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Table 1 Comparison between characteristics of population and year, by citizenship and gender

From: The variation in the health status of immigrants and Italians during the global crisis and the role of socioeconomic factors

Variable

 

Italians

Immigrants

2005

2013

 

2005

2013

 

n

%

n

%

p value

n

%

n

%

p value

Men

 n

 

38,581

 

33,355

  

1,203

 

2,302

  

 PCS

I quartile

9,756

25.3

8,367

25.1

n.s.

220

18.3

465

20.2

n.s.

 MCS

I quartile

7,277

18.9

8,513

25.5

<.0001

216

18.0

551

23.9

<.0001

 Age

18–34

12,985

33.7

9,512

28.5

<.0001

554

46.1

924

40.1

<.0001

35–49

13,833

35.9

12,227

36.7

540

44.9

1,028

44.7

50–64

11,763

30.5

11,616

34.8

109

9.1

350

15.2

 Educational level

High

16,551

42.9

17,014

51.0

<.0001

386

32.1

823

35.8

<.0001

Medium

16,779

43.5

14,161

42.5

584

48.6

1,213

52.7

Low

5,251

13.6

2,180

6.5

233

19.4

266

11.6

 Occupational status

Employed

28,524

73.9

22,541

67.6

<.0001

1,074

89.3

1,704

74.0

<.0001

Unemployed

10,057

26.1

10,814

32.4

129

10.7

598

26.0

 Self-perceived economic resources

Excellent/adequate

27,840

72.2

20,978

62.9

<.0001

525

43.6

817

35.5

<.0001

Scarce/insufficient

10,741

27.8

12,377

37.1

678

56.4

1,485

64.5

 Smoking habits

Never smoked

16,403

42.5

14,277

42.8

n.s.

592

49.2

1,135

49.3

n.s.

Former smoker

9,797

25.4

8,553

25.6

206

17.1

419

18.2

Smoker

12,381

32.1

10,525

31.6

405

33.7

748

32.5

 BMI

Normal weight

18,503

48.0

15,605

46.8

<0.001

644

53.5

1,148

49.9

n.s.

Underweight

343

0.9

255

0.8

15

1.3

21

0.9

Overweight/obese

19,735

51.2

17,495

52.5

544

45.2

1,133

49.2

Women

 n

 

39,469

 

33,940

  

1,408

 

2,879

  

 PCS

I quartile

12,585

31.9

10,533

31.0

<0.01

354

25.1

795

27.6

n.s.

 MCS

I quartile

11,046

28.0

11,228

33.1

<.0001

311

22.1

786

27.3

<0.001

 Age

18–34

12,850

32.6

9,077

26.7

<.0001

644

45.7

1,095

38.0

<.0001

35–49

14,332

36.3

12,751

37.6

580

41.2

1,199

41.7

50–64

12,287

31.1

12,112

35.7

184

13.1

585

20.3

 Educational level

High

17,680

44.8

18,408

54.2

<.0001

571

40.6

1,319

45.8

<.0001

Medium

14,601

37.0

12,369

36.4

608

43.2

1,258

43.7

Low

7,188

18.2

3,163

9.3

229

16.3

302

10.5

 Occupational status

Employed

18,949

48.0

15,914

46.9

<0.01

747

53.1

1,425

49.5

<0.05

Unemployed

20,520

52.0

18,026

53.1

661

47.0

1,454

50.5

 Self-perceived economic resources

Excellent/adequate

27,911

70.7

21,109

62.2

<.0001

746

53.0

1,133

39.4

<.0001

Scarce/insufficient

11,558

29.3

12,831

37.8

662

47.0

1,746

60.7

 Smoking habits

Never smoked

25,208

63.9

21,239

62.6

<.0001

981

69.7

2,058

71.5

n.s.

Former smoker

6,197

15.7

5,931

17.5

180

12.8

354

12.3

Smoker

8,064

20.4

6,770

20.0

247

17.5

467

16.2

 BMI

Normal weight

24,818

62.9

21,083

62.1

<0.01

922

65.5

1,730

60.1

<.0001

Underweight

2,561

6.5

2,128

6.3

95

6.8

142

4.9

Overweight/obese

12,090

30.6

10,729

31.6

391

27.8

1,007

35.0