Table 3.

Unadjusted and multivariable linear regression results for effects of acculturation on trait and state anxiety scores, Proyecto Buena Salud, 2006-2011.

	Trait anxiety score						State anxiety score (mid-pregnancy)						State anxiety score (late-pregnancy)
	Unadjusted			Adjusted			Unadjusted			Adjusted			Unadjusted			Adjusted
	β	SE	p-value	β	SE	p-value	β	SE	p-value	β	SE	p-value	β	SE	p-value	β	SE	p-value
Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS)
PAS - 2 level
Low (<3)	Referent						Referent			Referent			Referent			Referent
High (≥3)	−0.62	0.7	0.39	−0.93	0.7	0.19	−0.37	1.3	0.77	−0.17	1.3	0.89	0.48	1.0	0.65	0.00	1.1	0.99
PAS - 3 level
Low (<3)	Referent						Referent			Referent			Referent			Referent
Bicultural (3)	−3.03	1.1	<.01	−3.62	1.1	<.001	−1.92	1.9	0.31	−1.49	1.9	0.44	−1.26	1.5	0.40	−1.68	1.5	0.27
High (>3)	0.79	0.9	0.36	0.69	0.9	0.43	0.60	1.5	0.70	0.66	1.6	0.67	1.76	1.3	0.18	1.27	1.3	0.34
Continuous PAS Score (mean, SD)	−0.40	0.5	0.38	−0.55	0.5	0.22	−0.18	0.8	0.81	−0.24	0.8	0.76	0.19	0.7	0.78	0.05	0.7	0.95
Language preference for speaking/reading
Spanish	Referent						Referent			Referent			Referent			Referent
English	1.53	0.7	0.02	1.41	0.7	0.04	0.84	1.1	0.44	1.55	1.1	0.17	−0.39	1.0	0.70	−0.04	1.1	0.96
Generation in the United States*
First generation	Referent						Referent			Referent			Referent			Referent
Second or third generation	1.84	0.6	<.01	1.83	0.6	<.01	0.51	1.0	0.60	0.78	1.0	0.44	0.07	0.8	0.93	0.06	0.9	0.94
Generation in the United States*
First generation	Referent						Referent						Referent			Referent
Second generation	2.1	0.6	<.001	2.10	0.6	<.001	0.65	1.0	0.52	0.85	1.0	0.42	−0.06	0.8	0.95	0.03	0.9	0.97
Third generation	−0.31	1.3	0.81	−0.41	1.3	0.75	−0.57	2.1	0.78	0.19	2.2	0.93	0.92	2.0	0.64	0.35	2.0	0.86

^*Adjusted model included age, education, parity and living with a partner

^*First generation: born in Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic, Second generation: at least one parent born in Puerto Rico or Dominican Republic, Third generation: β= Beta coefficient; SE= Standard Error