TABLE 1.
Health Status | Hispanics (N = 273) | African Americans (N = 631) | Whites (N = 3,560) | χ2 |
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Note: Percentages are weighted. Same superscripts indicate no significant difference between racial and /ethnic groups at p < .05 of Least Square (LS) means tests. For example, any mild conditions in 1993 have a, b, and c, meaning that prevalence of any mild conditions differs among Hispanic, African American, and white elders. | ||||
Have chronic diseases in 1993 | ||||
Any mild condition | 74.5a | 79.2b | 61.4c | 83.1*** |
High blood pressure | 55.6a | 65.2b | 46.9a | 79.3*** |
Arthritis | 44.1a | 41.2a | 22.7b | 142.0*** |
Psychiatric problems | 17.1a | 11.0b | 11.5b | 8.2* |
Any severe condition | 46.7a | 48.7a | 51.0a | 2.5 |
Diabetes | 19.5a | 21.3a | 10.1b | 71.9*** |
Cancer | 6.8a | 10.1a | 13.9b | 15.2** |
Lung disease | 9.0a | 5.3ab | 10.5ac | 15.7** |
Heart condition | 21.9a | 24.0a | 30.0b | 10.7** |
Stroke | 5.3a | 7.8a | 7.2a | 1.6 |
New health events during the five-year time period | ||||
Any mild condition | 39.6a | 42.2a | 51.2b | 29.5*** |
High blood pressure | 9.1a | 9.3a | 11.8a | 4.6 |
Arthritis | 25.3a | 32.7b | 41.3c | 43.1*** |
Psychiatric problems | 10.7a | 8.1b | 7.2b | 7.0* |
Any severe condition | 23.3a | 25.8a | 25.9a | .5 |
Diabetes | 6.3a | 5.5a | 4.3a | 4.3 |
Cancer | 4.1a | 5.5a | 5.6a | 1.2 |
Lung disease | 1.4a | 2.7a,b | 4.5a,c | 6.5* |
Heart condition | 8.4a | 9.6a | 9.6a | 1.9 |
Stroke | 6.6a | 6.3a | 6.7a | .8 |
p < .05
p < .01
p < .001.