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Table 1 Bivariate analyses and multivariate analyses of life events and sociodemographic, educational and social factors in students

From: Psychological distress in French college students: demographic, economic and social stressors. Results from the 2010 National Health Barometer

   

Bivariate analyses

Logistic regression

 

N

MH5 < 56 (%)

F

P

OR

95% CI

 

946

13.8

    

Sociodemographics

      

Gender

  

24.077

<0.001

  

Male

427

7.2

  

1

REF

Female

519

19.5

  

2.6***

1.6-4.2

Age

  

1.668

0.172

  

18-19

248

10.0

  

1

REF

20-21

330

14.4

  

1.4

0.8-2.6

22-23

206

14.2

  

1.8

1.0-3.5

>23

162

19.1

  

1.5

0.8-3.1

Work

  

3.428

0.033

  

Regular employment

201

15.6

  

1

REF

Occasional employment

491

10.8

  

0.7

0.4-1.2

No employment

251

18.5

  

1.0

0.6-1.8

Income received

  

12.201

<0.001

  

Comfortable

227

8.5

  

1

REF

I’m ok

433

10.0

  

0.9

0.5-1.6

I can make it with difficulties

196

21.7

  

1.5

0.8-2.8

Difficult/Debts

89

33.4

  

2.4*

1.2-4.9

Life events

      

Life events before 18

  

11.749

<0.001

  

None

523

10.2

  

1

REF

At least one

414

19.0

  

1.4

0.9-2.1

Nonsexual assault in the last 12 months

  

17.989

<0.001

  

No

600

9.8

  

1

REF

Yes

346

21.0

  

2.8***

1.9-4.3

Lifetime sexual assault

  

3.755

0.053

  

No

877

13.2

  

1

REF

Yes

69

22.7

  

1.2

0.6-2.3

Recent migration

  

1.046

0.307

  

No

882

13.5

  

1

REF

Yes

64

19.0

  

0.9

0.4-2.1

Educational variables

      

Type of education

  

2.502

0.043

  

Preparatory class

47

17.8

  

1.6

0.6-3.9

Vocational training

228

12.6

  

0.8

0.5-1.5

University

425

15.4

  

1

REF

Engineering or commercial school

121

4.8

  

0.4

0.2-1.0

Other

122

17.6

  

1.1

0.5-2.0

Field of study

  

2.357

0.022

  

Sciences

227

10.3

  

1

REF

Humanities

173

15.0

  

0.9

0.4-1.7

Law

63

9.1

  

0.3*

0.1-1.0

Economics

218

14.3

  

0.9

0.5-1.8

Sports science

22

9.3

  

0.7

0.1-3.8

Medicine

143

15.5

  

0.7

0.3-1.5

Arts

44

32.3

  

2.2

0.9-5.3

Others

41

6.5

  

0.8

0.2-3.0

Educational level

  

0.778

0.539

  

1 year

294

10.7

    

2 years

244

14.9

    

3 years

168

15.6

    

4 years

118

14.8

    

5 years +

122

16.4

    

Social variables

      

Lives alone

  

4.187

0.041

  

No

666

12.8

  

1

REF

Yes

280

18.6

  

0.9

0.6-1.5

Contact with friends and family

  

1.266

0.282

  

None

128

18.7

    

A little

357

12.4

    

A lot

461

13.5

    

Social activities

  

15.099

<0.001

  

None

112

28.1

  

4.1***

2.2-7.5

A little

386

17.4

  

2.3**

1.4-3.6

A lot

448

7.5

  

1

REF

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.