Characteristics of older Syrian refugees and their associations with mental health status (wave 1)
| Total (n=3229) | Mental health status | Unadjusted OR (95% CI)* | |||
| Good n=752 (23.3%) | Poor n=2477 (76.7%) | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Age (years) | (Median (Q1–Q3)) | 3229 (56 (53–62)) | 752 (57 (53–63)) | 2477 (56 (53–62)) | 0.98 (0.97 to 1.00) |
| Sex | Female | 1533 (47.5) | 328 (21.4) | 1205 (78.6) | 1 |
| Male | 1696 (52.5) | 424 (25.0) | 1272 (75.0) | 0.82 (0.69 to 0.96) | |
| Marital status | Partnered | 2283 (70.7) | 554 (24.3) | 1729 (75.7) | 1 |
| Unpartnered | 946 (29.3) | 198 (20.9) | 748 (79.1) | 1.21 (1.01 to 1.45) | |
| Residence | Inside informal tented settlements | 1254 (38.8) | 295 (23.5) | 959 (76.5) | 1 |
| Outside informal tented settlements | 1975 (61.2) | 457 (23.1) | 1518 (76.9) | 1.02 (0.86 to 1.21) | |
| Living arrangement | With others | 3169 (98.1) | 741 (23.4) | 2428 (76.6) | 1 |
| Alone | 60 (1.9) | 11 (18.3) | 49 (81.7) | 1.36 (0.70 to 2.63) | |
| Education | Never attended school | 1558 (48.4) | 355 (22.8) | 1203 (77.2) | 1 |
| Elementary | 840 (26.1) | 196 (23.3) | 644 (76.7) | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18) | |
| Preparatory+ | 824 (25.6) | 199 (24.2) | 625 (75.8) | 0.93 (0.76 to 1.13) | |
| Missing | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||
| No. of chronic illnesses | None | 977 (31.0) | 282 (28.9) | 695 (71.1) | 1 |
| One | 795 (25.2) | 196 (24.7) | 599 (75.3) | 1.24 (1.00 to 1.53) | |
| Two or more | 1377 (43.7) | 265 (19.2) | 1112 (80.8) | 1.70 (1.40 to 2.06) | |
| Missing | 80 | 9 | 71 | ||
| Intensity of bodily pain | None | 1543 (47.8) | 523 (33.9) | 1020 (66.1) | 1 |
| Very mild | 158 (4.9) | 34 (21.5) | 124 (78.5) | 1.87 (1.26 to 2.77) | |
| Mild | 377 (11.7) | 70 (18.6) | 307 (81.4) | 2.25 (1.70 to 2.97) | |
| Moderate | 495 (15.3) | 60 (12.1) | 435 (87.9) | 3.72 (2.78 to 4.97) | |
| Severe | 434 (13.4) | 46 (10.6) | 388 (89.4) | 4.32 (3.13 to 5.97) | |
| Very severe | 222 (6.9) | 19 (8.6) | 203 (91.4) | 5.48 (3.38 to 8.87) | |
| Cash assistance | Did not receive | 975 (30.2) | 222 (22.8) | 753 (77.2) | 1 |
| Received | 2249 (69.8) | 528 (23.5) | 1721 (76.5) | 0.96 (0.80 to 1.15) | |
| Missing | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Other assistance | Did not receive | 2570 (79.9) | 577 (22.5) | 1993 (77.5) | 1 |
| Received | 648 (20.1) | 173 (26.7) | 475 (73.3) | 0.79 (0.65 to 0.97) | |
| Missing | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Household food insecurity | Food secure | 252 (8.1) | 108 (42.9) | 144 (57.1) | 1 |
| Food insecure | 1468 (47.1) | 376 (25.6) | 1092 (74.4) | 2.18 (1.65 to 2.87) | |
| Severely food insecure | 1394 (44.8) | 235 (16.9) | 1159 (83.1) | 3.70 (2.78 to 4.92) | |
| Missing | 115 | 33 | 82 | ||
| Household water insecurity | Water secure | 2232 (69.3) | 590 (26.4) | 1642 (73.6) | 1 |
| Water insecure | 987 (30.7) | 161 (16.3) | 826 (83.7) | 1.84 (1.52 to 2.24) | |
| Missing | 10 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Unmet waste management needs | No | 2638 (81.9) | 631 (23.9) | 2007 (76.1) | 1 |
| Yes | 582 (18.1) | 118 (20.3) | 464 (79.7) | 1.24 (0.99 to 1.54) | |
| Missing | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Eviction notice | Did not receive | 2271 (70.5) | 606 (26.7) | 1665 (73.3) | 1 |
| Received | 953 (29.6) | 145 (15.2) | 808 (84.8) | 2.03 (1.66 to 2.48) | |
| Missing | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Debt | Not in debt | 234 (7.3) | 88 (37.6) | 146 (62.4) | 1 |
| In debt | 2977 (92.7) | 662 (22.2) | 2315 (77.8) | 2.11 (1.59 to 2.78) | |
| Missing | 18 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Verbal abuse | Did not report | 2864 (89.1) | 689 (24.1) | 2175 (75.9) | 1 |
| Reported | 351 (10.9) | 58 (16.5) | 293 (83.5) | 1.60 (1.20 to 2.15) | |
| Missing | 14 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Physical abuse | Did not report | 3115 (96.9) | 729 (23.4) | 2386 (76.6) | 1 |
| Reported | 101 (3.1) | 18 (17.8) | 83 (82.2) | 1.41 (0.84 to 2.36) | |
| Missing | 13 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Legal residency documentation | Regularised | 778 (24.2) | 206 (26.5) | 572 (73.5) | 1 |
| Not regularised | 2433 (75.8) | 542 (22.3) | 1891 (77.7) | 1.26 (1.04 to 1.51) | |
| Missing | 18 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Employment | Regular work | 60 (1.9) | 32 (53.3) | 28 (46.7) | 1 |
| No or irregular work | 3169 (98.1) | 720 (22.7) | 2449 (77.3) | 3.89 (2.33 to 6.50) | |
*OR (95% CI) showing the unadjusted odds of having poor mental health.