Table 1.

Differences in sociodemographic characteristics and health indicators among the respondents from multiproblem households and the respondents from the general population.

Variable	Multiproblem Households (n = 105)	General Population (n = 99)	Unadjusted Analyses	Adjusted Analysis
Sociodemographic characteristics
Gender
Women (%)	59.0	56.6	χ2 = 0.13, p = 0.720	OR = 2.16, p = 0.251
Men (%)	41.0	43.4		Ref.
Age
Mean (SD)	44.9 (13.1)	38.2 (15.2)	t = −3.36, p < 0.001	OR = 1.02, p = 0.425
Educational level
Low (%)	44.2	12.1	χ2 = 39.13, p < 0.001	OR = 15.62, p = 0.005
Moderate (%)	41.3	37.4		OR = 4.81, p = 0.048
High (%)	14.4	50.5		Ref.
Paid employment
Yes (%)	21.9	90.7	χ2 = 93.04, p < 0.001	OR = 0.03, p < 0.001
No (%)	78.1	9.3		Ref.
Health indicators
Self-perceived health (1–5)
Mean (SD)	3.1 (0.8)	4.0 (0.7)	t = 8.62, p < 0.001	OR = 0.65, p = 0.257
Mental health (0–100)
Mean (SD)	61.6 (22.4)	76.8 (14.7)	t = 5.72, p < 0.001	OR = 0.96, p = 0.031
Daily smoking
Yes (%)	42.9	24.7	χ2 = 7.36, p = 0.007	OR = 3.03, p = 0.127
No (%)	57.1	75.3		Ref.
Alcoholic drinks per week
Mean (SD)	3.1 (8.2)	6.5 (9.3)	t = 2.74, p = 0.007	OR = 0.93, p = 0.048
Physical activity
2.5 h per week or more (%)	81.0	94.8	χ2 = 8.97, p = 0.003	OR = 1.70, p = 0.587
Less than 2.5 h per week (%)	19.0	5.2		Ref.
Vegetable consumption (serving spoons per week)
Mean (SD)	11.9 (7.5)	14.7 (7.1)	t = 2.72, p = 0.007	OR = 1.03, p = 0.524
Fruit consumption (pieces per week)
Mean (SD)	6.0 (6.3)	9.3 (6.4)	t = 3.74, p < 0.001	OR = 0.85, p = 0.004
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Mean (SD)	28.2 (6.5)	24.2 (3.2)	t = −5.57, p < 0.001	OR = 1.11, p = 0.178
Social contacts (1–5)
Mean (SD)	4.6 (1.3)	5.3 (0.7)	t = 5.18, p < 0.001	OR = 0.65, p = 0.268
Loneliness (1–5)
Mean (SD)	2.6 (0.9)	1.8 (0.7)	t = −7.42, p < 0.001	OR = 2.35, p = 0.062