TABLE 1.

Prevalence and New Incidence of Chronic Conditions by Race and Ethnicity (%)

Health Status	Hispanics (N = 273)	African Americans (N = 631)	Whites (N = 3,560)	χ²
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.