Table 10
Adjusted odds ratios relating selected socio-demographic and health-related factors to likelihood of being diagnosed with asthma, by Aboriginal identity group, off-reserve population aged 20 or older, Canada, 2006/2007

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  A: Non-Aboriginal
(n=56,022)		 B: First Nations
(n=8,698)		 C: Métis
(n=7,230)		 D: Inuit
(n=3,957)
Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Male‡ 0.69* 0.62 0.77 0.64* 0.53 0.79 0.69* 0.56 0.83 0.52* 0.35 0.78
Personal income
Less than $10,000 1.18D 0.97 1.44 1.47* 1.08 1.99 1.16D 0.87 1.55 3.07*AC 1.78 5.30
$10,000 to $19,999 1.23*D 1.01 1.50 1.68* 1.23 2.31 1.25 0.92 1.70 2.83*A 1.60 5.00
$20,000 to $29,999 1.17D 0.96 1.42 1.23D 0.84 1.80 1.14D 0.83 1.57 3.22*ABC 1.57 6.62
$30,000 to $39,999† 1.00 … … 1.00 … … 1.00 … … 1.00 … …
$40,000 to $59,999 0.99D 0.82 1.21 0.96D 0.65 1.41 0.81D 0.56 1.16 2.29*ABC 1.20 4.34
$60,000 or more 1.01D 0.83 1.24 0.78D 0.50 1.18 0.71D 0.47 1.07 2.35*ABC 1.18 4.69
Education
Less than secondary graduation 1.47* 1.23 1.74 1.12 0.82 1.52 1.20 0.89 1.61 0.90 0.50 1.64
Secondary graduation† 1.00 … … 1.00 … … 1.00 … … 1.00 … …
Some postsecondary 1.15 0.93 1.42 1.15 0.82 1.62 1.09 0.79 1.50 0.96 0.42 2.23
Postsecondary graduation 1.20* 1.04 1.38 1.10 0.81 1.50 1.15 0.87 1.51 0.97 0.52 1.80
Daily smoker‡ 1.19*B 1.05 1.35 0.89A 0.72 1.09 1.11 0.92 1.35 0.83 0.58 1.19
Body mass index
Under-/Acceptable weight† 1.00 … … 1.00 … … 1.00 … … 1.00 … …
Overweight 1.29* 1.15 1.45 1.07 0.83 1.39 1.05 0.82 1.34 1.10 0.67 1.80
Obese 1.68* 1.48 1.92 1.58* 1.23 2.02 1.73* 1.36 2.21 1.21 0.77 1.91
Saw doctor or nurse in past year‡ 1.86* 1.59 2.17 1.72* 1.33 2.22 1.76* 1.37 2.24 1.64 0.95 2.82
Urban residence ‡ 1.11* 1.00 1.23 1.09 0.91 1.30 1.23* 1.02 1.48 1.47* 1.06 2.03
* estimate significantly different from zero (p<.05)
A estimate significantly different from non-Aboriginal (p<.05)
B estimate significantly different from First Nations (p<.05)
C estimate significantly different from Métis (p<.05)
D estimate significantly different from Inuit (p<.05)
† reference category
‡ reference category is absence of characteristic
... not applicable
Notes: Linear and quadratic effects of age and missing categories for income, education and body mass index are included in model, but not shown.
Sources: 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey; 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 4.1.

 

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