Table 3.
Factors associated to the probability to have worse self-perceived mental health (I quartile MCS), by gender and citizenship
| Men | Women | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italians | Immigrants | Italians | Immigrants | ||||||||||
| PRR | IC 95% | PRR | IC 95% | PRR | IC 95% | PRR | IC 95% | ||||||
| Year | 2005 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 2013 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.32 | |
| Age | 18–34 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 35–49 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.16 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 1.34 | |
| 50–64 | 1.51 | 1.45 | 1.57 | 1.42 | 1.19 | 1.70 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.07 | 1.43 | |
| Educational level | High | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Medium | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.88 | 1.17 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 1.07 | |
| Low | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.01 | 1.37 | |
| Occupational status | Employed | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Not employed | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 1.35 | 1.76 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 1.08 | |
| Self-perceived economic resources | Excellent/adequate | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Scarce/insufficient | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.61 | 1.43 | 1.24 | 1.65 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.47 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.85 | |
| Smoking habits | Never smoked | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Former smoker | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.55 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.42 | 1.24 | 1.63 | |
| Smoker | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 1.47 | |
| BMI | Normal weight | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Underweight | 1.31 | 1.16 | 1.49 | 0.77 | 0.38 | 1.59 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 0.99 | 1.51 | |
| Overweight/obese | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.06 | |