TABLE 1—
Distribution of Study Covariates Among 1849 Mexican Women According to Family Member Incarceration: Mexico, 2012–2016
| Incarceration of a Family Member |
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| Yes (n = 283), Mean ±SD or No. (%) | No (n = 1566), Mean ±SD or No. (%) | |
| Age, y | 49.5 ±4.8 | 49.7 ±5.2 |
| Study sites | ||
| Chiapas | 104 (36.8) | 538 (34.4) |
| Yucatán | 97 (34.3) | 395 (25.2) |
| Nuevo León | 82 (29.0) | 633 (40.4) |
| Indigenous | 48 (17.0) | 211 (13.5) |
| Graduate education | 51 (18.0) | 270 (17.2) |
| Private health care provider | 54 (19.1) | 293 (18.7) |
| High socioeconomic status | 131 (46.3) | 816 (52.1) |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 52 (18.4) | 218 (14.0) |
| Violent environment | 134 (47.4) | 535 (34.2) |
| Potential mediatorsa | ||
| Current smokers | 26 (9.2) | 102 (6.5) |
| Obesity | 114 (40.3) | 581 (37.1) |
| Diabetes | 27 (9.5) | 111 (7.1) |
| Hypertension | 63 (22.3) | 341 (21.8) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 89 (31.5) | 509 (32.5) |
| Perceived stress, PSS-10 scoreb | 14.4 ±5.9 | 12.8 ±5.9 |
Note. PSS-10 = Perceived Stress Scale 10.
a
These variables serve as potential mediators in the association between family member incarceration and cardiovascular disease.
b
PSS-10 was only available for 1690 participants from this population.