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Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Aug;18(4):749–763. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0293-y

Table 6.

Regression results predicting changes in depression disorders, major depression and dysthymia, at 3-year follow-up by nativity, racial-ethnic origin, and substantive factors, adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related correlates

Major Depression Dysthymiaa

Acquiredb
Model 1
Persistingc
Model 2
Acquiredb
Nativity by racial-ethnic origin
  African US-born 0.619*** 0.569***
[0.554,0.691] [0.460,0.704]
  African foreign-born 1.182 6.971**
[0.919,1.522] [2.052,23.677]
  Asian US-born 1.349*** 0.982
[1.158,1.571] [0.530,1.820]
  Asian foreign-born 0.643*** 2.434*
[0.501,0.824] [1.053,5.629]
  European US-born (referent)
  European foreign-born 1.219 0.8
[0.971,1.531] [0.392,1.636]
  Mexican US-born 0.852** 0.379***
[0.756,0.960] [0.246,0.583]
  Mexican foreign-born 1.366*** 6.725***
[1.187,1.573] [3.653,12.383]
  Puerto Rican born in US states 0.597*** 0.779
[0.532,0.671] [0.530,1.145]
  Puerto Rican born in Puerto
Rico
4.383*** 3.954***
[3.878,4.953] [2.292,6.822]
  Other Hispanic/Latino US-born 1.525*** 0.966
[1.294,1.798] [0.688,1.357]
  Other Hispanic/Latino foreign-
born
1.065 0.559
[0.889,1.275] [0.253,1.233]

Nativity
  US-born (referent)
Foreign-born
1.892***
[1.531,2.339]

Substantive factors
Acculturation
  English language preference 0.938** 1.038 0.715***
[0.901,0.977] [0.742,1.450] [0.620,0.825]
  Years in US 1.018*** 1.034 1.039***
[1.014,1.022] [0.978,1.094] [1.023,1.056]
  Preference for other racial-ethnic
groups socially
0.981 1.139* 1.067
[0.946,1.017] [1.015,1.278] [0.951,1.197]
  Race-ethnic orientation 1.120*** 1.050 0.900
[1.086,1.156] [0.969,1.138] [0.769,1.052]
Stress
  Stressful life events 1.217*** 1.077*** 1.045
[1.192,1.242] [1.038,1.117] [0.998,1.094]
  Social stress -- personal life 1.457*** 1.388*** 1.466***
[1.406,1 .509] [1.256,1 .533] [1.256,1 .711]
  Social stress -- control 2.229*** 1.574*** 1.702***
[2.165,2.295] [1.459,1.698] [1.585,1.827]
  Perceived racial-ethnic
discrimination -- health care
0.926*** 0.819*** 1.121**
[0.898,0.955] [0.772,0.870] [1.040,1.208]
  Perceived racial-ethnic
discrimination -- other
1.009 1.085* 0.983
[0.971,1.049] [1.006,1.171] [0.925,1.045]
Social integration
  Social network -- close ties 0.989*** 0.971*** 0.959**
[0.984,0.995] [0.959,0.983] [0.933,0.986]
  Social network -- instrumental
ties
0.998 1.002 1.001
[0.996,1.001] [0.997,1.008] [0.994,1.008]
  Social support 0.943** 0.964 0.899***
[0.907,0.981] [0.882,1.054] [0.854,0.945]

Odds ratios [95% confidence intervals]

a

Not enough cases to examine changes in dysthymia by racial-ethnic origin or to model persisting dysthymia

b

Condition present in Wave 2 but not in Wave 1

c

Condition present in Wave 1 and Wave 2

*

P < 0.05

**

P < 0.01

***

P < 0.001 (two-tailed test)