Table 4.

Effect of Acculturation On Self-Reported Rates of Hypertension and Diabetes Among Foreign Born Hispanics*

Acculturation Variable	Hypertension	Diabetes
English Ability	OR (95%CI)	OR (95%CI)
Not Well	1.17 (0.99 – 1.37)	1.07 (0.84 – 1.35)
Well	----	----
Years in the US
≤1 – 4	0.75 (0.58 – 0.97)	0.45 (0.28 – 0.72)
5 – 9	1.00 (0.79 – 1.26)	0.57 (0.39 – 0.83)
10 – 14	0.79 (0.64 – 0.99)	0.71 (0.53-0.95)
>15	----	----
Citizenship
Not citizen	0.84 (0.73 – 0.97)	1.18 (0.98 – 1.43)
Citizen	----	----

OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.

*Acculturation variable odds ratios are from the fully adjusted models including demographic and clinical participant characteristics.