Table 1.
Ordered logistic regression of symptoms by ethnic group; White British group is the reference
| Ethnic minority group: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | Black Caribbean | Bangladeshi | Indian | Pakistani | ||
| Symptom prevalencea | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Depressive symptoms | 24% | 0.87 (0.65, 1.17) | 1.00 (0.75, 1.34) | 1.15 (0.83, 1.58) | 1.16 (0.87, 1.56) | 1.14 (0.86, 1.51) |
| Depressive ideas | 17% | 0.99 (0.68, 1.44) | 1.06 (0.72, 1.55) | 0.99 (0.65, 1.50) | 1.03 (0.70, 1.53) | 1.08 (0.73, 1.58) |
| Somatic symptoms | 13% | 1.02 (0.66, 1.57) | 0.97 (0.65, 1.45) | 1.86**(1.22, 2.83) | 1.77** (1.19, 2.63) | 1.82**(1.23, 2.71) |
| Fatigue symptoms | 38% | 0.88 (0.69, 1.12) | 0.91 (0.72, 1.16) | 0.62** (0.46, 0.83) | 0.87 (0.67, 1.14) | 0.83 (0.64, 1.08) |
| Forgetfulness/concentration problems | 21% | 1.32 (0.97, 1.79) | 1.34 (0.99, 1.81) | 1.40 (0.98, 1.98) | 1.05 (0.76, 1.44) | 0.95 (0.68, 1.33) |
| Sleep problems | 36% | 1.16 (0.91, 1.47) | 0.83 (0.65, 1.06) | 0.97 (0.74, 1,27) | 0.77* (0.59, 1.00) | 0.93 (0.72, 1.19) |
| Irritability | 36% | 1.19 (0.95, 1.48) | 0.64*** (0.51, 0.81) | 0.28*** (0.21, 0.39) | 0.60*** (0.47, 0.77) | 0.39***(0.30, 0.50) |
| Physical health worries | 17% | 0.97(0.66, 1.42) | 1.67** (1.17, 2.39) | 2.56*** (1.76, 3.73) | 1.75** (1.20, 2.57) | 2.18***(1.53, 3.09) |
| Worries | 31% | 1.01 (0.79, 1.30) | 0.88 (0.69, 1.12) | 0.41***(0.30, 0,57) | 0.68** (0.52, 0.89) | 0.47***(0.35, 0.62) |
| Anxieties | 16% | 1.34 (0.95, 1.87) | 0.90 (0.63, 1.28) | 0.75 (0.49, 1.16) | 0.86 (0.59, 1.25) | 0.84 (0.59, 1.21) |
| Phobias | 10% | 1.37 (0.94, 1.99) | 1.24 (0.86, 1.81) | 0.30***(0.17, 0.54) | 0.62* (0.40, 0.97) | 0.47***(0.31, 0.73) |
| Panic | 4% | 1.63 (0.81, 3.30) | 1.04 (0.49, 2.23) | 2.17*(1.03, 4.59) | 1.25 (0.60, 2.59) | 0.93 (0.45, 1.93) |
| Compulsions | 8% | 1.03 (0.64, 1.67) | 1.36 (0.88, 2.10) | 0.70 (0.39, 1.25) | 1.30 (0.80, 2.10) | 1.26 (0.80, 2.01) |
| Obsessions | 9% | 0.93 (0.60, 1.44) | 1.36 (0.89, 2.08) | 0.65 (0.38, 1.12) | 1.06 (0.66, 1.71) | 1.13 (0.73, 1.74) |
Note: Models have adjusted for gender age and total symptom count and take into account survey weights for non‐response. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
***
p < 0.001 (Wald tests).
a
Weighted proportion of respondents in full sample (n = 4281) endorsing one or more symptoms.