Table 1

Baseline characteristics of older Mexican Americans with mean and 95% confidence intervals of CES-D Score

Total sample n (%)Mean CESD score95% Confidence intervalsp Value*
*p Value is for two tailed t test for two sample comparison of means to first listed category. Confidence intervals and significance test are adjusted for design effects using Taylor series linearisation method.
Census tracts (n = 206)
Tract percentage
Mexican American
    0–41%48 (23.3)11.569.53 to 13.58
    42–59%45 (21.8)10.808.04 to 13.550.59
    60–82%65 (31.6)9.387.04 to 11.720.07
    83%+48 (23.3)9.286.84 to 11.720.07
Tract percentage in poverty
    0–16%56 (27.2)9.707.59 to 11.80
    17–25%50 (24.3)10.407.58 to 13.220.62
    26–39%55 (26.7)11.158.70 to 13.590.24
    40%+45 (21.8)9.887.35 to 12.410.89
Subjects (n = 2710)
Age
    65–741850 (68.3)9.928.99 to 10.86
    75–84719 (26.5)10.959.73 to 12.160.10
    ⩾85141 (5.2)11.558.59 to 14.500.28
Gender
    Men1128 (41.6)7.967.12 to 8.80
    Women1582 (58.4)11.9911.01 to 12.970.00
Marital status
    Married1524 (56.2)9.308.35 to 10.24
    Unmarried1186 (43.8)11.5110.22 to 12.810.00
Education (years)
    0–61976 (72.9)10.529.54 to 11.50
    7–11466 (17.2)10.749.29 to 12.180.77
    ⩾12268 ( 9.9)7.736.26 to 9.200.00
Per capita household income relative to county median
    <0.251835 (67.7)10.799.76 to 11.83
    0.25 to <0.50706 (26.1)9.137.81 to 10.460.01
    >0.50169 (6.2)7.885.52 to 10.250.02
Place of birth
    US born1531 (56.5)9.668.25 to 11.07
    Mexico born1179 (43.5)10.989.61 to 12.350.07
Chronic medical condition
    01821 (67.2)9.508.55 to 10.45
    1711 (26.2)11.439.96 to 12.900.01
    ⩾2178 (6.6)13.2710.90 to 15.630.00
ADLs
    02450 (90.4)9.638.75 to 10.52
    ⩾1260 (9.6)16.5514.47 to 18.630.00