Table 2 Percents of stressful life events in case-control participants and in all participants
Self-reported events N (%) | Case participants (n = 1340) | Control participants (n = 2662) | P* | All participants (n = 25,938)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease or death | 328 (24.5) | 346 (13.0) | <0.001 | 5786 (22.3) |
Personal injury or illness | 234 (17.5) | 189 (7.1) | <0.001 | 2590 (10.0) |
Severe disease of family member or close friend | 82 (6.1) | 83 (3.1) | <0.001 | 1133 (4.4) |
Death of family member or close friend | 68 (5.1) | 106 (4.0) | 0.110 | 953 (3.7) |
Conflicts in personal relationships | 396 (29.6) | 533 (20.0) | <0.001 | 7587 (29.3) |
Interpersonal disharmony | 150 (11.2) | 176 (6.6) | <0.001 | 2039 (7.9) |
Family discord | 59 (4.4) | 72 (2.7) | 0.004 | 771 (3.0) |
Marital disruption | 30 (2.2) | 32 (1.2) | 0.012 | 378 (1.5) |
Trouble from children | 91 (6.8) | 116 (4.4) | 0.001 | 1400 (5.4) |
Split up from boyfriend or girlfriend | 212 (15.8) | 290 (10.9) | <0.001 | 3040 (11.7) |
Life changes or other events | 832 (62.1) | 1343 (50.0) | <0.001 | 16,136 (62.2) |
Overwork | 561 (41.9) | 814 (30.6) | <0.001 | 8672 (33.4) |
Economic plight | 288 (21.5) | 464 (17.4) | 0.002 | 5554 (21.4) |
Career change | 46 (3.4) | 63 (2.4) | 0.051 | 1030 (4.0) |
Living environment change | 221 (16.5) | 365 (13.7) | 0.019 | 3990 (15.4) |
Lifestyle change | 191 (14.3) | 306 (11.5) | 0.013 | 3444 (13.3) |
Suffer a criminal or civil penalty | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.015 | 17 (0.1) |
Total stressful events | ||||
Any stressful event | 1000(74.6) | 1595(59.9) | <0.001 | 17,075(65.8) |
Number of stressful events | <0.001 | |||
0 | 340 (25.4) | 1067 (40.1) | 8863 (34.2) | |
1 or 2 | 663 (49.5) | 1251 (47.0) | 12,498 (48.2) | |
≥ 3 | 337 (25.1) | 344 (12.9) | 4577 (17.6) | |