Health-Related Conditions and Depression in Elderly Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Residents of a United States-Mexico Border County: Moderating Effects of Educational Attainment
Table 2
Prevalence of health-related conditions for elderly Mexican Americans (N = 799) and Non-Hispanic whites (N = 353) with odds ratiosa.
Prevalence of condition
Prevalence of condition
Condition
MA%
NHW%
Odds ratio
95% CI
Condition
MA%
NHW%
Odds ratio
95% CI
Cut back activities
33.8***
22.6
1.75
1.31 2.34
Stayed in bed
18.9***
10.0
2.10
1.42 3.11
Tremor/Unusual movement
22.4***
12.5
2.02
1.41 2.89
Shortness of breath
24.9
21.9
1.18
0.87 1.59
Cardiovascular disease
13.5*
19.4
0.64
0.46 0.90
Hypertension
52.9
56.3
0.88
0.68 1.13
Diabetes mellitus
30.5***
11.7
3.31
2.31 4.47
Stroke
10.3
11.1
0.92
0.61 1.37
Broken hip
4.3
5.4
0.78
0.44 1.39
Cancer
10.5***
25.3
0.35
0.25 0.48
Arthritis
48.5**
57.4
0.70
0.54 0.90
Urinary incontinence
17.9
14.8
1.26
0.89 1.78
Bowel incontinence
8.3***
3.7
2.36
1.28 4.34
aOdds ratios greater than 1 signify a higher Mexican American prevalence.
*
P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.