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Table 6 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for final multivariate model for foreign-born men and women

From: Mental health in immigrant men and women in Australia: the North West Adelaide health study

 

Foreign-born men

Foreign-born women

 

Diagnosis

Current depression

Medication

Consultation

Diagnosis

Medication

Age group

      

20-34

   

0.45 (0.08-2.53)

-

 

35-44 (20–34)

   

1.34 (0.30-5.84)

1.15 (0.47-2.85)

 

45-54

   

0.12 (0.02-0.94)*

2.60 (1.18-5.74)*

 

55-64

   

1.00

1.00

 

Marital status

      

Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

   

Never married

4.87 (2.25-10.56)*

4.11 (1.59-10.65)*

3.93 (1.13-13.59)*

   

Previously married

4.12 (1.70-9.98)*

1.67 (0.56-4.99)

6.47 (1.99-21.00)*

   

Education

      

Secondary

   

1.00

1.00

 

Trade/cert/diploma

   

0.22 (0.06-0.83)*

0.40 (0.19-0.83)*

 

Bachelor or higher

   

0.26 (0.05-1.40)

0.59 (0.22-1.60)

 

Income

      

Up to $20,000

 

2.30 (0.81-6.53)

   

2.08 (0.60-7.22)

$20,001-40,000

 

3.14 (1.20-8.22)*

   

0.17 (0.03-0.89)*

$40,001-60,000

 

0.96 (0.30-3.12)

   

0.74 (0.24-2.27)

Over $60,000

 

1.00

   

1.00

Employment

      

Employed

  

1.00

 

1.00

1.00

Not in workforce

  

5.96 (1.47-24.07)*

 

0.64 (0.30-1.36)

0.44 (0.13-1.51)

Unemployed/other

  

8.50 (2.99-24.13)*

 

6.06 (1.37-26.77)*

8.21 (1.87-36.20)*

Living situation

      

Lives with others

   

1.00

  

Lives alone

   

9.78 (2.59-36.94)*

  

General health

      

Good/very good/excellent

 

1.00

 

1.00

  

Fair/poor

 

3.55 (1.60-7.88)*

 

13.57 (4.06-45.29)*

  

Length of stay

      

< 20 years

 

0.23 (0.07-0.78)*

0.12 (0.02-0.91)*

4.94 (1.09-22.32)*

  

≥20 years

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

  

Background

      

English-speaking

1.00

1.00

    

Non-English speaking

7.46 (3.67-15.18)*

2.41 (1.14-5.10)*

    
  1. *p < 0.05; table includes only significant variables; age-groups 20–34 and 35–44 combined for foreign-born women.