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Table 8 Association between the MK-K5 and ever being diagnosed with Heart Disease (divergent validity assessment)

From: Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of a culturally modified Kessler scale (MK-K5) in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

Level of psychological distress

No diagnosis of heart disease

% (n)

Diagnosis of heart disease

% (n)

PR of heart disease

(95% CI)

Low (5- < 8)

89.8 (1853)

10.2 (210)

1 (ref)

Moderate (8- < 12)

88.3 (1938)

11.7 (257)

1.15 (0.97–1.34)

High (12- < 15)

89.1 (961)

10.9 (118)

1.07 (0.87–1.33)

Very High (15–25)

87.8 (1449)

12.2 (202)

1.20 (1.00–1.44)