Table 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Participants (N=147)

^†Multiple response.

Table 2

Mean Scores for Acculturation, Social Network, and HRQOL (N=147)

HRQOL=health related quality of life; PCS=physical component summary; MCS=mental component summary.

Table 3

Acculturation, Social Network, and HRQOL by General Characteristics (N=147)

HRQOL=health-related quality of life; PCS=physical component summary; MCS=mental component summary.

^†Scheffé test.

Table 4

Multiple Regression for Variables Predicting HRQOL (N=147)

HRQOLhealth-related quality of life; PCS=physical component summary; MCS=mental component summary.

^*p<05, ^**p<01.

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