TABLE 3.
Logistic regression models to examine associations of different migration characteristics with depressive symptoms (dichotomized PHQ-9, 1 = score ≥10 indicating depressive symptoms); N = 204,878 (German National Cohort (NAKO), Germany, 2014–2019).
| Parameter | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (CI) | Odds Ratio (CI) | |
| (Intercept) | 0.05 (0.04, 0.05) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.02) |
| 1st generation migrants, other than German citizenship (ref. non-migrants) | 1.51 (1.39, 1.64) | 0.88 (0.81, 0.96) |
| 1st generation migrants, German citizenship (ref. non-migrants) | 1.57 (1.47, 1.67) | 1.18 (1.10, 1.27) |
| 2nd generation migrants (ref. non-migrants) | 1.42 (1.32, 1.52) | 1.28 (1.19, 1.38) |
| Resettlers (ref. non-migrants) | 1.40 (1.24, 1.59) | 1.09 (0.95, 1.26) |
| Age 20–39 years (ref. age 60+) | 1.58 (1.50, 1.67) | 1.95 (1.83, 2.08) |
| Age 40–59 (ref. age 60+) | 1.49 (1.42, 1.56) | 1.94 (1.83, 2.06) |
| Sex (female, ref. male) | 1.51 (1.46, 1.56) | 1.51 (1.45, 1.56) |
| Education (ISCED medium, ref. ISCED high) | 1.28 (1.23, 1.33) | |
| Education (ISCED low, ref. ISCED high) | 1.36 (1.23, 1.50) | |
| Unemployed (ref. employed) | 1.97 (1.81, 2.14) | |
| Non-employed (ref. employed) | 1.58 (1.49, 1.67) | |
| Income position (60%–150% of equivalent income, ref. >150% of equivalent income) | 1.26 (1.20, 1.33) | |
| Income position (<60% of equivalent income, ref. >150% of equivalent income) | 1.80 (1.69, 1.93) | |
| Emotional support (insufficient emotional support, ref. sufficient emotional support) | 4.52 (4.32, 4.73) | |
| Social Network Index (isolated, ref. not isolated) | 1.88 (1.78, 1.99) | |
| Nagelkerke’s Pseudo r-squared | 0.02 | 0.13 |