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Table 3 Association between Discrimination and Physical health, Stress, Food Insecurity and Grade Point Average

From: Racial discrimination is associated with food insecurity, stress, and worse physical health among college students

How discrimination was measured

Physical Health

Coef

95% CI

Stress

Coef

95% CI

Grade Point Average

Proportional Odds Ratio

95% CI

Food Insecurity

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Discrimination measured as a continuous variable

0.03

(0.01, 0.05)**

0.02

(0.01, 0.04)**

0.95

(0.91, 1.00)*

1.18

(1.06, 1.32)**

Discrimination measured as a binary variable

0.25

(-0.03, 0.53)

0.26

(0.06, 0.46)*

0.46

(0.20, 1.05)

3.76

(1.55, 9.10)**

  1. All models controlled for race, gender, age and income. Linear models assess discrimination and stress and physical health. Ordered logistic models assessed discrimination and grade point average where the baseline was those reporting an A or A- GPA at p-values of *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
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BMC Public Health

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