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Table 4 Logistic regression models for odds of Healthy Behaviors

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors across six African Immigrant Groups in Minnesota

 

Never smoker

Physical activity

Conscious effort to exercise

Effort to eat a healthy diet

Country

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Group

Somalia

Referent

       
 

Ethiopia

0.91

[0.5,1.64]

0.8

[0.54,1.2]

0.9

[0.65,1.29]

0.9

[0.58,1.37]

 

Kenya

3.3

[0.73,14.96]

0.9

[0.44,1.77]

2.2

[1.06,4.41]

0.9

[0.38,1.97]

 

Liberia

3.59

[1.26,10.23]

1.5

[0.9,2.44]

3.7

[2.09,6.63]

2.8

[1.27,6.25]

 

Sudanese

0.87

[0.39,1.95]

0.8

[0.42,1.42]

0.6

[0.35,0.96]

0.3

[0.15,0.45]

 

Others

1.2

[0.49,2.96]

0.4

[0.22,0.87]

2.7

[1.47,5.1]

0.7

[0.35,1.27]

Characteristic

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Female

 

4.02

[2.25,7.2]

1.3

[0.92,1.71]

1.1

[0.82,1.45]

1.2

[0.85,1.72]

Age

 

0.99

[0.97,1.01]

1

[0.99,1.02]

1

[0.99,1.01]

1

[1.01,1.04]

Length of Stay

≥5 years

1.12

[0.6,2.1]

0.8

[0.54,1.21]

0.9

[0.64,1.34]

1.1

[0.69,1.61]

Understand English Well

 

0.74

[0.35,1.57]

1.1

[0.67,1.8]

2.8

[1.86,4.34]

3.8

[2.33,6.28]

Trouble Meeting Expenses

Never or Rarely

1.54

[0.92,2.58]

0.8

[0.55,1.08]

0.7

[0.51,0.96]

1.4

[0.99,2.06]

Insurance Status

Private insurance

Referent

       
 

No insurance

1.12

[0.41,3.06]

0.8

[0.43,1.67]

0.9

[0.49,1.65]

1.1

[0.51,2.28]

Public insurance

0.97

[0.54,1.74]

0.6

[0.39,0.86]

1.1

[0.75,1.48]

1

[0.65,1.51]