Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Spanish intervention firm (n = 124) | Spanish usual care firm (n = 99) | English intervention firm (n = 52) | English usual care firm (n = 48) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 51 (16) | 47 (17) | 46 (15) | 47 (12) |
| Female (%) | 50 | 59 | 42 | 52 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| Mexican | 80 | 87 | 7 | 10 |
| Caribbean | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Central/South American | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 76 | 73 |
| White/other | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Years in US, mean (SD) | 13 (13.3) | 12 (11.3) | NA | NA |
| Language (%) | ||||
| Spanish only | 84 | 83 | 2 | 2 |
| Spanish > English | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Both equally | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| English > Spanish | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| English only | 0 | 0 | 91 | 88 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Elementary | 52 | 56 | 6 | 6 |
| Middle school | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Some high school | 18 | 17 | 12 | 26 |
| High school or GED | 10 | 10 | 29 | 28 |
| Some or > college | 8 | 9 | 51 | 36 |
| Income (%) | ||||
| <$10,000 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 45 |
| $10,000–24,999 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 36 |
| $25,000 or more | 4 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| Do not know | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Insurance (%) | ||||
| None | 89 | 92 | 69 | 66 |
| Public | 6 | 5 | 23 | 25 |
| Private | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Seen physician in the last year (%) | 75 | 68 | 73 | 75 |
| Hospitalized in the last year (%) | 46 | 38 | 66 | 50 |
| Fair/poor health status (%) | 76 | 69 | 69 | 75 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.9) | 1.5 (1.8) | 1.7 (2.1) | 1.4 (1.7) |
There were no significant differences at p < 0.05 in the sociodemographic characteristics or health care measures between Spanish-speaking patients on the intervention and usual care firms or between English-speaking patients on the intervention and usual care firms.