Epidemiology Research International

Research Article

Community Level Disadvantage and the Likelihood of First Ischemic Stroke

Table 2

Census tract indicators associated with likelihood of incident stroke: The Northern Manhattan Stroke Study.
 Census indicators
 Model for annual household incomeModel for annual per capita income
 OR, 95% CIOR, 95% CI
Household income (per $10,000)0.9, 0.7–1.1NA
Per capita income (per $10, 000)NA0.8, 0.6–0.9*
Hypertension Hx2.1, 1.5–2.8*2.1, 1.6–2.9*
Diabetes Hx1.3, 1.2–1.5*1.3, 1.2–1.4*
Coronary disease Hx1.7, 1.2–2.2*1.7, 1.3–2.2*
Physical inactivity 2.1, 2.1–2.7*2.1, 1.7–2.7*
Social isolation (<3 friends)1.2, 1.0–1.31.1, 1.0–1.3
Medicaid insurance1.1, 0.8–1.51.1, 0.8–1.8
Not completed high school1.3, 1.3–1.5*1.3, 1.2–1.5*
Home health aid1.5, 1.1–2.1*1.5, 1.1–2.1*
Years in community0.9, 0.9–1.0*0.9, 0.9–0.9*
*Indicates value <0.05.
†Matched for age, gender and race-ethnicity.