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. 2019 Apr 5;53(11):975–987. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaz009

Table 2.

Structural and psychosocial risk factors by group membership in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study (SCAS) (N = 5,247)a

No diabetesb/ low depression symptomsc
(n = 2,946)
Diabetes/low depression symptoms
(n = 683)
No diabetes/ high depression symptoms
(n = 1,182)
Diabetes/ high depression symptoms
(n = 436)
Omnibus ANOVA/ General Linear Model
(p-value)
Socioeconomic risk factors Weighted % (95% CI)
 Household income <$30,000/year 63.3 (59.6, 66.8)d 71.1 (65.4, 76.2)d,e 82.7 (79.1, 85.9)e 89.9 (85.7, 92.9)e p < .01
 Education <high school/GED 26.6 (23.6, 30.0)d 42.7 (37.2, 48.4)e 39.3 (35.3, 43.5)d,e 46.3 (40.0, 52.7)e p < .01
Psychosocial risk factors M (SE)
 Lifetime trauma history (TSS) 2.0 (0.05)d 1.9 (0.09)d 2.5 (0.10)e 2.2 (0.13)e p < .01
 Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) 2.2 (0.06)d 2.1 (0.12)d 3.3 (0.12)e 3.0 (0.17)e p < .01
 Perceived discrimination (PED-Q) 24.4 (0.24)d 24.0 (0.47)d 27.4 (0.43)e 25.6 (0.66)e p < .01
 Neighborhood problems 11.5 (0.15)d 11.3 (0.20)d 13.1 (0.20)e 13.0 (0.27)e p < .01

ACES Adverse Childhood Exposures Scale; GED General Education Development test; PEDQ Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire; TSS Traumatic Stress Schedule.

aIndividuals with data for both diabetes status and depression symptoms.

bBased on diagnostic criteria of the American Diabetes Association: [fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL (7 mmol/L), 2 hr postload glucose (2 hr OGTT) ≥200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L), or HbA1c ≥6.5%] and/or by self-report of diabetes diagnosis from a physician, and/or prescribed glucose-lowering medication.

cDepression symptoms measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-10-item version (CES-D-10), “high depression” = CES-D-10 score >10.

dStatistically significant difference compared to diabetes/high depression symptoms group.

eStatistically significant difference compared to no diabetes/low depression symptoms group.