06)

 

Retired

1.92

(1.77, 2.09)

 

Unable to Work

6.76

(6.29, 7.27)

  1. *Logistic regression of BRFSS data are limited to 7 states & the District of Columbia and weighted with SPSS Complex Samples 14.0 (unweighted n = 11,734; estimated weighted n = 12,895,725).
  2. OR = Odds Ratio CI = Confidence Interval; BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System