Table 2.
Psychological outcome for group | Foreign-born | U.S.-born | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Latinos overall | n=983 | n=446 | |
CES-D score, # >16 (%) | 231 (23.5) | 71 (14.9) | .001 |
Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, mean (SD) | 16.33 (4.90) | 15.84 (4.60) | .07 |
Spielberger Trait Anger Scale, mean (SD) | 15.35 (4.86) | 14.37 (3.69) | <.001 |
Mexicans | n=380 | n=387 | |
CES-D score, # >16 (%) | 84 (22.1) | 57 (14.7) | .008 |
Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, mean (SD) | 16.36 (4.78) | 15.73 (4.60) | .07 |
Spielberger Trait Anger Scale, mean (SD) | 15.25 (4.58) | 14.18 (3.53) | <.001 |
Other-Latinos | n=603 | n=59 | |
CES-D score, # >16 (%) | 147 (24.3) | 14 (23.7) | .92 |
Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, mean (SD) | 16.32 (4.97) | 16.56 (4.60) | .70 |
Spielberger Trait Anger Scale, mean (SD) | 15.42 (4.43) | 15.63 (4.48) | .73 |
Test statistic for CES-D>16 outcomes: Chi-square
Test statistic for Spielberger outcomes: Student’s t-test
CES-D = Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Score