Table 5

Factors influencing the probability of having a mental disorder among females (N = 3,125)
Factors
 Major Depressive Episode (MDE)
 Anxiety disorder
 Cage ≥ 2


Lifetime†
 One year‡
 Lifetime†
 One year‡
 Lifetime†
 One year‡


OR
 95% CI
 OR
 95% CI
 OR
 95% CI
 OR
 95% CI
 OR
 95% CI
 OR
 95% CI
Sociodemographic features













     Age











          20 – 39 years
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
          40 – 49 years
 0.89
 0.69–1.17
 0.97
 0.67–1.40
 1.18
 0.83–1.68
 0.71
 0.43–1.17
 1.50
 0.80–2.81
 3.91
 0.57–26.63
          ≥ 50 years
 0.94
 0.69–1.29
 0.91
 0.58–1.43
 1.23
 0.82–1.86
 0.49
 0.26–0.92*
 1.68
 0.81–3.45
 0.65
 0.07–6.16













     Marital status











          Married or living with someone
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
          Single
 1.36
 1.07–1.72*
 1.52
 1.11–2.08**
 1.36
 1.01–1.85*
 1.24
 0.82–1.88
 1.27
 0.68–2.35
 7.37
 1.97–27.52**
          Separated or divorced
 2.30
 1.80–2.95***
 1.38
 0.98–1.93
 1.46
 1.06–2.00*
 1.82
 1.17–2.83**
 2.89
 1.83–4.57***
 16.09
 5.52–46.87***
          Widowed
 2.00
 1.16–3.44*
 0.85
 0.35–2.07
 1.62
 0.84–3.11
 3.09
 1.38–6.94**
 0.00
 -
 0.00
 -













     Educational level











          Lower than Baccalaureate degree
 0.95
 0.68–1.33
 1.15
 0.70–1.88
 1.74
 1.14–2.64*
 0.76
 0.40–1.47
 1.07
 0.52–2.23
 1.07
 0.17–6.66
          Baccalaureate degree
 0.98
 0.76–1.25
 1.08
 0.74–1.58
 1.02
 0.74–1.42
 0.97
 0.61–1.54
 0.56
 0.31–1.02
 0.09
 0.01–0.69*
          ≤ 2 years at university
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
          3 – 4 years at university
 0.98
 0.78–1.23
 1.26
 0.90–1.75
 0.86
 0.63–1.16
 0.70
 0.46–1.06
 0.67
 0.40–1.13
 0.04
 0.01–0.22***
          ≥ 5 years at university
 0.65
 0.48–0.87**
 1.26
 0.83–1.92
 0.62
 0.41–0.94*
 0.76
 0.45–1.29
 0.74
 0.40–1.42
 0.61
 0.20–1.87













Career cycle features













     Number of years in current profession











          < 5 years
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
          5 – 9 years
 1.32
 0.97–1.80
 1.33
 0.86–2.04
 0.57
 0.37–0.89*
 0.34
 0.19–0.63***
 1.58
 0.63–3.96
 0.06
 0.00–0.86*
          10 – 19 years
 1.37
 1.01–1.85*
 1.37
 0.89–2.09
 0.98
 0.66–1.46
 0.64
 0.39–1.06
 1.97
 0.84–4.65
 0.02
 0.00–0.40*
          20 – 29 years
 1.71
 1.21–2.42**
 1.45
 0.89–2.37
 1.00
 0.64–1.57
 0.76
 0.41–1.40
 2.01
 0.81–5.01
 0.38
 0.07–2.16
          ≥ 30 years
 1.74
 1.16–2.59**
 1.17
 0.66–2.09
 1.05
 0.63–1.76
 0.94
 0.44–2.01
 1.52
 0.54–4.27
 0.38
 0.04–3.53













Working environment features













     Work schedule











          Irregular
 1.02
 0.86–1.21
 0.94
 0.74–1.20
 1.09
 0.87–1.36
 1.31
 0.96–1.79
 0.92
 0.61–1.38
 1.62
 0.60–4.40
          Regular
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00













     Commuting time from home to work











          ≤ 15 minutes
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
          16 – 30 minutes
 0.83
 0.69–1.01
 0.83
 0.63–1.10
 0.97
 0.76–1.25
 1.29
 0.90–1.85
 1.75
 1.10–2.78*
 4.50
 1.47–13.82**
          31 – 60 minutes
 1.05
 0.85–1.30
 1.15
 0.85–1.55
 1.06
 0.80–1.41
 1.04
 0.68–1.58
 1.41
 0.82–2.42
 0.09
 0.00–2.85
          > 60 minutes
 1.40
 1.06–1.85*
 1.42
 0.98–2.07
 1.48
 1.04–2.11*
 1.16
 0.68–1.96
 1.46
 0.72–2.96
 1.20
 0.15–9.80













Occupational group













     Teacher
 1.01
 0.82–1.25
 1.03
 0.76–1.40
 1.12
 0.85–1.49
 1.01
 0.68–1.49
 0.99
 0.59–1.65
 2.06
 0.50–8.47
     Control
 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

All variables included in the logistic regression analyses are mentioned in the table. Only subjects with no data missing for any of the variables were included in these models. † Existence of the disease during lifetime. ‡ Existence of the disease during the previous year. OR = odd ratio. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

Kovess-Masféty et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:101   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-101