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Table 3 Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression predicted by immigration-related characteristics

From: Mental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant

Predictor

PTSD

Anxiety

Depression

OR / (95% CI)

p

OR / (95% CI)

p

OR / (95% CI)

p

Age

1.03 / (0.97–1.06)

.578

1.03 / (0.99–1.06)

.119

1.01 / (0.97–1.05)

.699

Sexa,f

0.20 / (0.05–0.77)

.019

0.97 / (0.42–2.28)

.954

0.96 / (0.37–2.45)

.911

Immigrant generationb,f

1.26 / (0.25–6.30)

.781

3.26 / (0.87–12.17)

.078

4.32 / (0.90–20.70)

.067

German citizenshipc,f

0.22 / (0.04–1.24)

.087

1.25 / (0.38–4.09)

.709

2.08 / (0.54–8.03)

.288

Parents immigration statusd,f

0.72 / (0.17–3.05)

.659

0.83 / (0.30–2.30)

.717

0.45 / (0.14–1.46)

.183

Attribution as immigrant (self and/or by others)e,f

4.05 / (1.06–15.46)

.040

1.47 / (0.54–3.98)

.452

3.88 / (1.29–11.89)

.017

  1. amale = 1, female = 2; b1st generation = 1, 2nd generation = 2; cyes = 1, no = 2; done immigrant parent = 1, both immigrant parents = 2; eno = 0, yes = 1; fthe lower category represents the reference category