Table 2.

Random-intercept logistic regression models of depression (CES-D ≥ 16) on baseline cross-border ties for Latina women, Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (n=735).

	Model 1			Model 2			Model 3
	OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI
Depression, baseline	7.39	(5.45, 10.01)	^***	7.28	(5.38, 9.84)	^***	7.49	(5.38, 9.84)	^***
Cross-border ties
Talk to family/friends in Latin America	1.16	(0.83, 1.62)		0.68	(0.40, 1.15)		1.12	(0.80, 1.57)
Travel to Latin America	0.93	(0.68, 1.26)		0.92	(0.68, 1.24)		0.58	(0.37, 0.91)	^*
Local ties
Always meet or talk to family/friends	0.62	(0.43, 0.90)	^*	0.62	(0.43, 0.88)	^**	0.61	(0.42, 0.87)	^**
See closest contact daily	0.91	(0.69, 1.21)		0.91	(0.69, 1.21)		0.94	(0.71, 1.24)
Married	1.36	(1.01, 1.82)	^*	1.40	(1.05, 1.88)	^*	1.40	(1.04, 1.88)	^*
Demographics
Age	1.03	(1.00, 1.05)	^*	1.03	(1.01, 1.05)	^*	1.03	(1.01, 1.05)	^*
Immigrant (ref=U.S. born)	1.55	(1.12, 2.14)	^**	1.12	(0.74, 1.67)		1.09	(0.73, 1.63)
Monthly household income ≥ $1500	0.41	(0.29, 0.59)	^***	0.42	(0.30, 0.61)	^***	0.43	(0.30, 0.61)	^***
Health and functioning
Any ADL or IADL	2.80	(1.89, 4.14)	^***	2.78	(1.88, 4.10)	^***	2.83	(1.91, 4.18)	^***
Diabetic	1.54	(1.13, 2.08)	^**	1.55	(1.14, 2.10)	^**	1.55	(1.14, 2.10)	^**
Hypertension	0.84	(0.61, 1.14)		0.83	(0.61, 1.13)		0.84	(0.62, 1.15)
Stroke	1.72	(1.05, 2.84)	^**	1.74	(1.06, 2.87)	^*	1.68	(1.02, 2.76)	^*
Heart failure	1.56	(0.65, 3.78)		1.71	(0.71, 4.11)		1.57	(0.65, 3.78)
Angina	1.07	(0.64, 1.80)		1.07	(0.64, 1.78)		1.07	(0.64, 1.79)
MI	0.97	(0.54, 1.73)		0.98	(0.55, 1.75)		1.00	(0.56, 1.79)
Interaction Terms
Talk to family/friends in Latin America*Immigrant				2.37	(1.23, 4.55)	^*
Travel to Latin America*Immigrant							2.29	(1.29, 4.05)	^**
Wald Chi-Squared	316.4	^***		322.7	^***		321.2	^***

Source: Sacramento Longitudinal Study on Aging (SALSA)

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