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Table 3 Associations between migration related factors and anxiety/depression symptoms, PTSD symptoms and and chronic pain

From: Health status and use of medication and their association with migration related exposures among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway: a cross-sectional study

 

Anxiety/depression symptoms

(PTSD symptoms)

Chronic pain

 

(Linear regression)

(Linear regression)

(Logistic regression)

Variable

Crude β (95% CI)

Adj. β (95% CI) *

Crude β (95% CI)

Adj. β (95% CI) *

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adj. OR (95% CI) **

Gender (men ref.)

0.11 (0.02;0.20)

0.12 (0.02;0.21)

0.05 (−0.03;0.13)

0.06 (−0.02;0.14)

1.07 (0.79;1.45)

1.17 (0.84;1.61)

Age

0.00 (0.00;0.01)

0.00 (0.00;0.01)

0.01 (0.00–0.01)

0.01 (0.00;0.01)

1.03 (1.02;1.05)

1.04 (1.02;1.05)

Education

0.02 (0.01;0.03)

0.02 (0.01;0.03)

0.02 (0.01;0.02)

0.02 (0.01;0.03)

1.02 (0.99;1.06)

1.02 (0.98;1.06)

Country (Lebanon ref.)

0.00 (−0.09;0.10)

0.04 (− 0.06;0.14)

0.01 (− 0.07;0.09)

0.03 (− 0.05;0.12)

1.37 (1.01;1.86)

1.68 (1.20–2.34)

Time in transit

− 0.04 (− 0.07; − 0.01)

−0.05 (− 0.08;0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.05;0.01)

−0.04 (− 0.08; − 0.01)

1.09 (0.98;1.20)

1.03 (0.91;1.16)

Migrating alone

0.17 (0.07;0.27)

0.24 (0.13;0.36)

0.15 (0.06;0.24)

0.19 (0.09;0.29)

1.06 (0.76;1.48)

0.97 (0.66;1.42)

Detained during flight

0.18 (−0.00;0.36)

0.18 (−0.02;0.38)

0.05 (− 0.11;0.21)

0.08 (− 0.10;0.25)

1.48 (0.84;2.62)

1.71 (0.90;3.23)

No residence permit

0.03 (−0.06;0.12)

0.08 (−0.03;0.18)

0.06 (− 0.02;0.14)

0.11 (0.02;0.21)

0.76 (0.56;1.03)

0.90 (0.62;1.31)

Traumatic experiences

0.42 (0.34;0.51)

0.42 (0.33;0.51)

0.46 (0.38;0.54)

0.44 (0.37;0.52)

2.58 (1.88;3.52)

2.48 (1.79;3.43)

  1. *β-coefficients (β) adjusted by age, gender and country. β values with confidence intervals above 0 indicate significant association
  2. **Odds ratios (OR) adjusted by age, gender and country. OR with confidence interval values above 1 indicate significant association