Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, perceived social support, self-reported depression, and neighborhood characteristics for the full sample and by Hispanic density, gender, and nativity status
| Hispanic Density |
Gender |
Nativity status |
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| Characteristics | Overall (N=472) | Low (n=160) | Moderate (n=155) | High (n=157) | p b | Male (n=310) | Female (n=162) | p c | US Born (n=277) | Foreign Born (n=189) | p c |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 63.5 (11.2) | 65.5 (10.5) | 63.8 (11.3) | 61.1 (11.4) | .002 | 62.8 (11.1) | 64.9 (11.3) | .71 | 64.5 (11.1) | 61.8 (11.0) | .01 |
| Female | 162 (34.3) | 49 (30.6) | 47 (30.3) | 66 (42.0) | .05 | - | - | - | 90 (32.5) | 71 (37.6) | .26 |
| Foreign born | 189 (40.0) | 29 (18.1) | 53 (34.2) | 107 (68.2) | <.001 | 118 (38.7) | 71 (43.8) | .26 | - | - | - |
| Hispanic | 155 (32.8) | 9 (5.6) | 29 (18.7) | 117 (74.5) | <.001 | 91 (29.4) | 64 (39.5) | .03 | 32 (11.6) | 123 (65.1) | <.001 |
| Black | 90 (19.1) | 20 (12.5) | 32 (20.6) | 38 (24.2) | .03 | 46 (14.8) | 44 (27.2) | <.001 | 46 (16.6) | 42 (22.2) | .13 |
| White | 285 (60.4) | 130 (81.3) | 94 (60.6) | 61 (38.9) | <.001 | 197 (63.5) | 88 (54.3) | .05 | 207 (74.7) | 75 (39.7) | <.001 |
| Years in school, Mean(SD) | 13.2 (4.2) | 15.3 (3.1) | 13.6 (3.9) | 10.7 (4.3) | <.001 | 13.8 (4.3) | 12.1 (3.8) | .03 | 14.6 (3.5) | 11.2 (4.4) | <.001 |
| Beck Depression Inventory, Mean(SD) | 9.2 (7.2) | 7.3 (5.4) | 9.5 (6.7) | 11.0 (8.8) | <.001 | 7.5 (5.7) | 12.7 (8.6) | <.001 | 8.9 (6.7) | 9.7 (8.1) | .26 |
| Perceived Social Support, Mean(SD) | 26.3 (4.9) | 27.0 (4.6) | 26.3 (4.3) | 25.5 (5.5) | .02 | 26.7 (4.8) | 25.5 (4.9) | .02 | 26.5 (4.7) | 25.9 (5.1) | .20 |
| Disease Severity, Mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.8) | .16 | 1.4 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.8) | .08 | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.7) | .99 |
| Median Household Income, Mean (SD) | $43,314 (27,802) | $61,844 (34,549) | $39,302 (19,623) | $28,390 (12,033) | <.001 | $45,767 (29,981) | $38,620 (22,415) | <.001 | $48,364 (30,564) | $35,847 (21,479) | <.001 |
| Proportion of Female-Headed Households, Mean(SD) | 10.5 (8.6) | 4.8 (4.9) | 7.7 (7.0) | 19.1 (6.1) | <.001 | 9.6 (8.4) | 12.2 (8.8) | .05 | 7.6 (7.5) | 14.6 (8.5) | <.001 |
Hispanic density tertiles are defined as: Low Hispanic ethnic density < 7.2% Hispanic, Moderate Hispanic ethnic density 7.2% > 32.2% Hispanic, and High Hispanic ethnic density > 32.2%)
a
Data are given as number (percentage) of study patients unless otherwise indicated
b
p-values are based on the analysis of variance for continuous measures
c
p-values are based on the x2 test for categorical measures