Table 1.
Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos estimated baseline (2008–2011) characteristics of the target population (45–74 years old)
| Central American (n = 811) | Cuban (n = 919) | Dominican (n = 1,532) | Mexican (n = 3,466) | Puerto Rican (n = 1,716) | South American (n = 619) | Total (n = 9,063) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Age* | |||||||
| 45–54 | 50.3 | 39.4 | 51.2 | 52.2 | 45.0 | 49.3 | 46.9 |
| 45–64 | 33.6 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 31.0 | 32.1 |
| 65+ | 16.2 | 30.3 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 21.0 |
| Education* | |||||||
| Less than HS | 41.9 | 29.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 43.1 | 25.4 | 40.3 |
| HS or Equivalent | 19.6 | 25.0 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 23.2 | 24.9 | 21.5 |
| More than HS | 38.5 | 46.0 | 34.3 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 49.7 | 38.2 |
| Income* | |||||||
| ≤$20,00 | 48.2 | 51.7 | 51.9 | 39.0 | 47.6 | 45.1 | 46.4 |
| $20,001- | 34.5 | 28.7 | 32.4 | 38.7 | 30.8 | 37.7 | 33.5 |
| ≥$50,00 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 10.6 |
| Not Reported | 11.5 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 9.5 |
| Language* | |||||||
| Spanish | 95.9 | 97.7 | 95.9 | 86.9 | 56.2 | 95.0 | 86.1 |
| English | 4.1 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 13.1 | 43.8 | 5.0 | 13.9 |
| Sex* | |||||||
| Male | 39.3 | 51.4 | 39.2 | 44.0 | 46.3 | 39.8 | 45.5 |
| Female | 60.7 | 48.6 | 60.8 | 56.0 | 53.7 | 60.2 | 54.5 |
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |
| Depressive Symptoms* | |||||||
| CESD10 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
Note 1: All reported results are weighted to the target Hispanics/Latinos population, based on the sampling weights of the 9063 participants in the analysis set. Note 2: CES-D-10 is the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (range 0–30).
*Differences between groups, as indicated by design adjusted overall Wald tests, were all significant at P < 0.001.