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. 2017 Apr 24;75:19. doi: 10.1186/s13690-017-0187-7

Table 4.

Associations of social and material resources with mental health outcomes, before and after controlling for potential confounders. BCR-sample; odds ratio’s (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI)

Mental distress Possible mental disorder
Men Women Men Women
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
ORr (CI) ORa (CI) ORa (CI) ORr (CI) ORa (CI) ORa (CI) ORr (CI) ORa (CI) ORa (CI) ORr (CI) ORa (CI) ORa (CI)
Social support
 Social resources
  High social support (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Medium social support 3.52
(1.88–6.60) ***
4.17
(2.16–8.03) ***
4.78
(2.28–10.06) ***
2.82
(1.48–5.37) **
2.41
(1.25–4.63) **
3.09
(1.54–6.21) **
3.43
(1.97–5.97) ***
4.18
(2.34–7.47) ***
4.33
(2.28–8.20) ***
2.66
(1.60–4.42) ***
2.24
(1.33–3.78) **
2.54
(1.46–4.39) **
  Low social support 1.46
(0.77–2.76)
1.56
(0.79–3.08)
1.59
(0.76–3.34)
3.12
(1.07–9.15) *
2.55
(0.85–7.69)
2.65
(0.86–8.19)
1.67
(0.87–3.19)
1.87
(0.94–3.72)
2.00
(0.94–4.22)
3.19
(1.38–7.39) **
2.49
(1.04–5.95) *
3.76
(1.42–9.97) *
Material support
 Self-perceived financial situation
  Comfortable (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Modest 1.49
(1.03–2.17) *
1.36
(0.92–2.01)
1.39
(0.91–2.12)
1.52
(1.06–2.18) *
1.30
(0.89–1.89)
1.37
(0.91–2.05)
1.40
(0.94–2.10)
1.34
(0.88–2.05)
1.33
(0.84–2.11)
1.62
(1.15–2.27) **
1.39
(0.97–1.98)
1.52
(1.04–2.22) *
  Poor 1.90
(0.93–3.89)
1.76
(0.82–3.76)
1.77
(0.80–3.90)
2.61
(1.16–5.84) *
1.73
(0.70–4.29)
2.37
(0.87–6.43)
2.27
(1.11–4.62) **
2.54
(1.18–5.49) *
2.34
(1.04–5.25) *
3.14
(1.59–6.21) **
2.04
(0.95–4.37)
2.71
(1.17–6.27) *
 Family situation (respondent lives…)
  with his/her parents (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  with his/her partner 2.03
(0.93–4.46)
2.32
(1.04–5.15) *
2.45
(1.03–5.82) *
1.27
(0.78–2.09)
1.23
(0.73–2.07)
1.05
(0.61–1.81)
2.37
(1.12–5.02) *
2.95
(1.36–6.37) **
4.10
(1.75–9.57) **
1.10
(0.70–1.74)
1.08
(0.67–1.74)
0.93
(0.56–1.55)
  alone 1.36
(0.71–2.58)
1.16
(0.58–2.32)
1.31
(0.62–2.81)
2.56
(1.21–5.41) *
1.84
(0.81–4.20)
1.60
(0.65–3.91)
1.19
(0.60.2.34)
0.89
(0.42–1.87)
0.95
(0.43–2.13)
1.96
(1.09–3.55) *
1.48
(0.76–2.90)
1.34
(0.65–2.76)
  with friends or acquaintances 1.34
(0.74–2.42)
1.36
(0.74–2.51)
1.33
(0.66–2.68)
1.69
(0.89–3.18)
1.52
(0.80–2.91)
0.84
(0.41–1.73)
1.53
(0.84–2.80)
1.55
(0.82–2.95)
2.13
(1.01–4.52) *
1.51
(0.87–2.63)
1.38
(0.78–2.44)
1.00
(0.53–1.91)
 Obtained educational level
  Secondary education (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Post-secondary education 1.10
(0.75–1.60)
0.95
(0.60–1.51)
1.41
(0.99–2.01)
1.56
(1.02–2.37) *
0.77
(0.51–12.15)
0.65
(0.38–1.10)
1.13
(0.82–1.56)
1.19
(0.81–1.76)
Escape-avoidance behaviour
 Used medication in the last 30 days?
  No (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Yes 1.67
(1.10–2.53) *
1.44
(0.91–2.27)
1.63
(1.14–2.32) **
1.60
(1.09–2.36) *
1.79
(1.17–2.73) **
1.54
(0.96–2.48)
1.48
(1.07–2.04) *
1.52
(1.07–2.17) *
 Used alcohol in the last 30 days?
  No (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Yes 1.30
(0.90–1.87)
1.20
(0.76–1.89)
1.88
(1.32–2.68) **
1.44
(0.93–2.23)
0.98
(0.66–1.44)
0.85
(0.51–1.41)
1.55
(1.12–2.14) **
1.51
(1.00–2.27) *
 Used cannabis in the last 30 days?
  No (ref.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  Yes 1.73
(1.11–2.70) *
1.50
(0.90–2.48)
3.95
(1.76–8.85) **
2.59
(1.07–6.25) *
1.53
(0.98–2.39)
1.62
(0.95–2.75)
1.92
(1.12–3.32) *
1.21
(0.64–2.31)

*** p. ≤ 0.000; ** p. ≤ 0.01; * p. ≤ 0.05