Physical and mental health among caregivers: findings from a cross-sectional study of Open University students in Thailand

Table 2 Physical and mental health outcomes by sex and caregiver status 2009

Health outcomes by sex	Caregiver status
Health outcomes by sex	Non-caregiver (n=39350)	Part-time caregiver (n=16436)	Full-time caregiver (n=3909)	Unknown status (n=874)
Male
Self-assessed health: poor or very poor	4.1 (704)*	4.7 (364)	4.6 (87)	4.0 (16)
Crude Odds Ratios [95% CI]	1.00**	1.15 [1.01-1.31]	1.13 [0.90-1.42]	0.98 [0.59-1.62]
Lower back pain: limit daily activity >1 day	3.9 (648)	5.3 (416)	7.2 (127)	6.8 (15)
Crude Odds Ratios [95% CI]	1.00	1.47 [1.29-1.67]	1.89 [1.55-2.30]	1.79 [1.05-3.04]
Psychological distress: Kessler 6 score ≥ 13	4.1 (703)	4.7 (365)	6.1 (113)	4.7 (20)
Crude Odds Ratios [95% CI]	1.00	1.15 [1.02-1.31]	1.49 [1.22-1.83]	1.14 [0.72-1.80]
Female
Self-assessed health: poor or very poor	6.0 (1332)	7.3 (627)	7.8 (157)	6.3 (21)
Crude Odds Ratios [95% CI]	1.00	1.22 [1.11-1.35]	1.32 [1.11-1.56]	1.04 [0.66-1.62]
Lower back pain: limit daily activity >1 day	3.4 (749)	5.3 (444)	6.9 (135)	4.5 (9)
Crude Odds Ratios [95% CI]	1.00	1.55 [1.38-1.75]	2.06 [1.71-2.49]	1.31 [0.67-2.57]
Psychological distress: Kessler 6 score ≥ 13	5.6 (1221)	7.2 (617)	8.4 (166)	7.0 (26)
Crude Odds Ratios [95% CI]	1.00	1.32 [1.19-1.46]	1.53 [1.30-1.82]	1.26 (0.84-1.89)

*% prevalence (frequency) of each health outcome.
**Odds Ratios relating health outcomes to caregiver status (non caregiver as reference).

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