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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Dec 22;41(2):411–420. doi: 10.1177/0733464820977608

Table 1.

Comparison of Sample Characteristics by Baseline Studies

Study 1 (N=76) Study 2 (N=89) P-value
Age (mean, SD) 58.6 (6.7) 64.8 (7.9) <0.001
Data Collection Site Home 0 (0%) 38 (43%) <0.001
CBO 62 (82%) 37 (42%)
Mail/Online 14 (18%) 14 (16%)
Sex Female 33 (43%) 68 (76%) <0.001
Male 43 (57%) 21 (24%)
Marital Status Married/cohabitating 14 (19%) 45 (51%) <0.001
Single (Never married/widowed) 12 (16%) 38 (43%)
Separated/Divorced 49 (65%) 6 (7%)
Level of Education No formal Ed/<HS 7 (10%) 42 (48%) <0.001
HS/GED equivalent 10 (14%) 12 (14%)
Associate/Technical training 24 (33%) 18 (20%)
Bachelors/Masters/Doctorate 31 (43%) 16 (18%)
Health insurance 50 (57%) 45 (63%) 0.40
Income $0– 39,999 24 (37%) 33 (37%) <0.001
$40,000–$79,999 17 (26%) 8 (9%)
≥$80,000 12 (18%) 4 (4%)
Prefer not to answer/Unknown 12 (18%) 44 (49%)
Employment status Currently Employed 51 (69%) 38 (43%) <0.001
Not Employed 23 (31%) 51 (57%)
Migration Reason Better opportunity 30 (48%) 18 (21%) 0.002
Join family 29 (46%) 57 (66%)
Asylum/Refugee 4 (6%) 11 (13%)
Age at Migration ≤50years 51 (72%) 29 (33%) <0.001
>50years 20 (28%) 59 (67%)
Length of U.S. residency <10years 21 (30%) 41 (47%) 0.025
≥10years 50 (70%) 46 (53%)
Diabetes 20 (27%) 27 (30%) 0.60
Hypertension 40 (55%) 47 (53%) 0.80
Depressive symptoms (mean, SD) (range 0–24) 4.2 (4.4) 2.4 (3.2) 0.004
Acculturation strategy Traditionalist 7 (12%) 31 (37%) <0.001
Integrationist 52 (88%) 53 (63%)
Discrimination Low 22 (31%) 35 (40%) 0.25
High 48 (69%) 52 (60%)
Physical function (mean, SD) (range 22.1–61.9) 48.5 (6.1) 41.6 (8.3) <0.001