Table 4 Percentage of subjects (n = 502) who reported poor or fair health status and median SF-12 scores according to the main variables considered

Sex

Male

25/275 (9.1)

17.23 (<0.001)

52.7 (46.8-56.6)

3.88^a (<0.001)

47.5 (38.6-54.1)

0.75^a (0.45)

Female

52/227 (22.9)

49.9 (41.5-55.3)

47.2 (37.6-54.0)

Age-class, years

18-24

11/105 (10.5)

31.60 (<0.001)

55.0 (49.0-56.6)

39.33^b (<0.001)

47.1 (36.7-55.1)

5.05^b (0.28)

25-34

19/174 (10.9)

51.9 (44.6-56.6)

47.0 (38.3-52.8)

35-44

10/105 (9.5)

51.9 (45.9-56.0)

46.6 (40.4-54.0)

45-54

20/70 (28.6)

47.8 (40.7-52.2)

48.6 (39.9-54.2)

55+

17/48 (35.4)

45.8 (36.3-53.5)

50.9 (41.0-56.0)

Marital status

Never married/divorced/widowed

35/279 (12.5)

3.31 (0.07)

52.8 (45.9-56.6)

3.80^a (<0.001)

46.2 (36.9-53.0)

2.16^a (0.03)

Married/cohabiting

42/223 (18.8)

50.5 (42.9-54.8)

48.6 (41.1-55.0)

Schooling

Middle school or lower

21/149 (14.1)

0.14 (0.71)

50.6 (41.3-55.2)

2.22^a (0.03)

47.1 (37.1-54.1)

0.19^a (0.85)

High school or higher

56/353 (15.9)

52.0 (44.7-56.3)

47.5 (38.4-53.9)

HDI quartile of birth country

Low

22/121 (18.2)

9.99 (0.02)

51.8 (43.4-56.2)

5.84^b (0.12)

45.8 (35.9-52.6)

5.77^b (0.12)

Medium

13/120 (10.8)

52.2 (43.0-55.7)

46.8 (39.3-53.9)

High

41/219 (18.7)

50.9 (44.1-55.6)

47.8 (38.6-54.9)

Very high

1/42 (2.4)

53.1 (50.7-55.8)^c

49.4 (43.5-53.7)

Reason for migration

Study

15/127 (11.8)

4.58 (0.10)

55.3 (49.1-57.1)

31.25^b (<0.001)

44.9 (36.6-52.0)

7.60^b (0.06)

Work

48/257 (18.7)

49.8 (41.6-54.9)

47.2 (39.3-54.0)

Family

12/98 (12.2)

52.8 (44.3-56.3)

50.0 (39.1-55.9)

Religious

2/20 (10.0)

50.5 (43.5-54.9)

50.3 (42.0-56.4)

Duration of residence, years

< 10

37/296 (12.5)

3.96 (0.05)

52.7 (45.5-56.6)

3.39^a (<0.001)

47.3 (37.9-53.6)

0.58^a (0.57)

≥ 10

40/206 (19.4)

49.8 (42.9-55.2)

47.3 (39.2-54.7)

Current smoking

Non-smoker

65/398 (16.3)

1.11 (0.29)

51.6 (43.5-55.8)

1.28^a (0.20)

47.1 (38.3-54.0)

0.36^a (0.72)

Smoker

12/104 (11.5)

52.6 (45.2-56.4)

48.0 (38.0-54.3)

Alcohol consumption, drinks per day

≤ 1

71/461 (15.4)

0.02 (0.90)

51.5 (43.5-55.8)

1.94^a (0.05)

47.5 (38.3-54.3)

1.14^a (0.25)

> 1

6/41 (14.6)

53.2 (49.3-57.0)

45.9 (40.2-52.1)

BMI, kg/m²

< 25

37/337 (11.0)

14.00 (<0.001)

52.2 (45.6-56.2)

3.02^a (<0.01)

47.1 (38.6-54.0)

0.28^a (0.78)

≥ 25

40/165 (24.2)

49.8 (41.3-55.5)

47.7 (38.0-54.1)

Medical conditions

None

27/342 (7.9)

44.01 (<0.001)

53.5 (48.1-56.6)

8.03^a (<0.001)

47.7 (39.7-55.0)

2.11^a (0.03)

At least 1

50/160 (31.3)

45.5 (38.7-52.1)

45.7 (37.3-52.8)