Table 1.
Racial/Ethnic and Gender Differences in Chronic Health Conditions at Baseline and Mental Health over Time
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| Non-Hispanic White (1,256) | Hispanic (1,813) | Non-Hispanic Black (1,755) | Other (323) | p value | Specific Differences | Male (2,536) | Female (2,610) | p value | Specific Differences | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Any Chronic Health Condition | 349 (27.8%) | 448 (24.7%) | 575 (32.8%) | 97 (30.0%) | p < 0.0001 | NHB>NHW >HIS | OTH>HIS | 801 (34.0%) | 668 (25.6%) | p < 0.001 | M>F |
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| M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | |||||
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| Number of Conditions | 0.37, 0.01 | 0.28, 0.01 | 0.38, 0.02 | 0. 44, 0.05 | p < 0.0001 | NHW, NHB, OTH>HIS | 0.38, 0.02 | 0.29, 0.01 | p < 0.0001 | M>F |
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| Mental Health Symptoms | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | M, SD | ||||
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| Depression, Age 11 | 1.81, 0.05 | 1.98, 0.04 | 2.01, 0.05 | 1.99, 0.13 | p = 0.01 | HIS, NHB > NHW | 2.01, 0.03 | 1.89, 0.04 | p = 0.02 | M>F |
| Depression, Age 13 | 1.54, 0.08 | 1.70, 0.04 | 1.71, 0.05 | 2.01, 0.11 | p = 0.001 | OTH>HIS, NHB>NHW | 1.59, 0.03 | 1.77, 0.04 | p < 0.001 | F>M |
| Depression, Age 16 | 2.10, 0.06 | 2.07, 0.05 | 2.04, 0.05 | 2.34, 0.13 | p = 0.13 | 1.84, 0.04 | 2.33, 0.04 | p < 0.0001 | F>M | |
| Anxiety, Age 13 | 1.97, 0.06 | 2.56, 0.06 | 2.5, 0.06 | 2.42, 0.15 | p < 0.0001 | HIS, NHB, OTH>NHW | 2.23, 0.05 | 2.58, 0.05 | p < 0.0001 | F>M |
| Anxiety, Age 16 | 2.64, 0.07 | 2.61, 0.06 | 2.54, 0.05 | 2.54, 0.14 | p = 0.65 | 2.19, 0.04 | 3.02, 0.05 | p < 0.0001 | F>M | |