Table 1

Sources of tension and effects on self-reported stress and mental health, n=175

	Frequencies		Not often stressed			Good mental health
		N (%)	% within not often stressed	OR (95% CI)†	P value	% within good mental health	OR (95% CI)†	P value
Stressed by work-related worries	Yes	31 (17.7)	38.7	0.07 (0.03 to 0.18)	<0.001***	74.2	0.47 (0.17 to 1.43)	0.17
Stressed by work-related worries	No	144 (82.3)	88.2	0.07 (0.03 to 0.18)	<0.001***	88.2	0.47 (0.17 to 1.43)	0.17
Not able to comfortably communicate with employer	Yes	11 (6.3)	36.4	0.12 (0.03 to 0.44)	<0.001***	81.8	0.35 (0.07 to 2.61)	0.24
Not able to comfortably communicate with employer	No	164 (93.7)	82.3	0.12 (0.03 to 0.44)	<0.001***	86.0	0.35 (0.07 to 2.61)	0.24
Feeling lonely in the current situation	Yes	40 (22.9)	60.0	0.24 (0.10 to 0.55)	<0.001**	80.0	0.66 (0.24 to 1.88)	0.42
Feeling lonely in the current situation	No	135 (77.1)	85.2	0.24 (0.10 to 0.55)	<0.001**	87.4	0.66 (0.24 to 1.88)	0.42
Having five or more dependents	Yes	72 (41.1)	87.5	2.73 (1.17 to 6.36)	0.02*	87.5	1.40 (0.56 to 3.70)	0.48
Having five or more dependents	No	103 (58.9)	73.8	2.73 (1.17 to 6.36)	0.02*	84.5	1.40 (0.56 to 3.70)	0.48

*P<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
†Each row presents the ORs from logistic regression models adjusted for age, income, education, time spent away from home country and nationality; reference group is ‘No’.