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Table 2 Prevalence estimates and odds ratios (OR) for common mental disorder on the CIS-R (12+)

From: Identifying socio-demographic and socioeconomic determinants of health inequalities in a diverse London community: the South East London Community Health (SELCoH) study

 

n

N

Prevalence (95%CI)

p-value‡

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

Test for trend

Demographic Indicators

      

Total sample

  

24.2 (21.9-26.5)

   

Gender

      

   Female

265

959

27.3 (24.3-30.2)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.4-2.2)***

 

   Male

131

739

17.9 (15.0-20.8)

 

1.0

 

Ethnic group

      

   White British

250

1051

24.3 (21.5-27.3)

0.19

1.0

 

   Black-Caribbean

41

143

31.0 (22.3-39.8)

 

1.4 (0.9-2.2)

 

   Black-African

44

234

19.5 (13.8-25.1)

 

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

 

   Asian

14

63

24.9 (15.9-33.9)

 

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

 

   Other

46

205

23.0 (16.8-29.3)

 

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

 

Age (years)

      

   16-24

84

356

25.1 (20.2-30.0)

0.13

1.0

 

   25-34

88

404

22.8 (18.4-27.2)

 

0.9 (0.6-1.3)

 

   35-44

77

336

24.3 (19.4-29.1)

 

0.9 (0.7-1.4)

 

   45-54

75

264

30.1 (24.2-35.9)

 

1.3 (0.9-1.9)

 

   55-64

41

163

25.4 (18.2-32.5)

 

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

 

   65+

31

175

18.3 (12.3-24.3)

 

0.7 (0.4-1.1)

 

Relationship status

      

   Never married

172

678

26.5 (22.9-30.2)

< 0.01

1.0

 

   Married/cohabiting

153

786

19.8 (16.8-22.9)

 

0.7 (0.5-0.9)**

 

   Divorced/separated

57

181

32.2 (25.1-39.4)

 

1.3 (0.9-1.9)

 

   Widowed

14

53

27.1 (14.9-39.4)

 

1.0 (0.5-1.9)

 

Borough

      

   Southwark

197

851

23.7 (20.5-26.9)

0.69

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

 

   Lambeth

199

847

24.6 (21.4-27.8)

 

1.0

 

Socioeconomic Indicators

      

Educational attainment

      

   No qualifications

61

228

25.7 (19.8-31.6)

< 0.01

1.5 (1.0-2.1)*

p = 0.003

   Up to GCSE level

100

332

30.5 (25.2-35.8)

 

1.8 (1.3-2.5)***

 

   Advanced level

102

426

25.6 (21.2-29.9)

 

1.4 (1.1-1.9)*

 

   Higher degree or above

127

693

19.2 (16.1-22.3)

 

1.0

 

Social class

      

   Non-manual

135

703

19.9 (16.7-23.1)

< 0.01

1.0

 

   Manual

51

244

22.2 (16.4-27.9)

 

1.1 (0.8-1.7)

 

   No current occupation

201

714

28.5 (24.9-32.1)

 

1.6 (1.2-2.1)***

 

Employment status

      

   Full time

122

662

18.9 (15.8-22.2)

< 0.001

1.0

 

   Part time/casual

57

259

22.6 (17.2-28.1)

 

1.2 (0.9-1.8)

 

   Student/student working

46

247

19.8 (14.6-25.1)

 

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

 

   Unemployed

58

170

35.5 (27.9-43.0)

 

2.3 (1.6-3.4)***

 

   Temporary and permanent sick

54

81

67.0 (56.4-77.6)

 

8.7 (5.1-14.7)***

 

   Retired

36

188

19.8 (13.8-25.8)

 

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

 

   Home looking after children

21

82

25.2 (15.8-34.6)

 

1.4 (0.8-2.5)

 

Yearly household income

      

   £0 - £5,475

60

139

42.2 (33.3-51.2)

< 0.001

3.2 (2.1-4.8)***

< 0.001

   £5476 - £12,097

58

212

26.6 (20.5-32.7)

 

1.6 (1.1-2.3)*

 

   £12,098 - £20,753

56

203

28.9 (22.4-35.5)

 

1.8 (1.2-2.6)**

 

   £20,754 - £31,494

40

179

23.2 (15.8-30.6)

 

1.3 (0.8-2.0)

 

   £31,495 or more

129

703

18.8 (15.7-22.8)

 

1.0

 

Housing tenure

      

   Own/mortgage

93

525

18.9 (15.1-22.7)

< 0.001

1.0

 

   Rented

286

1058

27.9 (24.8-30.9)

 

1.7 (1.2-2.2)***

 

   Rent free

16

112

14.2 (7.4-21.1)

 

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

 
  1. Weighted percentages to account for survey design; frequencies are unweighted and may not add up due to missing values.
  2. ‡Pearson's χ2 test with Rao & Scott correction for survey data.
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
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