Table 6.
Adjusted MENA-IM scores by substance use behaviors and self-report illness
| Arab | Chaldean | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1: cultural affiliation | Factor 2: media use | Factor 3: multicultural | Factor 1: cultural affiliation | Factor 2: media use | Factor 3: multicultural | 20-item total scale | |
| Hookah past year | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| No | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Cigarette past month | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| No | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Marijuana past month | # | NS | # | NS | NS | NS | # |
| No | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Alcohol past month | NS | NS | NS | # | # | NS | ## |
| No | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Yes | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Lifetime pain medication without prescription | NS | NS | NS | # | NS | # | NS |
| No | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| History of cancer | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| No | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| History of heart disease | NS | NS | # | NS | NS | # | # |
| No | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| History of high blood pressure | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| No | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| History of diabetes | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| No | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Yes | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Adjusted for age, income, education, gender, religiosity, and foreign-born vs. born in the USA
NS no statistically significant difference between Yes and No groups
#Group means differ p < .05
##Group means differ p < .01