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Table 4 Odds ratios (95%CI) of medical conditions by sociodemographic characteristics a

From: Self-reported health behaviors, including sleep, correlate with doctor-informed medical conditions: data from the 2011 Health Related Behaviors Survey of U.S. Active Duty Military Personnel

Characteristic

Categories

High blood pressure

High cholesterol

High triglycerides

Low HDL cholesterol

High blood glucose

Overweight/ obesity

Cases (N)

 

3713

4098

1745

1921

499

16,292

Age

21–25 yrs

1.69 (1.13–2.53)

1.27 (0.67–2.38)

1.25 (0.41–3.83)

1.21 (0.45–3.25)

1.13 (0.34–3.79)

1.54 (1.28–1.84)

(vs. ≤20 yrs)

26–35 yrs

2.30 (1.51–3.50)

2.94 (1.57–5.50)

2.59 (0.87–7.74)

2.79 (1.05–7.38)

1.34 (0.40–4.54)

2.21 (1.80–2.70)

36–45 yrs

3.77 (2.43–5.83)

8.12 (4.28–15.38)

7.94 (2.63–23.93)

6.86 (2.57–18.32)

3.54 (1.04–12.06)

3.82 (3.05–4.78)

46+ yrs

6.33 (4.01–10.01)

12.54 (6.54–24.06)

11.81 (3.88–36.00)

11.80 (4.37–31.88)

10.06 (2.85–35.52)

4.19 (3.22–5.45)

Service Branch

Air Force

0.80 (0.70–0.91)

0.98 (0.86–1.11)

1.26 (1.05–1.52)

0.97 (0.82–1.15)

0.73 (0.52–1.02)

0.79 (0.71–0.88)

(vs. Army)

Coast Guard

0.72 (0.62–0.85)

1.24 (1.07–1.44)

1.59 (1.29–1.95)

1.27 (1.04–1.54)

1.01 (0.68–1.50)

1.05 (0.93–1.19)

Marine Corps

0.98 (0.84–1.15)

0.95 (0.81–1.11)

0.68 (0.52–0.88)

0.66 (0.53–0.83)

1.01 (0.69–1.50)

0.78 (0.69–0.88)

Navy

0.85 (0.73–0.99)

1.24 (1.07–1.43)

1.57 (1.28–1.91)

1.25 (1.04–1.51)

1.45 (1.05–2.02)

1.04 (0.91–1.18)

Sex (vs. male)

Female

0.54 (0.49–0.60)

0.65 (0.58–0.72)

0.56 (0.47–0.66)

0.47 (0.40–0.55)

1.35 (1.03–1.77)

0.29 (0.27–0.31)

Education

Some college

0.99 (0.87–1.14)

1.15 (0.98–1.34)

1.18 (0.94–1.48)

1.25 (1.00–1.56)

0.95 (0.66–1.36)

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

(vs. high school or equiv.)

2-year college

0.84 (0.71–0.99)

1.13 (0.95–1.34)

1.33 (1.03–1.70)

1.50 (1.18–1.91)

1.01 (0.67–1.51)

0.88 (0.77–1.00)

4-year college

0.84 (0.69–1.00)

1.19 (0.98–1.43)

1.59 (1.22–2.08)

1.52 (1.18–1.96)

0.62 (0.40–0.98)

0.94 (0.81–1.09)

Beyond college

0.89 (0.72–1.08)

1.39 (1.13–1.71)

1.73 (1.30–2.30)

1.92 (1.45–2.56)

1.11 (0.67–1.82)

0.83 (0.70–0.98)

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic

0.89 (0.77–1.03)

1.06 (0.91–1.22)

1.04 (0.84–1.27)

0.90 (0.73–1.10)

1.39 (1.00–1.95)

1.43 (1.28–1.59)

(vs. non-Hispanic white)

Non-Hispanic black

1.68 (1.46–1.93)

1.11 (0.96–1.30)

0.58 (0.44–0.75)

0.78 (0.62–0.98)

1.42 (0.99–2.05)

1.36 (1.20–1.55)

Other/multiple

1.43 (1.23–1.67)

1.44 (1.23–1.67)

1.37 (1.12–1.67)

1.20 (0.98–1.47)

1.90 (1.36–2.66)

0.91 (0.80–1.03)

Marital status

Currently married

1.12 (0.97–1.31)

1.26 (1.08–1.48)

1.03 (0.81–1.30)

0.96 (0.76–1.20)

1.11 (0.72–1.72)

1.25 (1.14–1.38)

(vs. never married)

Separated/divorced/ widowed

1.31 (1.10–1.57)

1.18 (0.98–1.42)

0.93 (0.71–1.23)

0.96 (0.74–1.25)

1.42 (0.89–2.26)

1.07 (0.94–1.21)

Children (vs. none)

1+ children

1.06 (0.96–1.18)

1.08 (0.98–1.20)

1.24 (1.08–1.43)

1.32 (1.16–1.52)

1.64 (1.27–2.11)

1.23 (1.13–1.34)

Pay grade

E5-E6

1.57 (1.34–1.85)

1.90 (1.58–2.28)

2.10 (1.60–2.76)

1.86 (1.41–2.46)

1.63 (1.09–2.45)

1.54 (1.39–1.72)

(vs. E1-E4)

E7-E9

1.68 (1.39–2.03)

2.07 (1.68–2.55)

2.22 (1.64–3.00)

2.13 (1.57–2.89)

1.41 (0.90–2.21)

1.73 (1.50–2.01)

WO1-WO5

1.41 (1.10–1.82)

2.28 (1.76–2.95)

2.23 (1.53–3.24)

2.25 (1.55–3.26)

1.00 (0.55–1.81)

1.87 (1.49–2.35)

O1-O3

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

1.41 (1.13–1.77)

1.42 (1.03–1.97)

1.34 (0.96–1.86)

1.05 (0.61–1.80)

1.18 (1.01–1.37)

O4-O10

1.15 (0.90–1.47)

1.63 (1.27–2.09)

1.49 (1.05–2.12)

1.58 (1.11–2.27)

0.86 (0.48–1.54)

1.27 (1.04–1.55)

  1. a Logistic regressions were weighted by sample weights. Fully-adjusted models included all sociodemographic characteristics simultaneously, current enrollment in a weight-loss program, history of weight loss, and history of deployment. In bold text are odds ratios that are significantly different from the reference category. For simpler (less adjusted) models, see Additional file 1: Table S3