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Table 5 Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals of the association between immigrant status and low social capital. All results are presented separately for men and women and adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic factors (age, occupational class, disposable family income, education, type of employment, and family constellation)

From: The role of social capital in explaining mental health inequalities between immigrants and Swedish-born: a population-based cross-sectional study

Social capital

Bonding social capital

Bridging social capital

Linking social capital

Variables

Social support

Horizontal trust

Horizontal participation

Vertical trust

Vertical participation

Immigrant status

Men

Swedish-born

1

1

1

1

1

Labour 3–9

2.57 (1.74–3.78)

2.96 (1.93–4.54)

1.17 (0.84–1.64)

1.79 (1.29–2.48)

9.94 (6.81–14.5)

Labour 10–19

2.59 (1.77–3.79)

2.39 (1.56–3.66)

1.45 (1.06–2.00)

2.24 (1.62–3.11)

5.98 (3.92–9.13)

Labour 20+

1.92 (1.55–2.37)

2.26 (1.74–2.93)

1.28 (1.08–1.53)

1.43 (1.19–1.71)

4.70 (3.70–5.98)

Refugee 3–9

4.68 (3.45–6.34)

3.69 (2.68–5.08)

1.55 (1.18–2.04)

1.50 (1.12–1.99)

5.53 (3.95–7.73)

Refugee 10–19

3.48 (2.83–4.28)

4.23 (3.4–5.27)

1.25 (1.04–1.49)

1.74 (1.45–2.10)

3.08 (2.37–4.01)

Refugee 20+

3.19 (2.55–4.00)

4.29 (3.38–5.43)

0.87 (0.71–1.07)

1.55 (1.26–1.91)

3.26 (2.41–4.42)

Women

Swedish-born

1

1

1

1

1

Labour 3–9

2.57 (1.70–3.87)

1.78 (1.21–2.62)

1.66 (1.26–2.18)

1.67 (1.24–2.26)

6.92 (4.81–9.94)

Labour 10–19

2.18 (1.47–3.23)

2.08 (1.40–3.08)

1.26 (0.97–1.63)

1.80 (1.37–2.38)

5.71 (3.90–8.36)

Labour 20+

1.53 (1.22–1.93)

1.71 (1.35–2.17)

0.97 (0.84–1.13)

1.43 (1.23–1.67)

6.24 (4.98–7.81)

Refugee 3–9

5.50 (4.12–7.36)

3.86 (2.94–5.08)

1.69 (1.32–2.17)

2.08 (1.62–2.69)

7.12 (5.21–9.72)

Refugee 10–19

4.20 (3.32–5.32)

3.74 (2.94–4.76)

1.49 (1.22–1.81)

2.53 (2.08–3.09)

3.73 (2.79–5.00)

Refugee 20+

2.95 (2.20–3.97)

2.79 (2.06–3.78)

1.15 (0.91–1.45)

2.06 (1.63–2.61)

2.55 (1.71–3.80)

  1. Significant associations are in bold