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Table 3 Demographic and health characteristics among 1st generation migrants: Turkish and Polish 1st generation migrants vs. native Germans

From: Depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among 1st and 2nd generation migrants - results from the Gutenberg health study

 

1st generation

1st generation

Native population

 

Turkish Migrants

Polish Migrants

 
 

N = 141a

N = 295

N = 11418

 

M ± SD; %

n

p-valueb

M ± SD; %

n

p-valuea

M ± SD; %

n

Age (years)

48.3 ± 9.2

141

<.0001

53.0 ± 11.2

295

.000

55.1 ± 1.1

11418

Women

37.6

141

.006

52.2

295

.323

49.3

11418

Partnership

87.9

141

.036

84.1

292

.183

81.0

11418

Socioeconomic status

9.3 ± 4.8

135

<.0001

12.0 ± 4.2

292

<.0001

12.0 ± 4.6

11383

Employment

69.1

139

.024

68.5

292

.002

59.6

11362

Pension

14.5

138

<.0001

22.9

292

.000

32.7

10569

Net income <750 €

5.3

113

.002

1.5

267

.887

1.6

10569

Net income 750–1499 €

25.7

113

<.0001

8.6

267

.538

9.7

10569

Net income 1500–2999 €

43.4

113

.273

50.2

267

<0.0001

38.3

10569

Net income 3000–4999 €

20.4

113

.002

30.7

267

.204

34.4

10569

Net income ≥5000 €

5.3

113

.002

9.0

267

.002

15.9

11418

Years lived in Germany

31.4 ± 8.4

 

n.a.

28.2 ± 12.9

 

n.a.

n.a.

 

Smoker

36.2

141

<.0001

20.1

293

.504

18.6

11418

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 ± 4.5

141

<.0001

27.4 ± 4.8

295

.954

27.4 ± 5.0

11418

Alcohol gram/day

1.7 ± 5.7

141

<.0001

7.8 ± 12.9

293

<.0001

11.7 ± 17.2

10826

Current depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)

21.6

98

<.0001

9.6

272

.0754

6.8

10826

Generalized anxiety (GAD) ≥ 3

14.6

96

.001

8.6

280

.114

6.2

11255

Panic attack (past 4 weeks)

16.7

96

<.0001

7.4

271

.167

5.4

11000

Social Phobia (Mini-Spin ≥ 6)

10.3

97

.001

5.0

279

.283

3.8

11264

Suicidal thoughts

22.1

95

<.0001

13.2

280

.000

7.4

11251

Type D

39.6

96

.001

37.3

279

< .0001

23.4

11284

Antidepressant

5.7

140

.859

5.5

291

.925

5.4

11298

Anxiolytic

0.0

140

.245

1.4

291

.471

1.0

11298

  1. adetailed numbers in the table (missing data)
  2. bchi2 or t Kruskal Wallis test; native Germans serve as reference