Body Mass Index and Employment-Based Health Insurance

Table 4 Adjusted Odds ratios [OR] for covariates listed in regression model with confidence intervals [CI]

Covariate	OR	95% CI	P
BMI
normal*	1.00
overweight	1.16	1.00, 1.34	0.052
obese	1.23	1.07, 1.43	0.004
Age, per year	1.00	1.00, 1.01	0.166
Race
white*	1.00
Hispanic	0.69	0.57, 0.85	<0.001
African American	1.20	1.00, 1.45	0.053
other	0.94	0.74, 1.21	0.647
Gender
female*	1.00
male	1.13	0.99, 1.28	0.067
Family income
low*	1.00
medium	2.11	1.83, 2.42	<0.001
high	2.08	1.78, 2.43	<0.001
Years education
<12*	1.00
= 12	1.74	1.46, 2.07	<0.001
>12	2.47	2.01, 3.04	<0.001
Marital status
never married*	1.00
widowed/divorced/separated	1.15	0.94, 1.41	0.167
married	1.26	1.05, 1.51	0.014
Number of dependents, excluding spouse
none*	1.00
one	0.87	0.75, 1.01	0.070
two	0.70	0.60, 0.82	<0.001
three	0.83	0.69, 0.99	0.035
four or more	0.63	0.50, 0.81	<0.001
Smoker
no*	1.00
yes	0.88	0.77, 1.00	0.043
Metropolitan area
no*	1.00
yes	1.01	0.89, 1.16	0.833
Region of residency
northeast*	1.00
midwest	0.91	0.75, 1.10	0.314
south	1.02	0.84, 1.25	0.818
west	1.23	1.01, 1.50	0.040
Number of prescription medications
none*	1.00
1 to 2	1.14	0.97, 1.35	0.112
3 to 5	1.37	1.13, 1.66	0.001
4 to 14	1.37	1.17, 1.61	<0.001
15 or more	1.38	1.15, 1.65	<0.001
Blue collar employment classification
no*	1.00
yes	1.02	0.89, 1.17	0.814
Union membership
no*	1.00
yes	3.55	2.72, 4.63	<0.001
Employment status
part-time*	1.00
full-time	7.19	6.20, 8.33	<0.001
Number of employees at workplace
unknown*	1.00
1 to 10	0.77	0.61, 0.97	0.029
11 to 25	1.29	1.01, 1.65	0.045
26 to 100	1.91	1.49, 2.44	<0.001
101 or more	3.30	2.60, 4.18	<0.001
Spouse offered EBHI
no*	1.00
yes	0.34	0.28, 0.41	<0.001

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