Longitudinal panel data study of self-rated health among migrants in French-speaking Switzerland, 2003–2017

Abstract

IntroductionStudies have documented poorer health among migrants than natives of several European countries, but little is known for Switzerland. We assessed the association between country of birth, socioeconomic factors and self-reported health (SRH) in a prospective cohort of adults living in Lausanne, Switzerland.MethodsWe used the data from the Colaus panel data study for three periods: 2003–2006 (n=6733), 2009–2012 (n=5064) and 2014–2017 (n=4555) corresponding to 35% of the source population. The response variable was SRH. Main explanatory variables were socioeconomic status, educational level, professional status, income, gender, age and years in Switzerland. The main covariate was country of birth, dichotomised as born in Switzerland or not. We specified random effects logistic regressions and used Bayesian methods for the inference.ResultsBeing born outside of Switzerland was not associated with worse SRH (OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.52 to 2.31). Several other patient variables were, however, predictive of poor health. Educational level was inversely associated with the risk of reporting poor health. Monthly household income showed a gradient where higher income was associated with lower odds of reporting poor SRH, for both for migrants and non-migrants. Migrant women had lower odds of reporting poor SRH than men (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.98). Migrant people living in couple have less risk of reporting poor SRH than people who live alone and the risk is lower for migrant people living in couple with children (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.80).DiscussionMigrant status was not associated with poorer SRH. However, differences in SRH were observed based on gender, age and several social determinants of health.

Association of the number of teeth and self-rated mastication with self-rated health in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years and older: the Yamagata cohort study

“…Risk factors for poor SRH are also included in the survey. Physical or mental conditions, psychosocial factors, and socioeconomic status, including educational status, physical activity, smoking, drinking habits, BMI, and quality of sleep, have been discussed extensively in relation to SRH [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . Furthermore, the associations between SRH and oral health status, such as the number of teeth, have been investigated.…”

Association of the number of teeth and self-rated mastication with self-rated health in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years and older: the Yamagata cohort study

“…In Japan, the SRH index has been valued and included as an important question in the comprehensive survey of living conditions, which is conducted routinely by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for all households and their members within a stratified random sampling area from the census zone 8 .Risk factors for poor SRH have been assessed in previous studies. Physical or mental conditions, psychosocial factors, and socioeconomic status, including educational status, physical activity, smoking, drinking habits, BMI, and quality of sleep, have been discussed extensively in relation to SRH [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . Furthermore, the associations between…”

“…Risk factors for poor SRH have been assessed in previous studies. Physical or mental conditions, psychosocial factors, and socioeconomic status, including educational status, physical activity, smoking, drinking habits, BMI, and quality of sleep, have been discussed extensively in relation to SRH [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . Furthermore, the associations between…”