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. 2017 Feb 2;3:245–254. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.01.011

Table 4.

Hazard ratios of mortality by Hispanic subgroup among women by age group.

Ages 25–64
Ages 65+
Model 1a Model 2b Model 3a Model 4b
Subgroup


 

 

 

 


US-born
NH White 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Mexican 0.98 (0.91–1.06) 0.80 (0.74–0.87)*** 0.92 (0.86–0.99)* 0.82 (0.76–0.88)***
Puerto Rican 1.22 (1.01–1.49)* 0.97 (0.80–1.18) 0.92 (0.69–1.23) 0.85 (0.62–1.14)
Cuban 1.26 (0.84–1.89) 1.29 (0.87–1.93) 0.96 (0.67–1.36) 0.93 (0.65–1.33)
Dominican 1.90 (0.48–7.59) 1.49 (0.36–6.04) 1.93 (0.94–2.88) 1.68 (0.85–2.71)
Central/South American 1.02 (0.42–2.45) 1.01 (0.42–2.40) 0.78 (0.27–2.28) 0.76 (0.27–2.10)
other Hispanic 1.23 (1.08–1.41)** 1.07 (0.94–1.22) 1.06 (0.95–1.19) 1.00 (0.90–1.12)


 

 

 

 


Foreign-Born
Mexican 1.28 (1.19–1.38)*** 0.87 (0.81–0.94)*** 0.79 (0.72–0.86)*** 0.66 (0.60–0.73)***
Puerto Rican 1.32 (1.18–1.50)*** 0.81 (0.72–0.92)*** 0.79 (0.69–0.90)*** 0.68 (0.60–0.77)***
Cuban 0.74 (0.62–0.89)*** 0.64 (0.53–0.77)*** 0.79 (0.71–0.87)*** 0.71 (0.65–0.80)***
Dominican 0.48 (0.29–0.80)** 0.29 (0.17–0.48)*** 0.44 (0.26–0.72)*** 0.36 (0.22–0.59)***
Central/South American 0.44 (0.35–0.56)*** 0.36 (0.28–0.46)*** 0.54 (0.43–0.68)*** 0.47 (0.37–0.58)***
other Hispanic 0.59 (0.51–0.67)*** 0.45 (0.39–0.52)*** 0.51 (0.44–0.59)*** 0.44 (0.38–0.52)***


 

 

 

 


Sociodemographic Covariates


 

 

 

 


Education
12 years or fewer 1.00 1.00
13 years or more 0.75 (0.73–0.77)*** 0.86 (0.84–0.88)***


 

 

 

 


Employment Status
Employed 1.00 1.00
Unemployed 1.26 (1.16–1.37)*** 1.27 (1.05–1.52)***
Not in Labor Force 1.83 (1.77–1.88)*** 1.50 (1.45–1.56)***


 

 

 

 


Family Income
Below 100% of Poverty 1.00 1.00
100–399% 0.71 (0.69–0.74)*** 0.91 (0.88–0.93)***
400% and above 0.50 (0.47–0.52)*** 0.80 (0.77–0.82)***
Household Size 0.95 (0.94–0.96)*** 1.04 (1.03–1.05)***


 

 

 

 


Marital Status
Married 1.00 1.00
Divorced/separated 1.42 (1.37–1.47)*** 1.32 (1.27–1.37)***
Widowed 1.42 (1.35–1.48)*** 1.25 (1.22–1.28)***
Never Married 1.59 (1.51–1.67)*** 1.27 (1.21–1.33)***
Number of Observations 454,617 454,617 117,009 117,009
a

Models 1 and 3 control only for age and year of interview (unadjusted model).

b

Models 2 and 4 add socioeconomic covariates: education, family income, employment status, marital status, family size (adjusted model)

*

p<0.05.

**

p<0.01.

***

p<0.001.