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. 2023 Jan 12;23:30. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04504-y

Table 3.

The relative risk ratio of medium and high DASS-21 scores compared to normal scores (Health and wellbeing of Icelanders 2017)

n = 5762 n = 5827 n = 5790
Medium VS Normal High VS Normal Medium VS Normal High VS Normal Medium VS Normal High VS Normal
RRR 95%CI RRR 95%CI RRR 95%CI RRR 95%CI RRR 95%CI RRR 95%CI
Age group
 18–29 reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 30–39 0.86 0.60–1.25 0.53 0.30–0.96 0.93 0.60–1.45 0.50 0.24–1.05 0.68 0.45–1.02 0.58 0.30–1.14
 40–49 0.74 0.52–1.05 0.38 0.22–0.68 0.62 0.40–0.95 0.29 0.14–0.61 0.55 0.37–0.81 0.25 0.12–0.50
 50–59 0.70 0.50–0.98 0.45 0.26–0.76 0.71 0.47–1.07 0.40 0.21–0.78 0.41 0.28–0.61 0.22 0.11–0.44
 60–69 0.68 0.49–0.96 0.29 0.17–0.52 0.68 0.45–1.02 0.42 0.21–0.82 0.27 0.18–0.40 0.16 0.08–0.34
 70 >  0.70 0.50–0.98 0.32 0.18–0.57 0.82 0.54–1.23 0.34 0.17–0.70 0.17 0.11–0.26 0.20 0.09–0.41
Gender
 Female reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Male 1.23 1.06–1.44 1.71 1.25–2.33 0.76 0.62–0.93 0.73 0.49–1.07 1.26 1.03–1.56 1.11 0.74–1.69
Education
 Basic reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Middle 0.70 0.58–0.84 0.70 0.49–0.99 0.73 0.58–0.91 0.61 0.40–0.92 0.83 0.64–1.07 0.95 0.59–1.53
 University 0.68 0.55–0.84 0.72 0.49–1.07 0.59 0.45–0.77 0.48 0.30–0.79 0.82 0.62–1.08 0.91 0.54–1.55
Marital status
 Married/cohabiting reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Dating 1.61 1.02–2.52 1.48 0.64–3.41 1.59 0.93–2.70 1.95 0.84–4.52 0.93 0.52–1.67 1.66 0.70–3.95
 Divorced 1.63 1.17–2.27 0.69 0.29–1.68 0.89 0.54–1.45 0.81 0.32–2.02 1.27 0.81–1.98 0.85 0.29–2.45
 Single 1.57 1.27–1.92 2.06 1.46–2.92 1.09 0.84–1.41 0.74 0.46–1.20 0.97 0.74–1.27 0.68 0.40–1.15
 Widowed 1.25 0.92–1.71 1.24 0.63–2.44 0.86 0.58–1.28 1.23 0.61–2.48 0.53 0.27–1.04 0.72 0.26–1.98
How easy making ends meet
 Very easy reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Rather easy 1.13 0.92–1.38 1.27 0.80–2.03 1.51 1.15–1.98 1.83 0.99–3.38 1.38 1.04–1.83 1.94 0.98–3.83
 Neither nor 1.35 1.10–1.65 2.05 1.32–3.17 1.82 1.38–2.38 2.84 1.58–5.09 1.57 1.18–2.09 2.81 1.47–5.40
 Rather difficult 2.35 1.83–3.02 3.91 2.41–6.33 3.20 2.34–4.38 4.03 2.10–7.74 2.28 1.63–3.19 4.74 2.36–9.52
 Very difficult 3.37 2.08–5.44 11.19 5.80–21.57 3.23 1.87–5.58 12.35 5.62–27.14 5.06 3.01–8.52 11.55 4.75–28.04
Urban/rural
 Urban reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Rural 0.94 0.81–1.10 1.53 1.13–2.07 0.91 0.75–1.10 1.12 0.78–1.61 0.95 0.77–1.16 1.35 0.91–2.01
Employment
 Unemployed reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Notunemployed 0.75 0.47–1.19 0.42 0.22–0.79 0.57 0.35–0.94 0.58 0.26–1.30 0.82 0.46–1.47 0.66 0.28–1.58
Taking medication for anxiety
 Currently reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Previously 1.04 0.74–1.48 0.73 0.42–1.25 0.83 0.57–1.21 0.51 0.27–0.96 1.02 0.68–1.54 0.54 0.25–1.18
 Never 0.52 0.39–0.70 0.30 0.19–0.48 0.31 0.22–0.43 0.19 0.11–0.32 0.39 0.27–0.55 0.42 0.22–0.78
Taking medication for depression
 Currently reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Previously 0.69 0.46–1.03 0.39 0.22–0.70 0.93 0.59–1.48 0.72 0.36–1.46 0.77 0.48–1.25 0.67 0.32–1.39
 Never 0.34 0.25–0.47 0.13 0.08–0.21 0.65 0.45–0.93 0.42 0.24–0.73 0.62 0.42–0.92 0.21 0.11–0.39
Taking medication for other mental
 Currently reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group reference group
 Previously 0.68 0.38–1.21 0.76 0.36–1.61 0.77 0.41–1.47 0.25 0.11–0.59 0.55 0.30–1.01 0.63 0.27–1.50
 Never 0.52 0.33–0.82 0.35 0.20–0.62 0.68 0.41–1.12 0.20 0.11–0.35 0.38 0.24–0.59 0.29 0.15–0.55