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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2016 Apr 20;160:111–119. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.04.018

Table 3.

Random-intercept logistic regression models of depression (CES-D ≥ 16) on baseline cross-border ties for Latino men in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (n=535).

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Depression, baseline 3.76 (2.41, 5.85) *** 3.76 (2.42, 5.86) *** 3.84 (2.46, 5.99) ***
Cross-border ties
Talk to family/friends in Latin America 0.98 (0.65, 1.48) 1.11 (0.62, 1.97) 0.97 (0.65, 1.47)
Travel to Latin America 0.68 (0.47, 0.97) * 0.67 (0.47, 0.97) * 0.80 (0.49, 1.32)
Local ties
Always meet or talk to family/friends 0.95 (0.59, 1.54) 0.95 (0.59, 1.54) 0.96 (0.59, 1.55)
See closest contact daily 1.16 (0.81, 1.66) 1.17 (0.82, 1.68) 1.17 (0.82, 1.67)
Married 0.54 (0.36, 0.82) ** 0.54 (0.36, 0.82) ** 0.55 (0.36, 0.83) **
Demographics
Age 1.05 (1.02, 1.07) ** 1.05 (1.02, 1.07) ** 1.05 (1.01, 1.05) **
Immigrant (ref=U.S. born) 0.89 (0.59, 1.36) 0.99 (0.58, 1.68) 1.05 (0.62, 1.78)
Monthly household income ≥ $1500 0.62 (0.42, 0.92) * 0.62 (0.42, 0.91) * 0.62 (0.42, 0.91) *
Health and functioning
Any ADL or IADL 2.31 (1.53, 3.48) *** 2.29 (1.52, 3.46) *** 2.30 (1.53, 3.46) ***
Diabetic 1.77 (1.22, 2.57) ** 1.77 (1.22, 2.57) ** 1.76 (1.22, 2.56) **
Hypertension 1.34 (0.89, 2.03) 1.34 (0.89, 2.03) 1.35 (0.89, 2.04)
Stroke 1.57 (0.91, 2.71) 1.57 (0.91, 2.71) 1.56 (0.90, 2.69)
Heart failure 1.15 (0.44, 2.99) 1.15 (0.44, 2.98) 1.17 (0.45, 3.04)
Angina 1.12 (0.59, 2.12) 1.11 (0.58, 2.10) 1.11 (0.59, 2.11)
MI 1.18 (0.67, 2.08) 1.20 (0.68, 2.12) 1.17 (0.66, 2.07)
Interaction Terms
Talk to family/friends in Latin America*Foreign-born 0.79 (0.37, 1.71)
Travel to Latin America*Foreign-born 0.70 (0.35, 1.40)
Wald Chi-Squared 135.3 *** 132.3 *** 137.2 ***

Source: Sacramento Longitudinal Study on Aging (SALSA)

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001