Table 4.
Factors associated with high psychological distress: Adjusted and Unadjusted Odds Ratios
| Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | ||||||||
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | ||||
| Gender | Male | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 1.11 | 0.87 | 1.42 | 0.418 | - | - | - | - | |
| Age category | < 24 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 1.00 | |||
| 25–34 | 0.73 | 0.52 | 1.03 | 0.072 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 0.032 | |
| 35–44 | 0.79 | 0.58 | 1.07 | 0.131 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 1.02 | 0.066 | |
| 45–54 | 0.67 | 0.49 | 0.92 | 0.012 | 0.63 | 0.46 | 0.88 | 0.006 | |
| 55–64 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.63 | < 0.001 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.52 | < 0.001 | |
| 65+ | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.73 | 0.008 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.67 | 0.005 | |
| Number of children | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1.20 | 0.95 | 1.52 | 0.127 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 1.03 | 0.81 | 1.30 | 0.814 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 0.86 | 0.57 | 1.29 | 0.464 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4+ | 0.66 | 0.35 | 1.25 | 0.202 | - | - | - | - | |
| Education qualifications | University/Tertiary | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TAFE/Vocational | 1.00 | 0.81 | 1.24 | 0.983 | - | - | - | - | |
| HSC | 1.17 | 0.90 | 1.52 | 0.233 | - | - | - | - | |
| School certificate | 1.34 | 1.04 | 1.73 | 0.025 | - | - | - | - | |
| None | 1.63 | 0.94 | 2.83 | 0.081 | - | - | - | - | |
| Australian State/Territory | Other | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vic. | 1.57 | 1.10 | 2.25 | 0.013 | - | - | - | - | |
| Qld. | 2.83 | 2.00 | 4.00 | < 0.001 | - | - | - | - | |
| NSW | 2.22 | 1.61 | 3.06 | < 0.001 | - | - | - | - | |
| EI control zone | White Zones | 1.00 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| Green Zones | 1.53 | 1.14 | 2.05 | 0.005 | 1.53 | 1.13 | 2.07 | 0.005 | |
| Amber Zones | 1.85 | 1.38 | 2.47 | < 0.001 | 1.83 | 1.36 | 2.46 | < 0.001 | |
| Red Zones | 2.01 | 1.58 | 2.55 | < 0.001 | 2.00 | 1.57 | 2.55 | < 0.001 | |
| Purple Zone | 1.61 | 1.26 | 2.07 | < 0.001 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 1.97 | 0.001 | |
| Income horse-related | No | 1.00 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | - | - |
| Yes | 2.19 | 1.80 | 2.67 | < 0.001 | 2.23 | 1.82 | 2.73 | < 0.001 | |
Other = NT; ACT; Tas., SA and WA; Age < 24 = Under 16 and 16–24; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust the ORs for the factors listed in the table.