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Table 2 Individual factors among carers and non-carers. Presenting Numbers (Percentages) & Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals)

From: The association between resilience resources, contextual factors and mental health status: a national population-based study

 

Non-carers

Carers

Fully adjusted

Age

 16–24

1,891 (9.2)

390 (5.4)

1.00

 25–34

3,375 (16.4)

704 (9.8)

1.02 (0.86–1.21)

 35–44

3,478 (16.8)

925 (12.7)

1.34 (1.12–1.59)

 45–54

3,451 (16.7)

1,378 (19.0)

2.06 (1.70–2.49)

 55–64

3,488 (16.9)

1,788 (24.6)

2.72 (2.23–3.32)

 65–74

3,420 (16.6)

1,433 (19.8)

2.32 (1.89–2.84)

 75 + 

1,515 (7.4)

633 (8.7)

2.36 (1.87–2.98)

Gender

 Male

6,321 (30.7)

1,867 (25.7)

1.00

 Female

14,297 (69.3)

5,384 (74.3)

1.40 (1.27–1.54)

Ethnicity

 White

20,217 (98.1)

7,161 (98.8)

1.00

 Non-White

401 (1.9)

90 (1.2)

0.70 (0.50–0.97)

Health behaviours

 Drinking above guidelines

7,403 (35.9)

2,500 (34.5)

0.93 (0.77–1.12)

 Physically inactive

8,373 (40.6)

3,167 (43.7)

1.02 (0.93–1.11)

 Smoker

2,549 (12.4)

965 (13.3)

1.27 (1.09–1.47)

 Unhealthy eating

3,509 (17.0)

1,217 (16.8)

1.16 (1.03–1.29)

 Resilience

72.3 (mean)

72.5 (mean)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)