A cross-sectional study on the quality of life and psychosocial risk of migrant workers

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Comparison of the SF12 physical and mental health dimensions in sociodemographic variables of migrant workers.
Physical health dimensionMental health dimension
VariablesMedian (interquartile range)P valueMedian (interquartile range)P value
Gender
Female50 (44 to 55)0.86852 (46 to 58)0.579
Male50 (45 to 56)52 (44 to 58)
Province
Talca49 (43 to 54)0.17352 (44 to 58)0.851
Linares55 (47 to 58)48 (46 to 59)
Curicó51 (45 to 56)51 (42 to 57)
Cauquenes52 (46 to 55)51 (49 to 57)
Nationality
Venezuela49 (43 to 56)0.53352 (44 to 58)0.085
Haiti51 (46 to 56)52 (45 to 58)
Colombia52 (47 to 55)54 (50 to 58)
Peru40 (36 to 54)41 (33 to 45)
Others50 (46 to 55)50 (35 to 54)
Marital status
Single, divorced/widowed49 (43 to 54)0.010152 (44 to 58)0.826
Married54 (46 to 56)52 (45 to 58)
Age
18 to 24 years old49 (44 to 53)0.97954 (44 to 61)0.715
25 to 34 years old50 (45 to 56)52 (46 to 58)
35 to 44 years old51 (43 to 55)53 (42 to 57)
45 to 54 years old50 (45 to 56)48 (35 to 60)
55 to 64 years old47 (45 to 57)50 (45 to 54)
Educational level
Elementary school incomplete or complete51 (47 to 56)0.79454 (44 to 58)0.078
High school incomplete or complete49 (43 to 56)52 (44 to 56)
Technical incomplete or complete51 (43 to 54)46 (41 to 50)
University degree incomplete or complete52 (45 to 56)54 (48 to 59)
Postgraduate incomplete or complete47 (44 to 53)54 (46 to 63)
Employment contract type
Fixed term53 (47 to 57)0.046252 (46 to 55)0.448
Indefinite49 (43 to 55)51 (42 to 59)
For work or task53 (46 to 56)54 (48 to 58)
Fee or part-time41 (37 to 54)49 (45 to 54)
Working hours per week
29 hours or less45 (40 to 49)0.043249 (41 to 57)0.896
30 to 43 hours49 (44 to 56)52 (47 to 56)
44 hours51 (46 to 56)53 (44 to 59)
Monthly income (CLP)
100 to 300 thousand50 (45 to 55)0.35951 (44 to 57)0.545
301 to 600 thousand49 (45 to 56)53 (46 to 58)
More than 601 thousand58 (56 to 61)53 (40 to 59)
Initial region of arrival in Chile
Maule49 (43 to 54)0.002252 (44 to 57)0.340
Santiago54 (47 to 57)54 (43 to 58)
Other regions55 (53 to 57)55 (51 to 58)

CLP, Chilean pesos.

1P value < 0.05 Mann-Whitney U test.

2P value < 0.05 Kruskal Wallis test.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results of the study.