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Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Manag Pract. 2008 Nov;14(Suppl):S26–S35. doi: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000338384.82436.0d

TABLE 3.

Discussion rates of symptoms linked to specific factors by race/ethnicity

Factor	Symptom item	White (n = 45),%	Latino (n = 62), %	White vs Latino, P
Depression factor	18. Marked dysfunction due to depression	28.9	54.8	.008^a
	7. Any mention of depressed mood	84.4	59.7	.006^a
	12. Fatigue or loss of energy	42.2	53.2	.261
	17. Hopelessness	35.6	25.8	.277
	10. Sleep disturbance	77.8	87.1	.203
	8. Diminished interest or pleasure in activities	48.9	58.1	.347
	9 Weight change	68.9	64.5	.637
	11.1. Agitation (restless)	20.0	24.2	.608
	13. & 14. Feelings of worthlessness, low self-esteem, excessive guilt	44.4	40.3	.670
	15. Diminished ability to think	48.9	48.4	.959
	16. Thoughts of suicide/death	75.6	75.8	.976
Anxiety factor	5. Any mention of anxiety	82.2	50.0	.001^a
	46. Recurrent and unexpected panic attacks	33.3	17.7	.063
	50. Obsessions	22.2	8.1	.037^a
	55. Being worried, nervous, or tense	22.2	33.9	.190
	47.1. Shortness of breath, heart racing, sweating, trembling or shaking, pressure or pain in chest, nausea, fear of dying	37.8	46.8	.266
	45. Anxiety in places where escape will be difficult	17.8	11.3	.340
	47.2. Chills or hot flashes, dizzy or faint, fear of losing control, derealization, dry mouth, urinate frequently	8.9	14.5	.550
	48. & 49. Marked and persistent fear of objects or situations, fear of social or performance situations	13.3	9.7	.554
Trauma factor	51. Exposure to a traumatic event	48.9	69.4	.032^a
	53. Persistent symptoms of increased arousal	13.3	25.8	.115
	52. Traumatic event is persistently experienced	24.4	30.6	.481
	54. Feelings of detachment	4.4	9.7	.310
Alcohol abuse/dependence factor	26. Results of drinking or results of trying to stop or cut down	24.4	4.8	.003^a
	28. Inability to cut down or control alcohol intake	20.0	1.6	.001^a
	25. Withdrawal drinking	17.8	0.0	.001^a
	22. Recurrent alcohol use related problems	13.3	0.0	.003^a
	23. Continued drinking alcohol despite social problems	13.3	0.0	.003^a
	21. Recurrent alcohol use in physically hazardous situations	13.3	1.6	.016^a
	27. Alcohol taken in large amounts	13.3	1.6	.016^a
	20. Recurrent alcohol use results in failure to fulfill social role	13.3	3.2	.050^a
	24. Tolerance of alcohol	8.9	0.0	.017^a
	31. Continued use of alcohol despite problems	8.9	1.6	.078
	30. Social activities are given up because of alcohol	4.4	0.0	.094
	19. Recurrent alcohol use	24.4	24.2	.976
Drug abuse/dependence factor	37. & 38. Tolerance of drug, withdrawal symptoms	37.8	6.5	.000^a
	32. Recurrent substance use	57.8	27.4	.002^a
	36. Continued use despite social problems	33.3	6.5	.000^a
	41. Inability to cut down or control substance intake	31.1	4.8	.000^a
	33. Recurrent use/failure to fulfill role obligations	26.7	3.2	.000^a
	39. Results of using drug or results of trying to stop or cut down	31.1	9.7	.005^a
	44. Continued use of substances despite problems	22.2	4.8	.007^a
	35. Recurrent substance use leads to legal problems	17.8	3.2	.011^a
	40. Substance is taken in large amounts	17.8	3.2	.011^a
	43. Social activities are given up because of substance use	13.3	1.6	.016^a
	42. A great deal of time to obtain illegal substances	8.9	0.0	.017^a
	34. Recurrent use in physically hazardous situations	8.9	1.6	.078
Substance history, life stressor, and mental health history factor	128. Current substance abuse treatment	62.2	6.5	.000^a
	127. Lifetime substance abuse treatment	68.9	16.1	.000^a
	90. Trouble with police	68.9	25.8	.000^a
	91. Early drinking/substance use	62.2	19.4	.000^a
	85. History of substance use	91.1	50.0	.000^a
	82. History of mental disorder	55.6	17.7	.000^a
	99. Family history of substance abuse	57.8	21.0	.000^a
	94. Availability of substance	48.9	12.9	.000^a
	81. Problems with physical health	82.2	56.5	.005^a
	92. Delinquency, rebelliousness, impulsivity	31.1	8.1	.002^a
	98. Family history of alcoholism	66.7	46.8	.041^a
	80. Relationship conflict	91.1	72.6	.017^a
	124. Current psychiatric hospitalization	35.6	19.4	.060
	95. History of driving under the influence	17.8	3.2	.011^a
	78. Academic failure in school	80.0	77.4	.748
Family history of abuse/victimization and disability factor	87. Patient victim of a crime	31.1	16.1	.067
	122. General role difficulties/disability	35.6	48.4	.186
	102. Family member perpetrator	28.9	17.7	.172
	101. Family member victim of a crime	2.2	11.3	.078
	103. Family member trouble with police	11.1	14.5	.606
	86. History of abuse	77.8	77.4	.965

Symptoms ranked by difference of discussion rates between Whites and Latinos.