Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of Structural Equation Model Factors

Measure	Mean ± SD value
MCS	56.6 ± 2.6
PCS	56.3 ± 1.0
Discrimination
Race	1.3 ± 0.6
Education	1.2 ± 0.5
Language	1.1 ± 0.4
Gender	1.1 ± 0.4
Self-care
General diet	4.7 ± 2.0
Special diet	4.0 ± 1.6
Exercise	2.6 ± 2.2
Blood sugar testing	4.6 ± 2.5
Foot care	4.3 ± 2.5
Medication adherence	5.9 ± 2.0
Social support
MOS-16	4.0 ± 1.2
MOS-17	4.0 ± 1.3
MOS-18	4.0 ± 1.3
Serious psychological distress
SPD-1	1.2 ± 1.1
SPD-2	1.4 ± 1.3
SPD-3	1.5 ± 1.1
SPD-4	1.3 ± 1.2
Social cohesion
SOCIALCOH-1	2.6 ± 1.0
SOCIALCOH-2	2.3 ± 0.9
SOCIALCOH-3	2.3 ± 1.0
SOCIALCOH-4	2.5 ± 0.9
SOCIALCOH-5	2.8 ± 1.0

Mean and SD of each variable were used to create latent variables.

MCS, mental health component score; MOS, Medical Outcomes Study; PCS, physical health component score.