Early life adversity and C-reactive protein in diverse populations of older adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS)

Table 5 Prevalence ratios and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) showing relationships of CRP > 3 mg/dL with childhood adversity, demographic and economic characteristics, adult health behaviors and chronic conditions

	Canadian cities				Latin American cities
	Model 1		Model 2		Model 1		Model 2
Variable	Prevalence ratio	95 % CI	Prevalence ratio	95 % CI	Prevalence ratio	95 % CI	Prevalence ratio	95 % CI
Childhood
Poor Health	0.93	0.61;1.43	0.89	0.60;1.33	1.12	0.84 :1.50	1.12	0.84;1.48
Economic Adversity	1.07	0.83;1.39	1.05	0.82;1.34	1.09	0.90;1.31	1.08	0.90;1.30
Social Adversity	1.40	1.03;1.90	1.28	0.93;1.74	0.99	0.76;1.30	0.99	0.77;1.28
Socio-demographics
Age 65-74	0.87	0.68;1.13	0.85	0.66;1.09	1.12	0.93;1.34	1.12	0.93;1.33
Men	1.16	0.89;1.51	1.19	0.91;1.54	1.45	1.19;1.78	1.32	1.07;1.63
Unmarried	1.47	1.14;1.90	1.43	1.11;1.84	0.87	0.72;1.07	0.85	0.71;1.04
Financial strain	0.88	0.54;1.42	0.88	0.54;1.42	1.39	1.09;1.76	1.31	1.04;1.66
City 1 vs City 2^a	1.01	0.79;1.30	0.97	0.76;1.24	0.85	0.70;1.03	0.78	0.65;0.94
Health behaviours and chronic conditions
Smoking			1.06	0.67;1.67			1.30	1.02;1.67
Walking less than 30 min/day			1.20	0.93;1.54			1.31	0.98;1.66
Obesity			2.11	1.65;2.70			1.66	1.38;1.99
More than two chronic conditions			0.92	0.71;1.20			1.17	0.96;1.42

^aIn Canada Saint-Hyacinthe vs Kingston and in Latin America, Manizales vs Natal

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