Table 3.
Associations Between Changes in Partnership Status and Quality (Between Pre-pandemic and June/July 2020) and Mental Health in November/December 2020.
| Outcomes | Exposures | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Depression | No change | Reference | |
| Improvement | 1.06 | [0.80, 1.41] | |
| Deterioration | 0.93 | [0.67, 1.29] | |
| Still no partner | 1.61 | [1.26, 2.04] | |
| Anxiety | No change | Reference | |
| Improvement | 0.80 | [0.52, 1.23] | |
| Deterioration | 1.22 | [0.79, 1.89] | |
| Still no partner | 1.03 | [0.72, 1.46] | |
| Low Life satisfaction | No change | Reference | |
| Improvement | 1.04 | [0.81, 1.35] | |
| Deterioration | 1.30 | [0.99, 1.72] | |
| Still no partner | 1.37 | [1.10, 1.70] | |
Source: ELSA, COVID-19 sub-study Wave 2 (November/December 2020), COVID-19 sub-study Wave 1 (June/July 2020) and Wave 9 (2018–2019). Weighted analyses. Notes: Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, employment status, financial situation, physical activity, food insecurity, housing quality, social contacts, education, subjective social position, impairment with activities of daily living, and pre-pandemic outcome variables.