Table 5:

Average score values on the psychological distress scale (Mental Health Index) in the population of Vojvodina

Variables	Total		Male		Female		P
	Mean (95% CI)	P	Mean (95% CI)	P	Mean (95% CI)	P
Age (yr)
20–44	67.4 (66.5–68.2)		69.2 (68.1–70.2)		65.6 (64.3–66.8)		<0.001
45–64	63.1 (62.2–64.0)	<0.001	64.8 (63.5–66.1)	<0.001	61.6 (60.3–62.9)	<0.001	0.001
65+	60.4 (59.2–61.6)		64.5 (62.7–66.3)		57.6 (56.0–59.2)		<0.001
Educational level
Primary school and lower	59.6 (58.7–60.6)		62.2 (60.8–63.6)		58.1 (56.9–59.3)		<0.001
Secondary school	66.9 (66.1–67.6)	<0.001	68.5 (67.5–69.4)	<0.001	65.1 (64.0–66.2)	<0.001	<0.001
Post secondary school	67.5 (65.9–69.0)		68.8 (66.7–70.9)		66.0 (63.7–68.3)		0.075
Employment status
Employed	67.5 (66.7–68.3)		68.7 (67.7–69.7)		65.6 (64.2–67.0)		<0.001
Retired	61.7 (60.6–62.7)		64.4 (62.9–66.0)		59.4 (57.9–60.9)		<0.001
Student	69.3 (66.2–72.4)	<0.001	72.6 (68.3–76.9)	<0.001	67.0 (62.6–71.4)	0.008	0.079
Unemployed	62.2 (61.2–63.2)		64.2 (62.4–65.9)		61.3 (60.0–62.5)		0.009
Total	64.1 (63.6–64.7)		66.6 (65.8–67.4)		62.0 (61.2–62.8)		<0.001