Table 3 Factors associated with mobility limitation^a,b

Age, years

1.09 (1.07–1.10)

Marital status

 Married or cohabiting

1.00

 Other^c

1.38 (0.99–1.91)

Education^*

 Secondary school or less

Russian: 1.24 (0.55–2.78)

Somali: 6.56 (2.34–18.36)

Kurdish: 1.58 (1.01–2.47)

Finnish: 2.55 (1.55–4.20)

 High school

1.00

Employment status

 Working

1.00

 Unemployed

1.83 (1.26–2.66)

 Economically inactive^d

2.14 (1.53–2.98)

Economic situation^*

 At least moderate

1.00

 At least quite difficult

Russian: 1.49 (0.73–3.04)

Somali: 0.87 (0.52–1.80)

Kurdish: 1.41 (0.89–2.23)

Finnish: 4.66 (2.58–8.42)

BMI^e

  < 30 kg/m²

1.00

  ≥ 30 kg/m²

2.74 (2.05–3.67)

Selected chronic conditions^f

 No chronic conditions

1.00

 At least one condition

2.37 (1.79–3.15)

Permanent injury

 No injuries

1.00

 At least one injury

2.67 (1.78–4.00)

Time lived in Finland^g, years

  < 6

1.24 (0.75–2.06)

 6–14

0.90 (0.62–1.30)

  > 14

1.00

Language proficiency^g

 Good or fair

1.00

 Poor or not at all

1.30 (0.84–2.02)