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Table 4 Biomarker associations with unemployment and immigration: Coefficients from multiple regression analyses in the Canadian Health Measures Survey

From: Chronic disease and malnutrition biomarkers among unemployed immigrants and Canadian born adults

 

hsCRP a

Fibrinogen

Glucose a

β (ES)

β (ES)

β (ES)

Model a (n = 2219)

Model b (n = 2219)

Model c (n = 2219)

Model a (n = 2374)

Model b (n = 2374)

Model c (n = 2374)

Model a (n = 2429)

Model b (n = 2429)

Model c (n = 2429)

Unemployed

 Yes vs. No

0.2084 (0.1008)*

0.2016 (0.0998)*

0.1033 (0.0939)

0.10 (0.03)**

0.07 (0.03)*

0.05 (0.03)

0.0217 (0.0081)**

0.0167 (0.0079)*

0.0141 (0.0078)

Immigrant

 Yes vs. No

−0.0358 (0.0924)

− 0.0014 (0.0930)

0.0134 (0.0874)

− 0.03 (0.03)

− 0.04 (0.03)

− 0.02 (0.03)

0.0226 (0.0083)**

0.0126 (0.0082)

0.0168 (0.0082)*

Unemployed and Immigrant

 Yes vs. No

−0.2877 (0.2109)

−0.3212 (0.2080)

− 0.2597 (0.1947)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Gender

 Woman vs. Man

0.2120 (0.0607)***

0.2346 (0.0601)***

0.2376 (0.0565)***

–

–

–

–

–

–

Woman and Unemployed

 Yes vs. No

−0.1329 (0.1388)

−0.1544 (0.1372)

− 0.0425 (0.1286)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Woman and Immigrant

 Yes vs. No

−0.3485 (0.1437)*

−0.3960 (0.1421)**

− 0.3646 (0.1331)**

–

–

–

–

–

–

Woman and Immigrant and Unemployed

 Yes vs. No

0.6580 (0.2939)*

0.6600 (0.2897)*

0.5625 (0.2714)**

–

–

–

–

–

–

 

Albumin

 

Hemoglobin a

β (ES)

 

β (ES)

Model a (n = 2400)

Model b (n = 2400)

Model c (n = 2400)

   

Model a (n = 2.401)

Model b (n = 2.401)

Model c (n = 2.401)

Unemployed

 Yes vs. No

−0.1215 (0.1786)

−0.0624 (0.1655)

0.0301 (0.1641)

   

0.2956 (0.7392)

0.4384 (0.5348)

0.1076 (0.5358)

Immigrant

 Yes vs. No

0.2381 (0.1832)

0.2622 (0.1736)

0.2234 (0.1716)

   

0.0912 (0.7583)

−1.4745 (0.5608)**

−1.4159 (0.5604)*

Unemployed immigrant

 Yes vs. No

−0.7303 (0.3797)*

−0.4155 (0.3505)

−0.4635 (0.3452)

   

−5.8976 (1.5594)***

−3.4097 (1.1235)**

−3.1404 (1.1184)**

 

Glycosylated hemoglobin a

Total Cholesterol

HDL Cholesterol

β (SE)

β (SE)

Î’ (SE)

Model a (n = 2368)

Model b (n = 2368)

Model c (n = 2368)

Model a (n = 2405)

Model b (n = 2405)

Model c (n = 2405)

Model a (n = 2405)

Model b (n = 2405)

Model c (n = 2405)

Unemployed

 Yes vs. No

0.109 (0.071)

0.066 (0.069)

0.059 (0.069)

0.0655 (0.0515)

0.06 (0.0482)

0.0445 (0.0483)

0.0023 (0.0186)

−0.0089 (0.0174)

−0.004 (0.0169)

Immigrant

         

 Yes vs. No

0.147 (0.073)*

0.159 (0.073)*

0.163 (0.073)*

0.0885 (0.0524)

0.0132 (0.0504)

0.0253 (0.0506)

−0.0215 (0.0189)

−0.0192 (0.0182)

− 0.0194 (0.0177)

  1. *: < 0.05; ** <  0.01; ***: < 0.001a The natural logarithm was used to correct the distribution; β: beta; SE: standard error