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Table 3 Associations between Psychological Distress and the Most Concerning Personal Problems Causing Annoyance and Stress (n = 76,950)

From: Associations between psychological distress and the most concerning present personal problems among working-age men in Japan

 

Crude

Multivariate*

 

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

The most concerning present problems causing annoyance and stress

Bullying and harassment

2.07

(1.51-2.57)

2.05

(1.50-2.56)

Divorce

1.91

(1.54-2.26)

1.90

(1.53-2.26)

Concern about one’s purpose in life

1.75

(1.61-1.90)

1.73

(1.59-1.88)

Personal relationships with family

1.48

(1.37-1.60)

1.49

(1.37-1.60)

Personal relationships with anyone except family

1.40

(1.31-1.49)

1.38

(1.29-1.48)

Own diseases

1.23

(1.14-1.32)

1.24

(1.15-1.33)

Financial difficulties

1.17

(1.13-1.21)

1.16

(1.12-1.20)

Love or sex

1.17

(0.98-1.39)

1.12

(0.93-1.33)

Tasks or duties of work

ref

 

ref

 

Marriage

1.02

(0.85-1.20)

0.99

(0.83-1.18)

No time for myself

0.99

(0.90-1.09)

0.98

(0.89-1.08)

Disease and care of a family member

0.92

(0.85-1.00)

0.95

(0.87-1.03)

Education for himself

1.05

(0.82-1.31)

0.99

(0.77-1.25)

Household chores

0.93

(0.58-1.40)

0.92

(0.57-1.38)

Family's working condition

0.84

(0.71-0.99)

0.84

(0.71-0.99)

Housing and environment

0.80

(0.70-0.91)

0.79

(0.70-0.90)

Education for his children

0.73

(0.69-0.97)

0.75

(0.66-0.84)

Child-rearing

0.66

(0.51-0.84)

0.63

(0.48-0.81)

Wife’s pregnancy

0.53

(0.32-0.85)

0.51

(0.31-0.82)

None

0.20

(0.19-0.21)

0.20

(0.19-0.21)

Others

0.85

(0.77-0.94)

0.87

(0.82-0.92)

Do not know

0.99

(0.85-1.14)

0.97

(0.83-1.12)

Not chosen

0.87

(0.83-0.92)

0.87

(0.82-0.92)

  1. *Adjusted for age, occupation, and employment status.
  2. OR: Odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ref: referent.