Kolody B, Vega W, Meinhardt K, Bensussen G
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1986 Apr;174(4):221-8. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198604000-00005.
This study examines the relationship between depressive symptoms and somatic complaints and/or disorders in two ethnic groups. Data reported herein are from an epidemiological field survey of a disproportionate stratified sample of Anglos (N = 637) and two Mexican-American subsamples, United States-born (N = 342) and Mexican-born (N = 201), all living in Santa Clara County, California. The covariation between depressive symptoms and a severity of somatic complaints/disorders scale derived from collapsing International Classification of Diseases categories was compared among the three ethnic subsamples with control on age, sex, education, and marital status. A significant, direct linear correlation was found between depressive symptomatology and severity of somatic complaints/disorders for each ethnic group and was found in multivariate analyses not to change significantly with the introduction of controls. Partial correlations pointed to a stronger association for Mexican-Americans than for Anglos.
本研究考察了两个种族群体中抑郁症状与躯体主诉和/或疾病之间的关系。本文报告的数据来自一项流行病学实地调查，该调查针对的是盎格鲁人（N = 637）以及两个墨西哥裔美国人子样本（在美国出生的N = 342，在墨西哥出生的N = 201）的不成比例分层样本，所有样本均居住在加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉县。在对年龄、性别、教育程度和婚姻状况进行控制的情况下，比较了三个种族子样本中抑郁症状与根据《国际疾病分类》类别合并得出的躯体主诉/疾病严重程度量表之间的协变关系。在每个种族群体中，抑郁症状与躯体主诉/疾病严重程度之间均发现了显著的直接线性相关性，并且在多变量分析中发现，引入控制因素后这种相关性没有显著变化。偏相关分析表明，墨西哥裔美国人的关联比盎格鲁人更强。
