Table D
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating Aboriginal identity and selected characteristics to being diagnosed with at least one chronic condition (relative to non-Aboriginal identity), off- reserve population aged 20 or older, Canada, 2006/2007
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First Nations | Métis | Inuit | |||||||
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Odds ratio | 99% confidence interval | Odds ratio | 99% confidence interval | Odds ratio | 99% confidence interval | ||||
from | to | from | to | from | to | ||||
Unadjusted | 1.20* | 1.13 | 1.27 | 1.20* | 1.12 | 1.28 | 0.74* | 0.68 | 0.81 |
Adjusted for: | |||||||||
Age and sex | 1.84* | 1.72 | 1.96 | 1.82* | 1.70 | 1.96 | 1.20* | 1.09 | 1.32 |
plus income
|
1.65* | 1.54 | 1.77 | 1.70* | 1.58 | 1.83 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 1.18 |
plus education
|
1.70* | 1.59 | 1.82 | 1.73* | 1.61 | 1.86 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 1.16 |
plus daily smoker
|
1.79* | 1.67 | 1.91 | 1.78* | 1.66 | 1.91 | 1.12* | 1.02 | 1.23 |
plus body mass index
|
1.67* | 1.57 | 1.79 | 1.66* | 1.55 | 1.79 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.21 |
plus saw doctor/nurse in past year
|
1.88* | 1.76 | 2.00 | 1.90* | 1.77 | 2.04 | 1.20* | 1.09 | 1.32 |
plus urban residence
|
1.84* | 1.72 | 1.96 | 1.83* | 1.70 | 1.96 | 1.20* | 1.09 | 1.33 |
* significantly different from estimate for non-Aboriginal (p<.01) Notes: Chronic conditions are arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, emphysema, heart problems, high blood pressure, effects of stroke, stomach or intestinal ulcers. Models used to demonstrate univariate associations include Aboriginal group identifiers, age, sex and variable(s) listed in the row. Sources: 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey; 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 4.1. |
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