The ethnic gap in mobility: a comparison of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants and the general Finnish population

Table 3 Factors associated with mobility limitation^a,b

	OR (95 % CI)
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)

OR = odds ratio
Bolded ORs represent statistically significant associations
95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval
^*The first degree interactions (determinant*migrant group) were statistically significant for the variables education (p-value 0.049) and economic situation (p-value 0.006)
^aAll models are adjusted for age and gender, odds ratio derived from logistic regression models including each background variable separately
^bMobility limitation defined as self-reported difficulties in walking 500 m or stair climbing
^cIncludes single, divorced or separated, and widowed persons
^dIncludes e.g., students, housewives and pensioners
^eBody mass index (kg/m²)
^fSelected chronic conditions include the following self-reported diseases ever diagnosed by a physician: coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, chronic bronchitis, knee osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis
^gFinnish reference group not included in the analysis

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