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Table 3 Predictors of physical health change, mental health change and change in GP contacts (past two months) between 2001 and 2005: linear regression coefficientsa

From: Changes in health and primary health care use of Moroccan and Turkish migrants between 2001 and 2005: a longitudinal study

 

PCS change

MCS change

GP contacts change

 

Regression coefficients (95% CI)

Regression coefficients (95% CI)

Regression coefficients (95% CI)

 

Adj. R2 = 0.389

Adj. R2 = 0.619

Adj. R2 = 0.584

PCS T1

-0.730 (-0.862;-0.598)

  

MCS T1

 

-0.945(-1.054;-0.835)

 

Number of contacts on T1

  

-0.850 (-0.976;-0.724)

Change in PCS

  

-1.462 (-2.337;-0.587)

Change in MCS

  

-0.675 (-1.102;-0.247)

Male (ref: female)

1.296 (-1.604;4.197)

0.093 (-2.816;3.003)

-0.191 (-0.838;0.455)

Moroccan (ref: Turkish)

0.995 (-1.572;3.562)

3.877 (1.343; 6.412)

0.589 (0.029;1.150)

Age (years)

-0.223 (-0.356;-0.091)

0.136 (0.008; 0.264)

0.045 (0.016;0.074)

Civil status

   

married/registered partner

ref

ref

ref

Not married

-1.805 (-6.477;2.867)

2.872 (-1.768;7.513)

-0.103 (-1.142; 0.936)

divorced

-0.232 (-5.790;5.326)

-7.463 (-13.004;-1.923)

0.009 (-1.242; 1.259)

Work situation

   

unemployed

ref

ref

ref

employed

2.240 (-1.284;5.764)

4.621 (1.106;8.136)

-0.191 (-0.966;0.584)

Educational level

3.157 (0.697;5.616)

1.106 (-1.333;3.545)

-0.438 (-0.982; 0.106)

Civil status change

   

No change

ref

ref

ref

From partner to no partner

3.110 (-2.665;8.885)

0.331 (-5.399;6.061)

-0.156 (-1.428;1.116)

From no partner to partner

-3.962 (-8.669;0.745)

-1.207 (-5.932;3.519)

-0.491 (-1.513;0.530)

Work situation

   

No change

ref

ref

ref

From employed to unemployed

-1.406 (-5.238;2.425)

3.529 (-7.334; 0.275)

0.043 (-0.787;0.873)

From unemployed to employed

1.427 (-2.680;5.535)

5.638 (1.563; 9.714)

-0.124 (-1.063;0.815)

  1. a Bold letter type indicates a significant association at p = 0.05