TABLE 2.

Unadjusted Allostatic Load Score Means and Component Means, by Ethnicity: Texas City Stress and Health Study, 2004–2006 (n = 1410)

			Mexican Origin
	White (n = 535)	Black (n = 150)	All (n = 725)	US Born (n = 544)	Foreign Born (n = 181)
Total allostatic load score, mean (SD)	2.87 (1.91)	3.21 (1.83)a	2.94 (1.95)	3.07 (1.94)	2.55 (1.93)b
Component score, mean (SD)
Cardiovascular	0.53 (0.71)	0.73 (0.81)abc	0.48 (0.71)	0.50 (0.70)	0.40 (0.71)c
Metabolic	1.17 (1.27)	1.19 (1.21)	1.32 (1.35)c	1.40 (1.36)ac	1.10 (1.31)
Inflammatory	0.99 (0.84)	1.15 (0.83)ac	0.97 (0.84)	1.01 (0.85)	0.87 (0.80)
Stress hormone	23.3 (10.3)	23.1 (9.3)	22.1 (9.6)	22.0 (9.7)c	22.6 (9.4)

Note. Allostatic load scores ranged from 0–11. All differences were significant at P < .05.

^aSignificantly different from foreign-born Mexican respondents.

^bSignificantly different from US-born Mexican American respondents.

^cSignificantly different from White respondents.