Weaker Effects of Educational Attainment on Chronic Medical Conditions in American Indian Alaska Native, Black, and Latino Adults: National Health Interview Survey 2023

Table 3.

Summary of Logistic Regression (Model 2)

OR SE 95% CI p

Race/Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White Ref.        

Black 0.61 0.11 0.44 0.86 0.005

Hispanic 0.40 0.05 0.31 0.51 < 0.001

AIAN 0.31 0.10 0.16 0.60 0.001

Other 0.35 0.10 0.20 0.62 < 0.001

age 1.06 0.00 1.06 1.07 < 0.001

male 1.04 0.04 0.97 1.11 0.252

married 0.95 0.03 0.89 1.02 0.165

Educational Attainment

Less than High School Diploma Ref.

High School Diploma 0.79 0.07 0.66 0.95 0.013

College Graduate 0.63 0.06 0.52 0.76 < 0.001

Income to Poverty Ratio

Low Ref.

Mid 0.72 0.04 0.64 0.81 < 0.001

High 0.67 0.04 0.59 0.75 < 0.001

Race/Ethnicity x Educational Attainment

Black x High School Diploma 1.39 0.25 0.98 1.99 0.068

Black x College Graduate 1.72 0.34 1.16 2.55 0.007

Hispanic x High School Diploma 1.47 0.21 1.10 1.95 0.008

Hispanic x College Graduate 1.79 0.30 1.29 2.48 0.001

AIAN x High School Diploma 3.42 1.31 1.62 7.25 0.001

AIAN x College Graduate 4.45 2.23 1.67 11.89 0.003

Other x High School Diploma 1.59 0.48 0.88 2.86 0.126

Other x College Graduate 1.52 0.44 0.85 2.70 0.154

Race/Ethnicity x Income to Poverty Ratio

Black x Mid 1.16 0.16 0.89 1.51 0.270

Black x High 1.15 0.19 0.84 1.59 0.382

Hispanic x Mid 1.23 0.14 0.99 1.54 0.067

Hispanic x High 1.19 0.17 0.90 1.59 0.227

AIAN x Mid 1.38 0.44 0.74 2.57 0.310

AIAN x High 0.91 0.40 0.38 2.18 0.833

Other x Mid 1.15 0.20 0.81 1.63 0.438

Other x High 1.55 0.28 1.09 2.21 0.015

Intercept 0.18 0.02 0.14 0.22 < 0.001