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Table 4 Multinomial Logistic Regression: Weight Statuses Impacted by Racial Discrimination, Results Stratified by Nativity: National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol & Related Conditions – Wave 2 (2003–2004; N = 32,747)

From: The moderating role of race/ethnicity and nativity in the relationship between perceived discrimination and overweight and obesity: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

 

Overweight vs. Normal/Underweight

RRRa 95%CIb

Obese vs. Normal/Underweight

RRR 95% CI

Overweight vs. Normal/Underweight

RRR 95% CI

Obese vs. Normal/Underweight

RRR 95% CI

Nativity-Stratified Models

U.S. Born

Foreign-Born

Race/ethnicity*Racial Discrimination

 Non-Hispanic White

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Non-Hispanic Black

0.76 [0.54–1.07]

0.71** [0.51–0.98]

2.52 [0.57–11.13]

1.73 [0.64–4.69]

 Mexican American

0.98 [0.63–1.56]

0.78 [0.48–1.27]

2.78 [0.65–11.92]

0.57 [0.16–2.07]

 Cuban

2.06 [0.18–23.18]

2.67 [0.33–21.55]

3.94 [0.47–33.08]

1.52 [0.33–7.07]

 Puerto Rican

0.72 [0.22–2.36]

1.66 [0.62–4.45]

2.22 [0.46–10.64]

0.76 [0.21–2.74]

 Central American

3.16 [0.72–13.92]

0.63 [0.07–5.56]

2.99 [0.58–15.48]

1.19 [0.28–5.01]

 South American

1.73 [0.15–20.26]

0.02 [0.00–4.14]

8.07* [1.68–38.77]

1.63 [0.33–7.93]

 Dominican

4.11 [0.02 – N/A]

0.06 [0.00–38.50]

1.25 [0.24–6.64]

0.05*** [0.01–0.20]

 Non-Hispanic Other

1.55 [0.81–2.97]

1.07 [0.56–2.03]

3.03 [0.61–14.96]

0.49 [0.13–1.81]

  1. All models are adjusted by age(y), personal income, marital status, smoking status, educational attainment [Foreign-born models also adjust for length of time in the U.S.]
  2. a RRR = Relative Risk Ratios
  3. b 95%CI = 95% Confidence Interval
  4. *0.10; **0.050; ***0.001