Table 3.
Results from the K10 measure of mental distress. Numbers in square brackets represent 95% confidence intervals.
| K10 | Score | Well (%) | Mild (%) | Moderate (%) | Severe (%) | Odds ratio (severe) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 22.2 [22.1, 22.4] | 43.6 [42.7, 44.4] | 19.6 [18.9, 20.3] | 16.7 [16.0, 17.4] | 20.2 [19.5, 20.9] | – | |
| Gender | Male | 20.8 [20.5, 21.1] | 52.6 [50.6, 54.6] | 17.6 [16.1, 19.2] | 12.8 [11.5, 14.2] | 17.0 [15.6, 18.6] | 1.00 |
| Female | 22.6 [22.4, 22.8] | 41.4 [40.4, 42.4] | 20.1 [19.3, 20.9] | 17.6 [16.9, 18.4] | 20.9 [20.1, 21.7] | 1.29 [1.14, 1.44] | |
| Age | 16–24 | 26.5 [25.9, 27.2] | 23.4 [20.2, 26.6] | 20.1 [17.1, 23.2] | 20.3 [17.2, 23.3] | 36.2 [32.6, 40.0] | 6.50 [4.90, 8.63] |
| 25–34 | 25.4 [25.0, 25.8] | 28.4 [26.4, 30.6] | 19.4 [17.6, 21.3] | 20.0 [18.2, 22.0] | 32.2 [30.0, 34.4] | 5.30 [4.15, 6.93] | |
| 35–44 | 23.0 [22.7, 23.4] | 38.3 [36.3, 40.1] | 21.7 [20.1,23.4] | 19.2 [17.7, 20.8] | 20.9 [19.3, 22.5] | 2.97 [2.31, 3.84] | |
| 45–54 | 21.8 [21.5, 22.0] | 45.8 [44.0, 47.5] | 20.3 [18.9, 21.7] | 15.7 [14.5, 17.1] | 18.2 [16.9, 19.6] | 2.51 [1.95, 3.23] | |
| 55–64 | 21.1 [20.8, 21.4] | 49.9 [48.0, 51.9] | 18.1 [16.7, 19.6] | 15.6 [14.2, 17.0] | 16.4 [15.0, 17.8] | 2.21 [1.71, 2.86] | |
| 65–74 | 19.5 [18.9, 20.0] | 57.3 [53.7, 60.1] | 19.3 [16.5, 22.3] | 12.8 [10.5, 15.4] | 10.6 [8.5, 13.1] | 1.34 [0.96, 1.87] | |
| 75+ | 18.2 [17.7, 18.6] | 66.2 [63.1, 69.4] | 15.7 [13.3, 18.0] | 10.0 [8.1, 12.1] | 8.0[6.2, 9.8] | 1.00 | |
| Deprivation Index | 1 (most deprived) | 23.2 [22.8, 23.6] | 39.8 [37.6, 42.1] | 19.6 [17.8, 21.4] | 16.2 [14.6, 18.0] | 24.4 [22.5, 26.3] | 2.05 [1.74, 2.42] |
| 2 | 22.2 [21.9, 22.6] | 42.8 [40.6, 45.1] | 21.5 [19.7, 23.4] | 16.1 [14.5, 17.8] | 19.5 [17.8, 21.4] | 1.54 [1.29, 1.82] | |
| 3 | 21.9 [21.5, 22.2] | 45.2 [43.0, 47.5] | 18.9 [17.2, 20.7] | 17.0 [15.4, 18.8] | 18.9 [17.2, 20.8] | 1.49 [1.26, 1.78] | |
| 4 | 21.7 [21.3, 22.0] | 47.2 [45.0, 49.5] | 18.0 [16.3, 19.8] | 16.9 [15.3, 18.7] | 17.9 [16.2, 19.7] | 1.39 [1.17, 1.65] | |
| 5 (least deprived) | 20.5 [20.2, 20.9] | 52.2 [49.9, 54.4] | 20.2 [18.4, 22.0] | 14.4 [12.9, 16.1] | 13.8 [12.2, 15.4] | 1.00 |