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Table 5 Experiences of racism and odds of being above the threshold for high or very high psychological distress on the K6

From: Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Australian culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a cross-sectional survey

Experiences

Odds of being above threshold for high or very high psychological distress

% above threshold for high or very high psychological distress

 

OR 95% CIa

p

 

None

Reference

 

7.6

Low (1–5)

1.55, (0.79-3.04)

0.2

10.6

Medium (6–8)

3.49, (1.82-6.7)

<0.01

20.3

High (9+)

14.93, (8.23-27.08)

0.01

42.3

  1. aOdds ratio adjusted for age, gender, education and LGA.
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BMC Public Health

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