Table 3.

Hazard ratios for 12-year mortality for older Mexican Americans 65+ in 1993

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4		Model 5
	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men
English language use (low)
Low/Medium	1.01	1.24	1.03	1.07	1.04	1.25	1.06	1.20	1.07	1.22
Medium	.87	1.13	.93	1.15	.92	1.24	1.04	1.30	1.06	1.38†
High	.84	1.10	1.00	1.15	1.03	1.42†	1.20	1.45†	1.24	1.56*

Men = 1167, women = 1553

Model 1 = unadjusted; Model 2 = model 1 + demographic characteristics; Model 3 = model 2 + economic factors; Model 4 = model 3 + health conditions; Model 5 = model 4 + nativity;

^†P < .10

^*P < .05

^**P < .01

^***P < .001