Table 2.

Prevalence and ORs from multivariate logistic regression models for psychological distress by educational level and current economic difficulties in men and women aged 25–74 years in 2012

Variable	n	Psychological distress (%)	Model 1 OR (95% CI)	Model 2 OR (95% CI)	Model 3 OR (95% CI)
Total	24 510	14.1
Men	11 133	11.3
Educational level
Low	2279	10.3	1.02 (0.86 to 1.22)	0.90 (0.75 to 1.08)	0.78 (0.65 to 0.95)
Medium	5302	10.8	0.86 (0.76 to 0.99)	0.80 (0.70 to 0.92)	0.75 (0.65 to 0.87)
High	3552	12.8	1	1	1
Economic difficulties
No	9827	9.1		1	1
Yes	1283	29.0		3.79 (3.28 to 4.37)	2.80 (2.39 to 3.27)
Women	13 377	16.4
Educational level
Low	2043	14.4	1.06 (0.91 to 1.23)	0.93 (0.80 to 1.08)	0.72 (0.61 to 0.85)
Medium	5988	15.4	0.90 (0.82 to 1.00)	0.83 (0.75 to 0.92)	0.73 (0.66 to 0.82)
High	5346	18.2	1	1	1
Economic difficulties
No	11 394	13.3		1	1
Yes	1946	34.8		3.07 (2.75 to 3.43)	2.40 (2.12 to 2.71)

Model 1: adjusted for age.

Model 2: adjusted for age and economic difficulties.

Model 3: adjusted for age, economic difficulties, employment status and social support.