Table 3.
Comparison of risk for disorders among immigrants and natives by age at immigration and duration of residence in the US1
| Anxiety | Mood | Impulse Control | Substance Use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% Cl) | OR | (95% Cl) | OR | (95% Cl) | OR | (95% Cl) | |
| Age at immigration | ||||||||
| 0-12(n=119) | 1.0 | (0.6-1.5) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.2) | 1.1 | (0.7-1.7) | 0.5* | (0.3-0.8) |
| 13-19 (n=73) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.5) | 0.4* | (0.2-0.7) | 0.4* | (0.2-0.9) | 0.3* | (0.1-0.9) |
| 20+(n=107) | 0.8 | (0.5-1.1) | 0.5* | (0.3-0.8) | 0.5* | (0.3-1.0) | 0.2* | (0.1-0.6) |
| χ22(p-value) | 1.0 (.595) | 5.8 (.054) | 8.6 (.013) | 3.2 (.199) | ||||
| Duration of residence in US2 | ||||||||
| Pre-USA (n=4725) | 1.0 | (0.7-1.4) | 0.4* | (0.2-0.8) | 0.5* | (0.3-0.8) | 0.1* | (0.0-0.5) |
| 0-5 (n=1448) | 0.8 | (0.4-1.6) | 0.3* | (0.2-0.9) | 1.0 | (0.5-2.1) | 0.1* | (0.0-0.7) |
| 6-10 (n=1347) | 0.7 | (0.3-1.2) | 1.0 | (0.6-1.7) | 1.0 | (0.4-2.2) | 0.2* | (0.0-1.0) |
| 11+(n=5078) | 0.7 | (0.4-1.3) | 0.6* | (0.4-1.0) | 1.0 | (0.4-2.4) | 0.8 | (0.4-1.3) |
| χ23 (p-value) | 2.1 (.554) | 10.8 (.005) | 4.8 (.191) | 12.3 (.007) | ||||
*
Significant at p=.O5
1
Based on discrete-time survival analysis with person-year as the unit of analysis. Odds ratios adjusted for age and sex. Reference group is natives.
2
Duration of residence in the US is entered as a time varying covariate.