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Table 6 The association between depressive or anxiety symptoms and mobility limitation among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants and the general Finnish population (aged 30–64 yrs) 1

From: The association between mental health symptoms and mobility limitation among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants: a population based study

 

Men†

Women

 

Kurdish

Finnish

Russian

Somali

Kurdish

Finnish

Explanatory variable

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

OR(95% CI)

Depressive symptomsa

1.85 (0.87–3.94)

4.58 (1.55–13.53)

2.78 (1.18–6.54)

4.90 (1.08–22.22)

2.74 (1.49–5.05)

4.34 (1.87–10.08)

Anxiety symptomsb

2.74 (1.15–6.54)

3.32 (0.84–13.12)

2.64 (1.16–6.01)

6.98 (0.99–49.09)

3.20 (1.74–5.90)

8.08 (3.05–21.43)

  1. 1Adjusted for age and education.
  2. †Russian and Somali men were excluded from the analysis due to too few observations.
  3. OR = odds ratio, bolded ORs represent significant associations.
  4. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
  5. aHSCL-25 (Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25) [21], depression subscale, cut-off point > 1.75.
  6. bHSCL-25 (Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25) [21], anxiety subscale, cut-off point > 1.75.
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