The prevalence of spirituality, optimism, XXXX , and @entity3329 in a bi-ethnic @entity64 population.

@entity1 @entity3329 @entity64 @entity308 @entity75
To provide insight into the reduced post- @entity64 all-cause mortality among Mexican Americans, we explored ethnic differences in the pre- @entity64 prevalence of (1) spirituality, (2) optimism, (3) @entity308 , and (4) @entity3329 in a Mexican American and non-Hispanic white @entity64 population. The @entity75 in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project is a population-based @entity64 surveillance study in Nueces County, Texas. Seven hundred ten @entity64 @entity1 were queried. For @entity3329 , optimism, and @entity308 scales, unadjusted ethnic comparisons were made using linear regression models. Regression models were also used to explore how age and gender modify the ethnic associations after adjustment for education. For the categorical spirituality variables, ethnic comparisons were made using Fisher's exact tests. Mexican Americans reported significantly more spirituality than non-Hispanic whites. Among @entity1 , age modified the ethnic associations with @entity64 and @entity3329 but not optimism. Mexican American @entity1 had more optimism than non-Hispanic white @entity1 . With age, Mexican American @entity1 had less @entity308 and @entity3329 , while non-Hispanic white @entity1 had more @entity3329 and similar @entity308 . Among @entity1 , after adjustment for education and age, there was no ethnic association with @entity3329 , @entity308 , and optimism. Spirituality requires further study as a potential mediator of increased survival following @entity64 among Mexican Americans. Among @entity1 , evaluation of the role of optimism, @entity308 , and @entity3329 as they relate to ethnic differences in post- @entity64 mortality should be explored.
