Department of Health Administration, Pfeiffer University, Morrisville, NC, USA.
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H1: Is frequent attendance at religious services associated with better self-rated health?
H2: Is the association between frequent attendance at religious services and health mediated by obesity?
H3: Do the associations between frequent attendance at religious services, health, and obesity vary by race/ethnicity?
OR (95% CI)
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Model 1 (n = 2329) | Model 2 (n = 2135) | Model 3 (n = 2135) | Model 4 (n = 2051) | Model 5 (n = 2051) | |
Age | 0.97 (0.97–0.98)*** | 0.97 (0.97–0.98)*** | 0.97 (0.97–0.98)*** | 0.97 (0.97–0.98)*** | 0.97 (0.97–0.98)*** |
Female | 0.99 (0.85–1.15) | 0.97 (0.83–1.14) | 0.95 (0.80–1.11) | 0.97 (0.82–1.14) | 0.93 (0.79–1.10) |
Education | |||||
Less than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
High school | 1.75 (1.37–2.24)*** | 1.67 (1.30–2.16)*** | 1.63 (1.26–2.10)*** | 1.74 (1.34–2.25)*** | 1.67 (1.29–2.17)*** |
BA | 2.30 (1.74–3.05)*** | 2.18 (1.63–2.92)*** | 2.12 (1.58–2.84)*** | 2.37 (1.76–3.20)*** | 2.27 (1.68–3.07)*** |
Graduate or more | 3.34 (2.52–4.44)*** | 3.40 (2.52–4.59)*** | 3.26 (2.41–4.42)*** | 3.38 (2.48–4.59)*** | 3.18 (2.33–4.34)*** |
Marital status | |||||
Unmarried | 0.86 (0.72–1.02) | 0.83 (0.69–1.00)* | 0.83 (0.69–0.99)* | 0.84 (0.70–1.02) | 0.84 (0.70–1.01) |
Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Income | |||||
USD19,999 or less | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
USD20,000–39,999 | 1.69 (1.36–2.09)*** | 1.68 (1.35–2.10)*** | 1.65 (1.32–2.07)*** | 1.73 (1.37–2.17)*** | 1.70 (1.35–2.13)*** |
USD40,000–69,999 | 2.47 (1.95–3.12)*** | 2.38 (1.86–3.04)*** | 2.34 (1.84–2.99)*** | 2.48 (1.93–3.19)*** | 2.44 (1.90–3.13)*** |
USD70,000 or more | 3.24 (2.51–4.19)*** | 3.49 (2.66–4.57)*** | 3.43 (2.62–4.50)*** | 3.53 (2.67–4.65)*** | 3.45 (2.61–4.55)*** |
Number in household | 0.97 (0.92–1.02) | 0.99 (0.93–1.04) | 0.98 (0.93–1.04) | 1.00 (0.94–1.06) | 1.00 (0.94–1.06) |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Black | 0.94 (0.76–1.15) | 0.92 (0.75–1.12) | 1.06 (0.86–1.31) | 1.03 (0.84–1.28) | |
Hispanic | 0.83 (0.68–1.03) | 0.84 (0.68–1.03) | 0.93 (0.75–1.14) | 0.94 (0.76–1.16) | |
Religious attendance | |||||
Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
1–2 Times a year | 1.18 (0.96–1.47) | 1.30 (1.04–1.62)* | |||
1–3 Times a month | 1.24 (1.01–1.51)* | 1.28 (1.05–1.57)* | |||
More than 1 time a week | 1.06 (0.76–1.46) | 1.15 (0.82–1.61) | |||
BMI | |||||
18.49 or less | 1.59 (0.89–2.86) | 1.62 (0.90–2.92) | |||
18.5–24.9 | 2.95 (2.39–3.60)*** | 2.99 (2.43–3.67)*** | |||
25–30 | 2.17 (1.77–2.66)*** | 2.19 (1.79–2.68)*** | |||
More than 30.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
OR (95% CI)
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White (n = 1109) | Black (n = 469) | Hispanic (n = 473) | |
Religious attendance | |||
Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1–2 Times a year | 1.48 (1.09–2.00)* | 1.29 (0.82–2.03) | 0.91 (0.55–1.50) |
1–3 Times a month | 1.34 (1.02–1.78)* | 1.20 (0.79–1.83) | 1.19 (0.76–1.86) |
More than 1 time a week | 1.16 (0.74–1.82) | 1.20 (0.59–2.44) | 1.13 (0.53–2.41) |
BMI | |||
Underweight | 1.44 (0.67–3.12) | 1.52 (0.34–6.78) | 2.08 (0.63–6.81) |
Normal weight | 3.69 (2.77–4.92)*** | 2.21 (1.45–3.38)*** | 2.47 (1.61–3.79)*** |
Overweight | 2.49 (1.86–3.33)*** | 1.94 (1.30–2.90)*** | 2.04 (1.35–3.09)*** |
Obese | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |