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Table 4 Association between ethnic group and mobility limitationa

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

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Finnish

1.00

1.00

1.00

Russian

1.40 (0.92–2.13)

1.47 (0.93–2.32)

1.51 (0.93–2.43)

Somali

6.31 (4.10–9.71)

3.29 (1.96–5.51)

3.61 (2.07–6.29)

Kurdish

12.25 (8.25–18.19)

8.31 (5.31–13.01)

7.40 (4.65–11.77)

  1. OR = odds ratio (derived from logistic regression models)
  2. Bolded ORs represent statistically significant associations
  3. 95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval
  4. Model 1: adjusted for age and gender
  5. Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, marital status, education, employment status, and difficult economic situation
  6. Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, marital status, education, employment status, difficult economic situation, body mass index, selected chronic conditions, and permanent injuries
  7. aMobility limitation defined as self-reported difficulty in walking 500 m or stair climbing