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Table 2 Relationship between lifetime mental disorders and perceived social support (Global MSPSS)

From: The association of mental disorders with perceived social support, and the role of marital status: results from a national cross-sectional survey

    

Bivariate

Multivariableb

N (%)

Mean

SD

β

95% CI

P

β

95% CI

P

    

Lower

Upper

  

Lower

Upper

 

MDD

 Yes

346 (6.3)

5.23

1.02

−0.382

− 0.546

− 0.218

< 0.001

− 0.417

− 0.583

− 0.251

< 0.001

 No

5780 (93.7)

5.61

0.85

REF

   

REF

   

BD

 Yes

105 (1.6)

5.23

1.12

−0.36

− 0.665

− 0.055

0.021

− 0.311

− 0.611

− 0.011

0.042

 No

6021 (98.4)

5.59

0.86

REF

   

REF

   

GAD

 Yes

101 (1.6)

5.18

0.93

−0.418

−0.645

−0.192

< 0.001

− 0.421

− 0.658

− 0.184

< 0.001

 No

6025 (98.4)

5.59

0.87

REF

   

REF

   

OCD

 Yes

217 (3.6)

5.28

0.92

−0.319

−0.497

−0.142

< 0.001

− 0.368

− 0.552

− 0.184

< 0.001

 No

5909 (96.4)

5.60

0.86

REF

   

REF

   

AUD

 Yes

289 (4.6)

5.50

1.08

−0.091

−0.274

0.092

0.329

−0.042

−0.227

0.143

0.654

 No

5837 (95.3)

5.60

0.86

REF

   

REF

   

Any mental disordera

 Yes

846 (13.9)

5.37

0.83

−0.249

− 0.355

− 0.143

< 0.001

− 0.297

− 0.408

− 0.187

< 0.001

 No

5280 (86.1)

5.62

1.03

REF

   

REF

   
  1. MDD Major depressive disorder, BD Bipolar disorder, GAD Generalized anxiety disorder, OCD Obsessive compulsive disorder, AUD Alcohol use (abuse and dependence) disorders
  2. aany of the mental disorders covered in the study (MDD, BD, GAD, OCD or AUD)
  3. bGeneralized linear regression models adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education, employment, income) and having any chronic physical illness