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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Psychiatry. 2008 Feb 1;165(3):359–369. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07040704

TABLE 2.

Bayesian Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders for NCS-R Non-Latino Whites and NLAAS Latinos adjusted by age and gender

NLAAS Latinos by ethnic subgroup
Disorder Non-Latino White
(NCSR)
N=4222
% (95% CI)
Latino (NLAAS)
N=2554
% (95% CI)
Significance
test of Non-
Latino White
vs. Total
Latino
sample
Puerto Rican
N=495
% (95% CI)
Cuban
N=577
% (95% CI)
Mexican
N=868
% (95% CI)
Other
N=614
% (95% CI)
Significance
test of All
Latino
subgroups
Major Depressive Episode 22.1 (20.5–24.0 ) 15.2 (13.5–16.8 ) <0.001 19.4 (15.7–23.6 ) 18.6 (14.2–23.1 ) 14.7 (12.3–17.2 ) 13.7 (10.6–16.8 ) 0.065
Dysthymia 4.3 (3.5–5.1 ) 2.6 (1.9–3.4 ) 0.003 4.2 (2.5–6.2 ) 4.0 (2.3–5.7 ) 2.4 (1.4–3.5 ) 2.0 (0.9–3.3 ) NS
Any Depressive Disorder 22.3 (20.5–24.0 ) 15.4 (13.8–17.1 ) <0.001 19.6 (15.8–23.4 ) 19.2 (14.7–23.7 ) 14.7 (12.2–17.2 ) 14.4 (11.5–17.4 ) 0.066
Agoraphobia without panic 2.5 (1.9–3.1 ) 3.2 (2.4–4.0 ) NS 6.0 (3.6–8.3 ) 2.5 (1.4–4.0 ) 3.2 (2.0–4.5 ) 2.1 (1.1–3.2 ) 0.034
Panic Disorder 5.2 (4.3–6.1 ) 2.8 (2.0–3.6 ) <0.001 4.9 (3.0–7.1 ) 2.5 (1.3–3.9 ) 2.7 (1.6–3.9 ) 2.2 (1.0–3.3 ) NS
GAD 8.6 (7.5–9.8 ) 4.1 (3.2–5.1 ) <0.001 7.3 (4.6–10.1 ) 5.4 (3.6–7.6 ) 3.7 (2.5–5.2 ) 3.5 (2.0–5.0 ) 0.059
Social Phobia 14.3 (12.8–15.8 ) 7.5 (6.2–8.8 ) <0.001 10.3 (7.0–13.5 ) 7.2 (4.5–10.2 ) 7.3 (5.6–9.2 ) 6.7 (4.6–8.9 ) NS
PTSD 7.3 (6.3–8.4 ) 4.4 (3.5–5.3 ) <0.001 6.8 (4.3–9.2 ) 4.1 (2.3–6.0 ) 4.3 (3.0–5.8 ) 3.5 (2.1–5 ) NS
Any Anxiety Disorder 25.7 (23.8–27.6 ) 15.7 (14.0–17.5 ) <0.001 21.7 (17.5–26.0 ) 14.4 (10.8–18.4 ) 15.5 (12.8–18.1 ) 14.1 (11.1–17.1 ) 0.030
Alcohol Dependence 7.0 (5.8–8.1 ) 4.3 (3.3–5.3 ) <0.001 5.5 (3.4–7.9 ) 2.4 (1.1–3.6 ) 4.7 (3.2–6.1 ) 3.1 (1.6–4.6 ) 0.025
Alcohol Abuse 9.0 (7.7–10.3 ) 5.9 (4.7–7.0 ) <0.001 7.1 (4.8–9.5 ) 3.1 (1.3–5.1 ) 6.0 (4.3–7.6 ) 5.7 (3.6–7.8 ) 0.056
Drug Dependence 4.0 (3.2–4.9 ) 2.0 (1.4–2.7 ) <0.001 3.7 (2.0–5.6 ) 1.5 (0.6–2.8 ) 2.1 (1.1–3.0 ) 1.1 (0.2–2.2 ) 0.096
Drug Abuse 6.6 (5.5–7.7 ) 3.6 (2.7–4.5 ) <0.001 3.8 (2.0–5.6 ) 1.0 (0.2–2.1 ) 3.7 (2.4–5.1 ) 3.8 (2.1–5.8 ) 0.002
Any Substance Disorder 17.7 (16.0–19.4 ) 11.2 (9.7–12.7 ) <0.001 13.8 (10.6–17.4 ) 6.6 (4.3–9.1 ) 11.8 (9.6–13.9 ) 9.8 (7.2–12.4 ) 0.002
Any Disorder 43.2 (41.1–45.3 ) 29.7 (27.4–31.9 ) <0.001 37.4 (32.4–42.7 ) 28.2 (23.4–33.5 ) 29.5 (26.4–32.8 ) 27.0 (23.2–31.0 ) 0.012

Lifetime rates of disorder for NCS-R whites differ from previously published NCS-R rates as this analysis is limited to non-Latino whites and excludes racial/ethnic minorities (Kessler, June 2005). Additionally, NLAAS composite diagnostic categories are restricted to the following disorders: any depressive disorder (dysthymia, major depressive episode); any anxiety disorder (agoraphobia, social phobia, generalized anxiety, post traumatic stress, panic); any substance disorder substance disorder (drug abuse, drug dependence, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence); any disorder (any depressive, any anxiety, and any substance).

NS, Non-significant