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Table 2 Polytomous logistic regression analysis of the associations between mental health symptoms and place of birth related with reports of discrimination frequency among Hispanics or Latinos (n = 1,126)

From: Mental health symptoms and discrimination among immigrant and US-born Hispanic or Latino adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Discrimination frequency (Reference Category: Never)

 

Daily or at least once a week

About once a month

 

RRR

95% CI

RRR

95% CI

Mental health symptoms

    

Anxiety

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

1.53

(0.96, 2.45)

0.84

(0.47, 1.51)

Depression

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

1.26

(0.79, 2.02)

0.56

(0.31, 1.01)

Anxiety/Depression

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

2.38***

(1.54, 3.70)

1.68*

(1.03, 2.75)

Loneliness score

1.29***

(1.17, 1.42)

1.33***

(1.19, 1.49)

Place of birth

    

Foreign-born (Immigrant)

0.70*

(0.50, 0.96)

0.66*

(0.45, 0.95)

US-born (Non-immigrant)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Age

    

18–25 years

Ref

 

Ref

 

26–34 years

0.73

(0.46, 1.18)

0.90

(0.52, 1.58)

35–49 years

0.63

(0.39, 1.01)

0.81

(0.47, 1.42)

50–64 years

0.33***

(0.19, 0.58)

0.38**

(0.19, 0.75)

≥65 years

0.22***

(0.10, 0.50)

0.26**

(0.10, 0.64)

Gender identity

    

Man

Ref

 

Ref

 

Something else/non-binary/transgender

0.79

(0.25, 2.45)

0.79

(0.21, 2.95)

Woman

0.44***

(0.31, 0.63)

0.86

(0.57, 1.28)

Sexual orientation

    

Heterosexual

Ref

 

Ref

 

Lesbian/Gay

1.62

(0.77, 3.42)

2.02

(0.88, 4.62)

Bisexual

1.42

(0.77, 2.61)

1.40

(0.68, 2.87)

Something else

1.25

(0.34, 4.61)

5.13*

(1.39, 18.96)

Marital status

    

Single/Never married

Ref

 

Ref

 

Married

1.76**

(1.20, 2.57)

1.17

(0.75, 1.80)

Divorced/Separated/Widowed

2.19*

(1.20, 3.97)

2.24*

(1.16, 4.33)

Education

    

Less than high school

Ref

 

Ref

 

High school graduate or GED

0.91

(0.50, 1.68)

1.40

(0.62, 3.14)

Some college or technical school

0.76

(0.41, 1.39)

1.32

(0.59, 2.94)

≥College degree

0.93

(0.49, 1.74)

1.88

(0.83, 4.28)

Annual household income

    

Less than $25,000

Ref

 

Ref

 

$25,000 to < $35,000

1.61

(0.99, 2.61)

1.73

(0.97, 3.08)

$35,000 to < $50,000

1.55

(0.92, 2.60)

1.65

(0.89, 3.07)

$50,000 to < $75,000

1.58

(0.95, 2.65)

1.48

(0.81, 2.74)

$75,000 or more

1.12

(0.64, 1.94)

1.79

(0.96, 3.36)

Employment status

    

Employed

Ref

 

Ref

 

Unemployed

0.63**

(0.44, 0.89)

1.01

(0.67, 1.52)

Homelessness/Unstable housing

    

No

Ref

 

Ref

 

Yes

4.38***

(2.60, 7.39)

1.10

(0.52, 2.30)

  1. RRR = Relative risk ratio. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance at *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001. Ref = reference