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Table 2 Sociodemographic and health related odds ratios of perceived stress and fatigue

From: Determinants of fatigue and stress

 

Prevalence of Stress

Odds Ratios1

95% CI

Prevalence of Fatigue

Odds Ratios

95% CI

 

n (%)

  

n (%)

  

Sex

      

   Men

8.5%

-

-

25.5%

-

-

   Women

11.2%

1.25*

1.03-1.53

33.7%

1.49**

1.24-1.78

Age

      

   16-40

19.7%

1.18

0.92-1.52

19.6%

-

-

   41-60

22.2%

1.37*

1.06-1.77

31.3%

1.87**

1.48-2.36

   61 >

17.2%

-

-

42.0%

2.97**

2.37-3.73

Marital Status

      

   Married

231

17.7%

-

-

29.3%

0.64**

0.51-0.79

   Single

120

19.8%

1.14

0.90-1.46

21.6%

-

-

   Seperated/divored/widowed

139

24.3%

1.49**

1.17-1.89

39.5%

1.57**

1.27-1.95

Employment status

      

   Employed/Retired/Student

18.9%

-

-

29.9%

1.05

0.71-1.41

   Unemployed

30.6%

1.89**

1.34-2.66

29.8%

-

-

Socioeconomic status (SES) 2

      

   Low

22.3%

1.38*

1.12-1.72

34.9%

2.32**

1.56-3.44

   Medium

17.3%

-

-

28.0%

-

-

   High

18.0%

1.05

0.70-1.58

30.8%

0.43**

0.29-0.64

Self-perceived health status 3

      

   poor

40.6%

4.06**

3.07-5.37

68.8%

9.38**

7.04-12.50

   average

30.4%

2.56**

2.02-3.33

48.7%

4.05**

3.21-5.10

   good

14.4%

-

-

19.0%

-

-

  1. Logist. Regression, Stress↓ (PSQ < 0,30) vs. Stress↑ (PSQ > 0,30), Fatigue↓ (< 6 months) vs. Fatigue↑ (> 6 months)
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.001
  4. 2 Winkler and Stolzenberg (1999)
  5. 3 Indicator generated by single-item: „How content are you about your health status?"; poor: not content at all; average: depends; good: content-very content.