Table 3.
Associations between sociodemographic and mental health risk factors and adverse mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among SGM respondents.
| Deterioration in Mental health (n = 362) | Poor Overall Coping (n = 343) | Suicidal thoughts (n = 357) | Self-harm (n = 360) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI for OR | OR | 95% CI for OR | OR | 95% CI for OR | OR | 95% CI for OR | |||||
| Round | ||||||||||||
| Round 1 (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Round 2 | 1.33 | .84 | 2.10 | 1.64 | .91 | 2.94 | 3.66⁎⁎ | 1.76 | 7.62 | 3.12* | 1.18 | 8.29 |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 18–34 years (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 35–54 years | 1.32 | .76 | 2.31 | .77 | .40 | 1.47 | .79 | .38 | 1.65 | .61 | .22 | 1.70 |
| 55+ plus years | 1.03 | .53 | 1.98 | .43 | .18 | 1.01 | .11⁎⁎ | .03 | .42 | |||
| Gendera | ||||||||||||
| Female (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Male | .64 | .39 | 1.03 | .90 | .49 | 1.66 | 1.05 | .50 | 2.21 | .96 | .36 | 2.59 |
| Household Income | ||||||||||||
| $100k + (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| <$25k | 1.20 | .53 | 2.71 | 3.46⁎⁎ | 1.38 | 8.70 | 1.40 | .49 | 4.03 | .26 | .05 | 1.27 |
| $25k-$50k | .78 | .41 | 1.49 | .62 | .26 | 1.48 | .56 | .20 | 1.57 | .41 | .11 | 1.54 |
| 50k-$100k | .80 | .45 | 1.42 | 1.18 | .57 | 2.45 | .70 | .29 | 1.72 | .54 | .18 | 1.63 |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| College/university (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| High school or less | 1.17 | .58 | 2.37 | 2.04 | .86 | 4.81 | 1.53 | .57 | 4.14 | 3.04 | .85 | 10.86 |
| Some college/university | 1.25 | .71 | 2.22 | 2.53⁎⁎ | 1.30 | 4.93 | .77 | .33 | 1.81 | .88 | .26 | 3.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| Non-racialized (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Racialized | .74 | .44 | 1.24 | 1.09 | .56 | 2.13 | 1.41 | .64 | 3.13 | 2.36 | .86 | 6.52 |
| Indigenous | 1.17 | .45 | 3.08 | 1.71 | .57 | 5.16 | 4.21⁎⁎ | 1.31 | 13.57 | .49 | .06 | 4.31 |
| Rural / Urban | ||||||||||||
| Urban (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Rural | .83 | .44 | 1.59 | .81 | .34 | 1.94 | .94 | .33 | 2.62 | .77 | .18 | 3.23 |
| Live Alone | ||||||||||||
| No (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Yes | .60 | .36 | 1.01 | .60 | .30 | 1.21 | 1.26 | .58 | 2.72 | 1.27 | .44 | 3.64 |
| Pre-Existing Mental Health Condition | ||||||||||||
| No (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Yes | 2.03⁎⁎ | 1.25 | 3.28 | 1.72 | .94 | 3.14 | 11.99⁎⁎ | 5.12 | 28.09 | 10.55⁎⁎ | 3.21 | 34.70 |
Note: OR=odds ratio estimated by logistic regression, fully adjusted for all covariates shown. Variation across number of respondents included in the regression model for each mental health outcome varies due to some participants choosing not to answer some mental health outcome questions. Adults aged 35–54 years and 55 + years were combined into one group in the self-harm model to support model convergence.
p<0.05.
p<0.01.
Non-binary and Two-Spirit respondents were excluded from the regression analyses due to low numbers and trans participants were included in their self-identified gender category.
SGM: sexual and gender minority.