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Table 5 Health-related quality of life and mental health indicators according to individual exposure to the Prestige oil-spill

From: Health-related quality of life and mental health in the medium-term aftermath of the Prestige oil spill in Galiza (Spain): a cross-sectional study

 

Unaffected (n = 865)

Slightly affected (n = 1408)

OR1

95% CI1

p

Seriously affected (n = 427)

OR2

95% CI2

p

 

N

%

N

%

   

N

%

   

SF-36

            

   Physical functioning

            

S.W.S.S.3

220

25.70

299

21.37

0.99

0.77 – 1.26

0.909

73

17.26

0.93

0.63 – 1.38

0.073

   Role-physical

            

S.W.S.S.3

122

14.25

180

12.87

0.92

0.69 – 1.22

0.562

53

12.53

0.93

0.61 – 1.44

0.774

   Bodily pain

            

S.W.S.S.3

320

37.38

559

39.96

1.29

1.05 – 1.57

0.013

154

36.41

1.29

0.95 – 1.74

0.098

   General health

            

S.W.S.S.3

260

30.37

414

25.59

1.00

0.80 – 1.25

0.986

129

30.50

0.96

0.69 – 1.32

0.789

   Vitality

            

S.W.S.S.3

121

14.14

173

12.37

0.88

0.65 – 1.18

0.388

46

10.87

0.92

0.59 – 1.45

0.725

   Social functioning

            

S.W.S.S.3

189

22.08

273

19.51

0.79

0.62 – 1.00

0.055

76

17.97

0.74

0.51 – 1.06

0.104

   Role-emotional

            

S.W.S.S.3

68

7.94

104

7.43

0.86

0.59 – 1.23

0.408

30

7.09

0.80

0.46 – 1.38

0.417

   Mental health

            

S.W.S.S.3

180

21.30

330

23.59

1.06

0.83 – 1.35

0.631

96

22.70

1.00

0.70 – 1.43

0.993

GHQ-28

            

   Somatic Symptoms

            

Cases

27

3.12

29

2.07

0.60

0.34 – 1.09

0.093

9

2.12

0.61

0.25 – 1.47

0.268

   Anxiety and insomnia

            

Cases

20

2.31

40

2.85

0.10

0.60 – 2.01

0.762

14

3.29

1.36

0.59 – 3.16

0.472

   Severe depression

            

Cases

2

0.23

5

0.36

1.35

0.21 – 8.55

0.752

1

0.24

1.05

0.06 – 18.96

0.973

   Social dysfunction

            

Cases

11

1.27

18

1.28

0.87

0.37 – 2.07

0.755

4

0.94

0.59

0.16 – 2.21

0.432

HADS

            

   Anxiety

            

Cases (prob+conf)*

87

10.06

150

10.65

1.04

0.76 – 1.44

0.786

44

10.3

1.14

0.71 – 1.86

0.576

Cases (conf)**

39

4.51

59

4.19

0.85

0.53 1.36

0.496

18

4.22

0.81

0.39 – 1.67

0.572

   Depression

            

Cases (prob+conf)*

33

3.82

40

2.84

0.67

0.38 – 1.16

0.150

9

2.11

0.57

0.21 – 1.33

0.176

Cases (conf)*

10

1.16

11

0.78

0.86

0.32 – 2.32

0.771

4

0.94

1.60

0.38 – 6.78

0.527

GADS

            

   Anxiety

            

Cases

112

12.95

179

12.71

0.92

0.69 – 1.24

0.602

49

11.48

0.88

0.56 – 1.38

0.582

   Depression

            

Cases

75

8.67

110

7.81

0.71

0.48 – 1.03

0.071

26

6.09

0.47

0.26 – 0.85

0.012

  1. 1 OR: OR – 95% CI = odds ratio (slightly affected versus unaffected) adjusted for residential exposure, age, sex, work status, education, smoking, hours of sleep daily and number of chronic diseases -95% confidence interval.
  2. 2 OR: OR – 95% CI = odds ratio (seriously affected versus unaffected) adjusted for residential exposure, age, sex, work status, education, smoking, hours of sleep daily and number of chronic diseases. -95% confidence interval.
  3. 3 Subjects with suboptimal scores
  4. * Probable (prob) and confirmed (conf) cases included.
  5. ** Only confirmed (conf) cases included