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Table 2 Psychosocial variables by ethnicity. Means with 95% Confidence Interval adjusted for age and sex by ANOVA.

From: Psychosocial factors and distress: a comparison between ethnic Norwegians and ethnic Pakistanis in Oslo, Norway

Variables

Pakistani

Norwegian

 
 

number

Mean (95% CI)

number

Mean (95% CI)

P* value

Social support

     

Good friends

258

4.20 (3.85–4.58)

12323

6.95 (6.89–7.0)

<0.001

Other's interest

273

2.66 (2.56–2.76)

10612

3.03 (3.02–3.05)

<0.001

Social participation

     

Participation in groups

243

0.88 (0.69–1.06)

12935

1.16 (1.13–1.18)

0.003

Influence on local community

263

1.76 (1.66–1.86)

10760

1.62(1.60–1.64)

0.007

powerlessness

120

2.53 (2.45–2.62)

11129

2.15 (2.14–2.16)

<0.001

  1. * p value for ethnicity