BMC Public Health 2007, 7:21 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/21 Table 2: Socio-demographic characteristics by ethnicity and acculturation Non-Latino White Latino (high acculturation) Latino (low acculturation) *significant differences between the three subgroups, p < .001, chi-square test Table 3: Characteristics associated with depressive symptoms in univariate and multivariate analysis (main effects only, N = 3,196) Depressive Symptoms N (%) chi-square p-value Univariate OR (95% CI) Multivariate* OR (95% CI) Characteristics Age* 12–13 years 14–15 years 16–17 years Gender Male Female Poverty level* <200% 200% or more Household Type* Both parents One parent Support at home* Low High Support at school* Low High Characteristics Total sample Ethnic background Non-Latino White Latino (high acculturation) Latino (low acculturation) Age 12 – 13 14 – 15 16 – 17 Gender Male Female Poverty Level ≥ 200% <200% Household Type Both parents One parent Support at home High Low Support at school High Low *adjusted for all other variables in the table 232 (7.3) 114 (5.5) 84 (9.7) 34 (13.1) 75 (6.8) 83 (7.7) 74 (7.3) 78 (4.8) 154 (9.8) 116 (5.5) 116 (10.5) 150 (6.3) 82 (10.3) 88 (5.5) 144 (9.1) 52 (3.1) 180 (11.8) N = 2071 % 32.7 33.9 33.3 50.4 49.6 16.7 83.3 75.0 25.0 44.5 55.5 42.1 57.9 N = 865 % 40.5 33.6 25.9 51.1 48.9 60.8 39.2 72.6 27.4 57.8 42.2 56.2 43.8 <0.001 0.7 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 - 1 1.85 (1.38–2.48) 2.58 (1.72–3.88) 0.92 (0.66–1.23) 1.06 (0.76–1.46) 1 1 2.16 (1.63–2.86) 1 2.01 (1.54–2.63) 1 1.72 (1.30–2.28) 1 1.72 (1.31–2.27) 1 4.16 (3.03–5.71) N = 260 % 31.5 31.5 36.9 54.2 45.8 88.1 11.9 83.8 16.2 63.8 36.2 65.4 34.6 - 1 1.39 (1.00–1.95) 1.81 (1.12–2.93) 0.96 (0.68–1.35) 1.10 (0.78–1.54) 1 1 2.30 (1.72–3.07) 1 1.34 (0.96–1.87) 1 1.55 (1.15–2.09) 1 1.16 (0.87–1.57) 1 3.52 (2.52–4.92) Page 5 of 9 (page number not for citation purposes)