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Table 1 Interpretation of Odds Ratio for Gap Analysis

From: Fifteen-year trends in self-reported racism and link with health and well-being of African Canadian adolescents: a secondary data analysis

 

Original ORs

ORs for interaction terms

Racial discrimination

Year 2008, 2013 or 2018

> 1

> 1

Widening

Year 2008, 2013 or 2018

 

< 1

Narrowing

Year 2003 (reference)

 

< 1

Narrowing

Year 2008, 2013, or 2018

< 1

> 1

Narrowing

Year 2008, 2013, or 2018

 

< 1

Widening

Year 2003 (reference)

 

< 1

Widening

  1. Note. Main effect ORs for a specified year and referent year > 1, interaction ORs > 1 = Gap widening. Interaction ORs < 1 = Gap narrowing. Main effect ORs for a specified year and referent year < 1, and Interaction ORs > 1 = Gap narrowing. Interaction ORs < 1 = Gap widening. a ORs; Odds ratios from logistic regression models that examined racial discrimination within 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018 survey years