Effects of Uninsurance During the Preceding 10 Years on Health Status Among Rural Working Age Adults.

摘要

Our study sought to determine if individuals with longer periods of uninsurance, in multivariable analyses controlling for income, poverty and health status/behavior at the beginning of the time period, will be more likely to be overweight, to report experiencing hypertension or diabetes, or to describe their health as fair or poor. We also looked to see if the effects of uninsurance would be greater in rural than in urban respondents, and greater for minority rural populations than for white rural populations.