Table 3

Mediation estimates of Mexican American–White inequities in health, using moderated mediation and simple mediation models (n = 26,935)

Self-Rated Health Cumulative Biological Risk Functional Limitations 
A. Moderated Mediation Beta  t Stat SE Beta  t Stat SE Beta  t Stat SE 
Total Effect −0.13 ***  −8.94 0.01 0.09 ***  5.54 0.02 0.08 ***  5.35 0.02 
Indirect Effect −0.09 ***  −11.78 0.01 0.05 ***  10.53 0.00 0.08 ***  11.02 0.01 
Proportion Mediated 0.67    0.53    0.94   
Mediators (proportion of total effect)           
 Education 0.32 ***  10.54 0.03 0.26 ***  7.80 0.03 0.39 ***  9.31 0.04 
 Income 0.14 ***  6.01 0.02 0.06 **  3.25 0.02 0.18 ***  5.50 0.03 
 Wealth 0.08 ***  5.07 0.02 0.08 ***  4.62 0.02 0.15 ***  5.10 0.03 
 Chronic stressors 0.04 *  2.10 0.02 0.01  1.70 0.01 0.05 *  2.03 0.02 
 Financial strain 0.02 *  2.24 0.01 0.02 *  2.12 0.01 0.04 *  2.24 0.02 
 Neighborhood disorder 0.02 *  2.29 0.01 0.01  0.96 0.01 0.03 **  2.62 0.01 
 Neighborhood mistrust 0.01  1.45 0.01 0.00  0.85 0.00 0.01  1.29 0.01 
 Discrim. (daily) 0.00  0.07 0.00 0.00  0.07 0.00 0.00  0.07 0.01 
 Discrim. (2+ attributions) 0.02 **  3.12 0.01 0.06 ***  3.40 0.02 0.06 ***  3.34 0.02 
 Discrim. (major) 0.00  −0.49 0.00 0.00  0.53 0.00 0.00  0.53 0.00 
 Traumas 0.02  1.34 0.01 0.01  1.29 0.01 0.03  1.35 0.02 
Total Effect −0.10 ***  −8.16 0.01 0.06 ***  4.50 0.01 0.06 ***  4.48 0.01 
Indirect Effect −0.07 ***  −12.20 0.01 0.04 ***  10.20 0.00 0.06 ***  11.04 0.01 
Proportion Mediated 0.74    0.66    0.99   
Mediators (proportion of total effect)            
 Education 0.41 ***  10.60 0.04 0.38 ***  7.68 0.05 0.50 ***  9.35 0.05 
 Income 0.18 ***  6.33 0.03 0.09 ***  3.29 0.03 0.23 ***  5.73 0.04 
 Wealth 0.11 ***  5.10 0.02 0.13 ***  4.69 0.03 0.20 ***  5.05 0.04 
 Chronic stressors 0.01  0.48 0.02 0.00  0.43 0.01 0.01  0.45 0.02 
 Financial strain −0.01  −0.66 0.01 −0.01  −0.67 0.01 −0.01  −0.65 0.02 
 Neighborhood disorder 0.02 *  2.17 0.01 0.01  0.97 0.01 0.03 *  2.42 0.01 
 Neighborhood mistrust 0.00  0.40 0.01 0.00  0.38 0.00 0.00  0.41 0.01 
 Discrim. (daily) 0.00  −1.06 0.00 0.00  −0.22 0.00 −0.01  −1.11 0.01 
 Discrim. (2+ attributions) 0.02 *  2.44 0.01 0.05 *  2.49 0.02 0.04 *  2.51 0.02 
 Discrim. (major) 0.00  0.50 0.00 0.00  −0.53 0.00 0.00  −0.52 0.00 
 Traumas 0.00  0.02 0.01 0.00  0.00 0.01 0.00  0.02 0.02 
Self-Rated Health Cumulative Biological Risk Functional Limitations 
A. Moderated Mediation Beta  t Stat SE Beta  t Stat SE Beta  t Stat SE 
Total Effect −0.13 ***  −8.94 0.01 0.09 ***  5.54 0.02 0.08 ***  5.35 0.02 
Indirect Effect −0.09 ***  −11.78 0.01 0.05 ***  10.53 0.00 0.08 ***  11.02 0.01 
Proportion Mediated 0.67    0.53    0.94   
Mediators (proportion of total effect)           
 Education 0.32 ***  10.54 0.03 0.26 ***  7.80 0.03 0.39 ***  9.31 0.04 
 Income 0.14 ***  6.01 0.02 0.06 **  3.25 0.02 0.18 ***  5.50 0.03 
 Wealth 0.08 ***  5.07 0.02 0.08 ***  4.62 0.02 0.15 ***  5.10 0.03 
 Chronic stressors 0.04 *  2.10 0.02 0.01  1.70 0.01 0.05 *  2.03 0.02 
 Financial strain 0.02 *  2.24 0.01 0.02 *  2.12 0.01 0.04 *  2.24 0.02 
 Neighborhood disorder 0.02 *  2.29 0.01 0.01  0.96 0.01 0.03 **  2.62 0.01 
 Neighborhood mistrust 0.01  1.45 0.01 0.00  0.85 0.00 0.01  1.29 0.01 
 Discrim. (daily) 0.00  0.07 0.00 0.00  0.07 0.00 0.00  0.07 0.01 
 Discrim. (2+ attributions) 0.02 **  3.12 0.01 0.06 ***  3.40 0.02 0.06 ***  3.34 0.02 
 Discrim. (major) 0.00  −0.49 0.00 0.00  0.53 0.00 0.00  0.53 0.00 
 Traumas 0.02  1.34 0.01 0.01  1.29 0.01 0.03  1.35 0.02 
Total Effect −0.10 ***  −8.16 0.01 0.06 ***  4.50 0.01 0.06 ***  4.48 0.01 
Indirect Effect −0.07 ***  −12.20 0.01 0.04 ***  10.20 0.00 0.06 ***  11.04 0.01 
Proportion Mediated 0.74    0.66    0.99   
Mediators (proportion of total effect)            
 Education 0.41 ***  10.60 0.04 0.38 ***  7.68 0.05 0.50 ***  9.35 0.05 
 Income 0.18 ***  6.33 0.03 0.09 ***  3.29 0.03 0.23 ***  5.73 0.04 
 Wealth 0.11 ***  5.10 0.02 0.13 ***  4.69 0.03 0.20 ***  5.05 0.04 
 Chronic stressors 0.01  0.48 0.02 0.00  0.43 0.01 0.01  0.45 0.02 
 Financial strain −0.01  −0.66 0.01 −0.01  −0.67 0.01 −0.01  −0.65 0.02 
 Neighborhood disorder 0.02 *  2.17 0.01 0.01  0.97 0.01 0.03 *  2.42 0.01 
 Neighborhood mistrust 0.00  0.40 0.01 0.00  0.38 0.00 0.00  0.41 0.01 
 Discrim. (daily) 0.00  −1.06 0.00 0.00  −0.22 0.00 −0.01  −1.11 0.01 
 Discrim. (2+ attributions) 0.02 *  2.44 0.01 0.05 *  2.49 0.02 0.04 *  2.51 0.02 
 Discrim. (major) 0.00  0.50 0.00 0.00  −0.53 0.00 0.00  −0.52 0.00 
 Traumas 0.00  0.02 0.01 0.00  0.00 0.01 0.00  0.02 0.02 
*

p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001

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