Table 5 Differences in the prevalence of psychological distress (GHQ⩾4) according to living arrangement, adjusting for age, economic and social adversities in childhood, sociodemographic variables, social support variables, and alcohol consumption, by gender, age group 30 to 64 years (odds ratios with 95%CI).
| Living arrangement | Adjusting for: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Age+Family structure in childhood+Parental adversity | Age+Unemployment | Age+Children | Age+Emotional help from others+Practical help from others+Social contacts | Age+Alcohol consumption | All | ||
| OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | OR | ||
| 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | ||
| Women | ||||||||
| Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Cohabiting | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.05 | |
| 0.81 to 1.54 | 0.81 to 1.54 | 0.80 to 1.52 | 0.81 to 1.55 | 0.79 to 1.52 | 0.79 to 1.51 | 0.74 to 1.48 | ||
| Living with other(s) than a partner | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.22 | |
| 0.97 to 1.89 | 0.97 to 1.93 | 0.93 to 1.83 | 0.97 to 1.89 | 0.88 to 1.78 | 0.96 to 1.93 | 0.84 to 1.79 | ||
| Living alone | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 1.06 | |
| 0.93 to 1.61 | 0.93 to 1.65 | 0.92 to 1.59 | 0.92 to 1.67 | 0.82 to 1.45 | 0.88 to 1.56 | 0.75 to 1.50 | ||
| Men | ||||||||
| Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Cohabiting | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.87 | |
| 0.61 to 1.33 | 0.60 to 1.30 | 0.60 to 1.33 | 0.61 to 1.38 | 0.61 to 1.35 | 0.57 to 1.26 | 0.57 to 1.31 | ||
| Living with other(s) than a partner | 1.64 | 1.79 | 1.46 | 1.72 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.43 | |
| 1.06 to 2.56 | 1.15 to 2.80 | 0.93 to 2.29 | 1.06 to 2.79 | 0.91 to 2.35 | 0.94 to 2.41 | 0.82 to 2.50 | ||
| Living alone | 2.01 | 1.94 | 1.74 | 2.08 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.43 | |
| 1.52 to 2.67 | 1.45 to 2.58 | 1.29 to 2.34 | 1.44 to 2.99 | 1.30 to 2.35 | 1.30 to 2.33 | 0.94 to 2.16 | ||