Table 4.
Odds Ratios Depicting Relationship Between Depression and Explanatory Pathways for Immigrants and Nonimmigrants and t-Test for Equality of Coefficients
| Nonimmigrants | Immigrants | t-Statistic for equality of coefficients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.84*** | 0.86 | 0.10 |
| [0.79,0.90] | [0.64,1.16] | ||
| Age squared | 1.00*** | 1.00 | −0.09 |
| [1.00,1.00] | [1.00,1.00] | ||
| Drinking | 0.94 | 1.03 | 0.33 |
| [0.82,1.07] | [0.59,1.81] | ||
| Current smoker | 1.28*** | 1.18 | −0.30 |
| [1.12,1.45] | [0.74,1.89] | ||
| >2 chronic diseases | 2.19*** | 1.49* | −1.58 |
| [1.95,2.45] | [0.94,2.36] | ||
| ADLs | 3.56*** | 4.60*** | 0.72 |
| [3.04,4.16] | [2.33,9.11] | ||
| Married | 0.64*** | 0.71 | 0.32 |
| [0.56,0.74] | [0.40,1.24] | ||
| Number of children | 1.06*** | 1.00 | −0.78 |
| [1.02,1.10] | [0.88,1.14] | ||
| Child living nearby | 1.11* | 1.14 | 0.09 |
| [0.99,1.25] | [0.73,1.77] | ||
| Provides care | 1.07 | 0.54** | −2.19 |
| [0.94,1.23] | [0.30,0.98] | ||
| Participates in charity | 0.91 | 0.74 | −0.41 |
| [0.76,1.10] | [0.27,1.98] | ||
| Pursuing continuing education | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.23 |
| [0.79,1.34] | [0.30,2.85] | ||
| Participates in sports clubs | 0.76*** | 0.39** | −1.75 |
| [0.66,0.89] | [0.18,0.82] | ||
| Participation in a religious org | 0.71*** | 1.38 | 1.63 |
| [0.56,0.89] | [0.64,2.97] | ||
| Participates in a political org | 1.00 | 1.32 | 0.24 |
| [0.77,1.29] | [0.14,12.8] | ||
| Citizenship | 1.19 | ||
| [0.76,1.88] | |||
| Time since immigration (yr) | 1.00 | ||
| [0.99,1.02] | |||
| Education (in yr) | 0.97*** | 0.94** | −1.39 |
| [0.96,0.99] | [0.90,0.99] | ||
| Working | 0.39*** | 0.44*** | 0.34 |
| [0.32,0.49] | [0.24,0.82] | ||
| Retired | 0.51*** | 0.90 | 1.57 |
| [0.41,0.63] | [0.46,1.78] | ||
| Eq. HH income | 1.00 | 0.99 | −1.59 |
| [1.00,1.00] | [0.98,1.00] | ||
| Germany | 0.97 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| [0.71,1.32] | [0.62,5.77] | ||
| Sweden | 0.91 | 3.55** | 2.15 |
| [0.67,1.23] | [1.06,11.8] | ||
| The Netherlands | 1.19 | 4.41** | 2.17 |
| [0.89,1.61] | [1.41,13.8] | ||
| Spain | 1.51*** | 2.58 | 0.59 |
| [1.12,2.02] | [0.43,15.4] | ||
| Italy | 2.08*** | 16.3** | 1.63 |
| [1.57,2.77] | [1.39,190.9] | ||
| France | 1.88*** | 3.10** | 0.87 |
| [1.41,2.51] | [1.04,9.18] | ||
| Denmark | 0.85 | 9.16*** | 3.16 |
| [0.60,1.19] | [2.17,38.6] | ||
| Greece | 1.27 | 1.71 | 0.34 |
| [0.94,1.70] | [0.31,9.54] | ||
| Switzerland | 1.07 | 2.51 | 1.29 |
| [0.71,1.61] | [0.73,8.63] | ||
| Belgium | 1.19 | 1.91 | 0.76 |
| [0.90,1.58] | [0.59,6.16] | ||
| N | 11,525 | 657 |
Note. Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals within brackets.*p < .1. **p < .05. ***p < .01.