Table 3.

ASSOCIATI ON OF IMMIGRANT STATUS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES IN SEQUENTIALLY ADJUSTED REGRESSION MODELS FOR LATINOS OVERALL, MEXICANS SUBGROUP, AND OTHER-LATINOS SUBGROUP

Variablesd added to model sequentially	Latinos overall (n=1396)			Mexicans (n=742)			Other-Latinos (n=654)
	CES-D OR (95% CI)	Anxiety (Beta)	Anger (Beta)	CES-D OR (95% CI)	Anxiety (Beta)	Anger (Beta)	CES-D OR (95% CI)	Anxiety (Beta)	Anger (Beta)
1) Demographic	1.54b (1.15–2.08)	.39	.92c	1.58a (1.09–2.31)	.50	.94b	1.02 (0.54–1.93)	−0.22	−0.05
2) SES	1.40a (1.03–1.90)	.28	.86b	1.29 (0.85–1.95)	.15	.85b	0.93 (0.49–1.79)d	−0.18	−0.08
3) Behavioral	1.40a (1.02–1.92)	.29	.95b	1.29 (0.84–1.98)	.12	.87b	0.94 (0.48–1.82)d	−0.14	.18
4) Clinical/Medical	1.39a (1.01–1.91)	.27	.95b	1.24 (0.80–1.93)	.11	.86b	0.96 (0.49–1.88)	−0.09	.26
5) History of psychiatric medication	1.41a (1.02–1.95)	.28	.95b	1.31 (0.84–2.05)	.15	.86b	1.00 (0.51–1.98)	.01	.27
6) Perceived Discrimination	1.54a (1.10–2.14)	.39	1.20c p<.0001	1.45 (0.91–2.29)	.26	1.11c p<0.001	1.14 (0.57–2.26)	.24	.62
7) Socio-emotional Support	1.43a (1.008–2.019)	.14	1.07c	1.39 (0.86–2.24)	.12	1.05b	1.21 (0.58–2.52)	.31	.70

^ap≤.05

^bp≤.01

^cp≤.001

^dGroup of variables added to final model: Demographic—age and sex; SES—education and income; Behavioral—BMI, exercise, smoking, alcohol use; Clinical/Medical—HTN, DM, LDL, metabolic syndrome; History of Psychiatric Medication—reported use of antipsychotics, non-tricyclic antidepressants other than MAOI’s, tricyclic antidepressants, tricyclic + antipsychotic combination, or benzodiazepines; Perceived Discrimination—report of any perceived discrimination in lifetime; Socio-emotional Support—Emotional Social Support Index and Neighborhood Social Cohesion Score. CES-D model: Logistic regression, Spielberger models: Linear regression.

CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Score

OR = Odds Ratio

CI = Confidence Interval

SES = Socioeconomic Status