Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for sample of Latino adults 60 years and older, 1998-2008 (n=1270)
| Women (n=735) | Men (n=535) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Baseline Depression (CES-D ≥ 16) | 234 | 31.8 | 79 | 14.8 |
| Baseline Covariates | ||||
| Cross-Border Ties | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| Talk to family and friends in Mexico | 328 | (44.5) | 240 | (44.9) |
| Travel to Mexico | 348 | (47.4) | 272 | (50.8) |
| Local Ties | ||||
| Always meet or talk to family/friends | 609 | (82.9) | 452 | (84.5) |
| Daily contact with closest contact | 397 | (54.0) | 266 | (49.7) |
| Married | 354 | (48.2) | 428 | (80.0) |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean (sd) | 70.2 (6.7) | 70.2 (7.2) | ||
| Foreign-born | 373 | (50.8) | 245 | (45.8) |
| Monthly household income ≥ $1500 | 203 | (27.6) | 278 | (52.0) |
| Additional Health Measures | ||||
| Any ADL or IADL | 593 | (80.7) | 343 | (64.1) |
| Diabetic | 220 | (29.9) | 183 | (34.2) |
| Hypertension | 493 | (67.1) | 376 | (70.3) |
| History of stroke | 60 | (8.2) | 49 | (9.2) |
| History of heart failure | 19 | (2.6) | 15 | (2.8) |
| History of angina | 63 | (8.6) | 44 | (8.2) |
| History of myocardial infarction | 50 | (6.8) | 55 | (10.3) |
| Died during study | 242 | (23.0) | 222 | (29.0) |
Source: Sacramento Area Longitudinal Study on Aging (SALSA)