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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals) of non-work and work variables with psychological distress (MHI-5 cut-off ≤ 52 points) in the study sample. Variables were included in the model simultaneously.

From: Factors associated with psychological distress of workers in the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church

 

Men (n = 134)

 

Women (n = 323)

 
 

OR (95% CI)2

P value3

OR (95% CI)2

P value 3

Sociodemographic factors

    

Profession 1

    

 Pastor

 Church musician

 Diaconal worker

 Youth worker

0.40 (0.05–3.21)

0.52 (0.04–6.77)

0.15 (0.01–3.06)

0.27 (0.02–3.43)

0.3850

0.6176

0.2196

0.3156

0.26 (0.07–0.95)

0.26 (0.06–1.12)

0.38 (0.10–1.45)

0.08 (0.01–0.48)

0.0416

0.0702

0.1564

0.0055

Age (years)

    

 under 45

 46–55

 56 or older

1

0.19 (0.03–1.14)

0.47 (1.11–2.02)

0.0702

0.3085

1

0.59 (0.25–1.42)

0.45 (0.18–1.09)

0.2419

0.0774

Marital status

    

 Married/cohabiting

1

   

Divorced/separated/widowed

0.95 (0.14–6.67)

0.9579

1.20 (0.44–3.29)

0.7215

 Single

0.25 (0.04–1.44)

0.1203

2.02 (0.74–5.50)

0.1706

Health-related factors

    

Self-reported good physical health

0.75 (0.20–2.84)

0.6761

0.38 (0.18–0.82)

0.0132

At-risk drinking

2.60 (0.35–19.43)

0.3525

0.64 (0.20–2.03)

0.4463

Smoking

    

Never

Sometimes or daily

Quit

1

3.29 (0.70–15.40)

2.36 (0.58–9.62)

0.1318

0.2323

1

1.30 (0.34–4.95)

2.14 (0.92–5.02)

0.6975

0.0790

Lonely quite often or all the time

14.01 (2.68–73.25)

0.0018

7.84 (3.44–17.88)

< .0001

Work-related factors

    

Part-time work

0.93 (0.06–13.11)

0.9577

0.40 (0.10–1.57)

0.1885

Fixed-term work

0.78 (0.15–4.04)

0.7850

0.78 (0.28–2.20)

0.6382

Work satisfaction

    

 Extremely/fairly satisfied

 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

 Fairly/extremely dissatisfied

0.06 (0.01–0.40)

0.18 (0.02–1.36)

1

0.0039

0.0955

0.16 (0.06–0.47)

0.61 (0.18–2.11)

0.0008

0.4339

Mental strain of work

 Low

 Moderate or high

1

0.99 (0.25–3.95)

0.9922

2.45 (1.01–5.97)

0.0481

Physical strain of work

 Low

 Moderate or high

1

0.96 (0.22–4.20)

0.9521

0.99 (0.44–2.24)

0.9821

 I feel I am neglecting home issues because of my work 4

2.21 (0.56–8.68)

0.2574

2.02 (0.88–4.66)

0.0982

 I often find it difficult to concentrate on my work because of domestic issues 4

0.41 (0.08–2.24)

0.3049

1.96 (0.75–5.14)

0.1705

  1. 1 The reference group of each profession group are those who are not in that profession
  2. 2 OR = Odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. Bold ratios: statistically significant results
  3. 3 P-values lower than 0.05 (statistically significant) are in bold print
  4. 4 N indicates the number of yes answers
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