Table 1 Characteristics of participants by sex (N=326)

Age, mean (SD)

32.4 (11.0)

31.9 (11.2)

33.8 (10.4)

Sex

326

100.0

238

73.0

88

27.0

Country of origin

Syria

132

40.5

96

40.3

36

40.9

Iraq

79

24.2

56

23.5

23

26.1

Afghanistan

42

12.9

33

13.9

9

10.2

Iran

19

5.8

14

5.9

5

5.7

African countries

23

7.1

14

5.9

9

10.2

Other countries

30

9.2

24

10.1

6

6.8

Missing values

1

0.3

1

0.4

0

0.0

Education ^a

High

63

19.3

48

20.2

15

17.1

Medium

127

39.0

97

40.8

30

34.1

Low

135

41.4

93

39.1

42

47.7

Missing values

1

0.3

0

0.0

1

1.1

Social integration, mean (SD)

Overall summary score

2.6 (1.4)

2.5 (1.4)

2.6 (1.3)

Missing values

12

3.7

12

5.0

0

0.0

Social support, mean (SD)

Overall summary score

58.4 (27.0)

55.4 (27.7)

66.7 (22.9)

Missing values

21

6.4

15

6.3

6

6.8

Emotional, informational support

55.0 (29.5)

52.3 (29.8)

62.1 (27.6)

Missing values

13

4.0

10

4.2

3

3.4

Tangible support

60.4 (37.2)

58.2 (38.2)

66.5 (33.8)

Missing values

11

3.4

7

2.9

4

4.6

Affectionate support

62.7 (35.0)

57.3 (35.6)

77.5 (28.5)

Missing values

12

3.7

8

3.4

4

4.6

Positive social interaction

60.4 (34.3)

56.8 (35.0)

70.5 (30.2)

Missing values

10

3.1

6

2.5

4

4.6

Loneliness, mean (SD)

Overall summary score

4.5 (3.1)

4.6 (3.1)

4.2 (3.0)

Missing values

11

3.4

8

3.4

3

3.4

Health-related quality of life, mean (SD)

Physical component score

50.8 (10.5)

51.8 (10.7)

48.3 (9.5)

Missing values

17

5.2

14

5.9

3

3.4

Mental component score

43.0 (14.5)

43.3 (14.9)

41.7 (13.3)

Missing values

17

5.2

14

5.9

3

3.4