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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, mental health and health behavior: migrants 1st and 2nd generation vs. native population (reference)

From: Depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among 1st and 2nd generation migrants - results from the Gutenberg health study

 

1st generation migrants

2nd generation migrants

Native population

 

N = 1582 (10.6 %)

N = 1943 (13.0 %)

N = 11418 (76.4 %)

 

M ± SD; %

n

p-valuea

M ± SD; %

n

p-valuea

M ± SD; %

n

Age (years)

52.6 ± 10.6

1582

<.0001

54.7 ± 11.1

1943

.003

55.5 ± 11.1

11418

Women

50.9

1582

.217

49.4

1943

.924

49.3

11418

Partnership

84.2

1582

.002

79.6

1942

.137

81.0

11418

Socioeconomic status

12.0b

1553

<.0001

14.0c

1934

<.0001

12.0d

11370

Employment

64.5

1565

<.0002

63.3

1935

.002

59.6

11383

Pension

21.1

1562

<.0001

30.2

1926

.035

32.7

11362

Net income <750 €

3.3

1392

<.0001

2.1

1793

.165

1.6

10569

Net income 750–1499 €

15.3

1392

<.0001

8.2

1793

.039

9.7

10569

Net income 1500–2999 €

44.7

1392

<.0001

33.8

1793

.000

38.3

10569

Net income 3000–4999 €

27.7

1392

<.0001

37.3

1793

.021

34.4

10569

Net income ≥5000 €

9.1

1392

<.0001

18.7

1793

.003

15.9

10569

Smoker

22.4

1574

<.0001

21.5

1941

.003

18.6

11405

BMI (kg/m2)

27.5 ± 4.7

1582

.104

27.2 ± 5.1

1943

.035

27.4 ± 5.0

11414

Alcohol gram/day

6.3 ± 12.5

1574

<.0001

11.8 ± 17.2

1941

.893

11.7 ± 17.2

11399

Current depression (PHQ-8 ≥ 10)

10.1

1440

.000

7.3

1925

.412

7.4

11310

Generalized anxiety (GAD) ≥ 3

9.5

1425

<.0001

6.4

1918

.781

6.2

11255

Panic attack (past 4 weeks)

8.3

1393

<.0001

4.8

1869

.263

5.4

11000

Social Phobia (Mini-Spin ≥ 6)

4.6

1418

.135

3.4

1918

.478

3.8

11264

Suicidal thoughts

10.9

1415

<.0001

7.0

1913

.582

7.4

11251

Type D

30.0

1415

<.0001

21.4

1923

.057

23.4

11284

Antidepressant

6.9

1568

.014

6.2

1923

.147

5.4

11298

Anxiolytic

0.8

1568

.462

0.9

1923

.763

1.0

11298

  1. achi2 or Kruskal Wallis test; native Germans serve as reference
  2. brange: 8.0–15.0
  3. crange: 10.0–18.0
  4. drange: 9.0–17.0
  5. Chi2 test, resp. Mann Whitney Wilcoxon Test; native Germans served as reference group