Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population according to psychological acculturation status;proyecto buena balud, Western Massachusetts, 2006-2011
| |
Total population |
Low acculturation |
Mid acculturation |
High acculturation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(n=952) |
PAS <2.2 |
PAS 2.2-2.8 |
PAS ≥2.8 |
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| |
N |
% |
(n=305) |
(n=325) |
(n=322) |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
|
Socio-demographic Variables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (mean, SD) |
22.7 |
4.9 |
22.9 |
5.2 |
22.3 |
4.6 |
22.8 |
4.9 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than high school |
445 |
46.8 |
149 |
48.9 |
155 |
47.8 |
141 |
43.9 |
| High school, trade/technical school |
322 |
33.9 |
108 |
35.4 |
107 |
33.0 |
107 |
33.3 |
| Some college/college graduate/graduate |
183 |
19.3 |
48 |
15.7 |
62 |
19.4 |
73 |
22.7 |
|
Acculturation Variables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS) (mean, SD) |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
| Birthplace** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PR/DR born |
427 |
45.6 |
186.0 |
63.5 |
147 |
46.8 |
88 |
27.7 |
| U.S. born |
509 |
54.4 |
107.0 |
36.5 |
167 |
53.2 |
230 |
72.3 |
| Spoken language preference** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Spanish |
214 |
23.6 |
139 |
46.8 |
60 |
20.0 |
15 |
5.0 |
| English |
687 |
75.9 |
155 |
52.2 |
244 |
80.0 |
288 |
95.0 |
| Generation** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Born in PR/DR |
421 |
45.7 |
186 |
63.5 |
147 |
47.0 |
88 |
27.9 |
| At least one parent born in PR/DR |
452 |
49.1 |
100 |
34.1 |
150 |
48.1 |
202 |
63.9 |
| Grandparents born in PR/DR |
48 |
5.2 |
7 |
2.4 |
15.0 |
4.8 |
26 |
8.2 |
|
Medical Variables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Parity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
407 |
42.8 |
124 |
40.8 |
144 |
44.3 |
139 |
43.3 |
| 1 |
301 |
31.7 |
105 |
34.5 |
104 |
32.0 |
92 |
28.7 |
| ≥2 |
242 |
25.5 |
75 |
24.7 |
77 |
23.7 |
90 |
28.0 |
| BMI Categories (kg/m2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Underweight <18.5 |
66 |
7.0 |
14 |
4.6 |
27 |
8.3 |
25 |
7.8 |
| Normal weight 18.5-25 |
484 |
51.0 |
150 |
49.3 |
164 |
50.5 |
170 |
53.0 |
| Overweight 25-30 |
195 |
20.5 |
73 |
24.0 |
62 |
19.1 |
60 |
18.7 |
| Obese ≥ 30 |
205 |
21.6 |
67 |
22.0 |
72 |
22.2 |
66 |
20.6 |
|
Behavioral Variables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Smoked during pregnancy |
106 |
12.9 |
33 |
12.2 |
37 |
13.0 |
36 |
13.5 |
| Perceived Stress Scale (mean, SD) |
26.0 |
7.0 |
26.8 |
6.9 |
25.5 |
6.7 |
25.6 |
7.6 |
| Total Physical activity (MET [Metabolic Equivalents]/wk.) | 36.1 | 24.6 | 36.4 | 28.6 | 34.5 | 24.0 | 37.3 | 20.6 |
Sample sizes vary slightly due to missing data.
*p<0.01,**p<0.0001.
P-values generated from Chi-square tests.