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Table 3 Factors associated to the probability to have worse self-perceived mental health (I quartile MCS), by gender and citizenship

From: The variation in the health status of immigrants and Italians during the global crisis and the role of socioeconomic factors

  

Men

Women

Italians

Immigrants

Italians

Immigrants

PRR

IC 95%

PRR

IC 95%

PRR

IC 95%

PRR

IC 95%

Year

2005

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

2013

1.26

1.22

1.29

1.19

1.03

1.38

1.13

1.11

1.16

1.17

1.05

1.32

Age

18–34

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

35–49

1.40

1.35

1.46

1.16

1.00

1.33

1.16

1.12

1.19

1.19

1.06

1.34

50–64

1.51

1.45

1.57

1.42

1.19

1.70

1.29

1.25

1.33

1.23

1.07

1.43

Educational level

High

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Medium

0.98

0.95

1.01

1.02

0.88

1.17

0.98

0.95

1.00

0.95

0.86

1.07

Low

1.08

1.03

1.13

1.17

0.98

1.41

1.10

1.07

1.14

1.17

1.01

1.37

Occupational status

Employed

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Not employed

1.32

1.28

1.36

1.54

1.35

1.76

1.04

1.02

1.07

0.98

0.88

1.08

Self-perceived economic resources

Excellent/adequate

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Scarce/insufficient

1.56

1.52

1.61

1.43

1.24

1.65

1.44

1.41

1.47

1.65

1.47

1.85

Smoking habits

Never smoked

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Former smoker

1.19

1.15

1.23

1.32

1.13

1.55

1.18

1.14

1.21

1.42

1.24

1.63

Smoker

1.24

1.20

1.29

1.20

1.04

1.38

1.26

1.23

1.29

1.30

1.14

1.47

BMI

Normal weight

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Underweight

1.31

1.16

1.49

0.77

0.38

1.59

1.09

1.04

1.14

1.22

0.99

1.51

Overweight/obese

1.01

0.98

1.04

1.09

0.96

1.24

1.09

1.06

1.11

0.95

0.85

1.06