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Table 1 Unadjusted global and stratified prevalence of health outcomes by SDH factors in immigrant population (n = 777.407)

From: A comparative analysis of health status of international migrants and local population in Chile: a population-based, cross-sectional analysis from a social determinants of health perspective

Social determinant of health

Negative self-perceived health

Chronic morbidity

Disability

n = 30.601

n = 74.216

n = 43.236

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

3.97%

[2.8–5.7%]

9.55%

[8.3–10.9%]

14.63%

[13.1–16.3%]

Sex

 Female

4.67%

[2.7–8.0%]

10.34%****

[8.9–12.0%]

7.07%***

[5.0–10.0%]

 Male

3.22%**

[2.4–4.4%]

8.92%****

[6.6–12.0%]

4.01%****

[3.1–5.2%]

Age categories

 < 6

1.66%****

[0.5–5.3%]

5.00%****

[2.6–9.5%]

6.45%****

[3.4–11.8%]

 6–14 years

3.78%****

[2.1–6.6%]

3.21%****

[1.6–6.3%]

6.02%****

[3.8–9.3%]

 15–29 years

2.90%****

[1.8–4.6%]

5.28%****

[2.5–10.7%]

2.98%****

[2.0–4.5%]

 30–44 years

3.93%****

[1.6–9.5%]

7.40%****

[6.1–9.0%]

5.53%****

[3.0–10.0%]

 45–64 years

5.40%****

[4.0–7.2%]

23.55%****

[19.4–28.2%]

6.29%****

[4.8–8.2%]

 65 years or more

13.33%****

[8.9–19.5%]

49.88%****

[41.9–57.9%]

29.41%****

[22.3–37.6%]

Ethnicity

 Yes

5.67%

[3.6–8.8%]

10.44%****

[7.5–14.5%]

7.40%*

[5.2–10.4%]

 No

3.92%*

[2.7–5.7%]

9.63%****

[8.4–11.1%]

5.53%****

[4.2–7.3%]

Marital Status

 Single

4.21%

[2.1–8.4%]

7.71%**

[5.4–11.0%]

6.05%

[3.7–9.6%]

 Married/cohabitant

3.02%****

[2.2–4.1%]

9.35%****

[7.9–11.1%]

4.39%****

[3.6–5.4%]

 Separated/divorced/annulled

7.55%

[3.8–14.6%]

22.55%****

[15.8–31.1%]

6.16%***

[3.4–10.9%]

 Widow

19.81%

[12.1–30.8%]

46.18%****

[35.3–57.4%]

32.13%

[22.4–43.7%]

Area

 Urban

4.02%

[2.8–5.8%]

9.51%****

[8.2–11.0%]

5.56%****

[4.2–7.3%]

 Rural

2.40%**

[1.2–4.9%]

13.76%****

[9.7–19.1%]

6.27%***

[4.2–9.3%]

Educational level

 None

3.65%

[1.8–7.3%]

5.60%****

[3.2–9.6%]

8.42%*

[5.2–13.3%]

 University

2.90%

[1.7–4.9%]

13.96%*

[9.9–19.4%]

3.80%**

[2.7–5.4%]

 Technical

1.68%**

[1.0–3.0%]

7.52%****

[5.2–10.8%]

3.56%**

[2.0–6.1%]

 High School

4.73%

[2.4–9.3%]

7.77%****

[6.5–9.3%]

5.91%*

[3.5–9.9%]

 Primary

5.67%**

[4.2–7.7%]

9.95%****

[7.7–12.8%]

8.25%****

[6.3–10.7%]

Income quintile

 I

4.71%*

[3.0–7.4%]

8.73%****

[6.5–11.7%]

5.63%****

[3.7–8.4%]

 II

6.01%

[4.3–8.4%]

8.68%****

[6.9–10.9%]

7.68%**

[5.2–11.2%]

 III

5.80%

[1.9–16.8%]

8.29%****

[6.3–10.8%]

9.40%

[4.7–18.0%]

 IV

1.91%****

[1.3–3.0%]

7.73%****

[6.2–9.6%]

3.93%****

[2.8–5.5%]

 V

3.30%

[2.0–5.3%]

14.10%****

[10.1–19.3%]

3.13%****

[2.1–4.7%]

Occupation

 Does not study

0.91%

[0.2–3.6%]

2.73%

[1.0–7.6%]

4.12%

[1.5–11.0%]

 Unemployed

9.41%

[4.8–17.8%]

17.46%****

[14.1–21.4%]

13.05%**

[8.1–20.3%]

 Studying

3.85%

[1.1–12.2%]

8.53%

[5.2–13.8%]

4.33%

[2.5–7.4%]

 Employed

2.59%**

[1.9–3.5%]

7.37%****

[6.0–9.0%]

3.38%****

[2.7–4.3%]

 Studying or/and employed

0.54%*

[0.1–2.9%]

45.35%**

[13.9–81.0%]

1.92%

[0.5–6.6%]

Access to healthcare

 None

2.48%**

[1.5–4.2%]

3.78%****

[2.5–5.6%]

4.70%*

[2.8–7.8%]

 Public health system affiliation

4.36%

[2.7–7.0%]

9.15%****

[7.8–10.8%]

6.48%****

[4.7–8.9%]

 Private health system affiliation

4.10%

[2.1–7.9%]

18.78%

[11.1–29.9%]

2.95%****

[1.9–4.5%]

 Others

2.55%

[1.0–6.2%]

13.67%**

[7.6–23.3%]

3.93%**

[1.7–8.7%]

Social Support

 Yes

4.33%***

[3.2–5.9%]

13.54%****

[10.7–17.1%]

4.30%****

[3.3–5.6%]

 No

30.13%

[6.6–72.5%]

3.54%****

[1.4–8.7%]

30.54%

[6.8–72.7%]

Social capital

 Yes

3.93%**

[2.7–5.7%]

15.42%****

[12.5–18.9%]

6.03%****

[4.6–7.9%]

 No

4.05%*

[2.6–6.3%]

9.05%****

[7.4–11.0%]

5.44%****

[3.9–7.6%]

  1. *p value < 0.05; **p value < 0.01; ***p value < 0.001; ****p value < 0.0001 when comparing the same category between the Chilean-born and the immigrant populations (Chi-square test). CI confidence interval