Diminished Returns of Educational Attainment on Hypertension Prevalence among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults: National Health Interview Survey 2023

Table 2.

Logistic regression without interaction

OR SE 95% CI p

Race (AIAN) 0.59 0.14 0.38 0.93 0.022

Age (Years) 1.05 0.00 1.05 1.06 < 0.001

Gender (Male) 1.48 0.06 1.37 1.60 < 0.001

Obese 2.73 0.12 2.51 2.98 < 0.001

Current Cigarette Use 1.10 0.08 0.96 1.26 0.185

Current E-Cigarette Use 0.98 0.10 0.80 1.20 0.854

Anxiety (Lifetime) 1.40 0.09 1.24 1.58 < 0.001

Depression (Lifetime) 1.13 0.07 1.00 1.27 0.051

High Cholesterol (Lifetime) 2.68 0.11 2.48 2.90 < 0.001

Health insurance (Insured) 1.42 0.17 1.13 1.79 0.003

Married 1.07 0.05 0.99 1.16 0.099

Employed (Last Week) 0.95 0.04 0.87 1.04 0.287

Education

    Less Than High School Diploma

    High School Diploma 0.78 0.06 0.66 0.90 0.001

    College 0.57 0.05 0.48 0.68 < 0.001

AIAN x High School Diploma 3.12 0.87 1.81 5.39 < 0.001

AIAN x College 2.73 1.08 1.25 5.95 0.012

Intercept 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 < 0.001

Note: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)