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Table 2 Simple logistic regression models for coronary artery calcification -- Fort Worth, Texas, 2006-8 (N = 510)

From: Self-reported racial discrimination, response to unfair treatment, and coronary calcification in asymptomatic adults - the North Texas Healthy Heart study

 

Any calcification

Variable

OR*

95% CI*

Age

1.09

1.06-1.11

Body mass index

1.04

1.01-1.07

Gender

  

   Female

...

...

   Men

2.5

1.72-3.63

Race/ethnicity

  

   Non-Hispanic white

...

...

   Non-Hispanic African American

0.55

0.35-0.86

   Hispanic

0.37

0.23-0.58

Education

  

   Some college or higher

...

...

   Less than High school

0.97

0.61-1.54

   High school graduate/GED

0.72

0.45-1.16

Smoked ≥ 100 cigarettes in one's life

  

   No

...

...

   Yes

1.79

1.24-2.59

Diabetes Mellitus status

  

   No

...

...

   Yes

1.89

1.20-2.97

Hypertension status

  

   No

...

...

   Yes

1.73

1.19-2.49

Hyperlipidemia status

  

   No

...

...

   Yes

2.09

1.44-3.03

First degree relative with history of coronary heart disease

  

   No

...

...

   Yes

1.58

1.10-2.29

Depressive symptomatology

  

   Low (CES-D score < 17)

...

...

   High (CES-D score ≥ 17)

1.01

0.67-1.52

Response to unfair treatment

  

   Active

...

...

   Passive

0.99

0.68-1.45

Experienced racial discrimination

  

   No

...

...

   Yes

0.88

0.59-1.29

  1. * OR = crude or unadjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval