Table 1.
M or % | SE or (SD) | Range of scores | |
---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic | |||
Characteristics | |||
Age, years | 46.6 | (15.5) | 21- 83 |
Gender | |||
Male | 48.8% | 0.02 | |
Female | 51.2% | 0.02 | |
Birthplacea | |||
U.S.-born | 7.8% | 0.01 | |
Immigrant | 92.2% | 0.01 | |
Employment Status | |||
Employed | 50.7% | 0.02 | |
Unemployed/Other | 49.3% | 0.02 | |
Perceived Income | |||
More than/just enough | 48.5% | 0.02 | |
Not enough | 51.5% | 0.02 | |
Physical Activity | |||
Does not meet guidelines | 58.3% | 0.02 | |
Meets guidelines | 41.7% | 0.02 | |
Stressful Life Events (count) | 2.4 | (2.4) | 0 - 13 |
Exposure Variable | |||
Everyday Discrimination | 14.9 | (7.2) | 0 - 46 |
Intervening Variable | |||
Depressive Symptomatology | 16.3 | (13.7) | 0 - 30 |
Outcome Variables | |||
Body Mass Index | 29.8 | (6.0) | 18.7 - 65.9 |
Waist Circumference (inches)b | 35.6 | (1.14) | 34.48 – 36.77 |
Note. SD= Standard deviation; SE= Standard error.
Following similar categorization of immigrants in other studies of Latinos, the immigrant group includes persons who reported being born outside of the U.S., including Puerto Ricans born in the island.
Gender-adjusted means and ranges.