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Table 2 Exposure to major psychosocial stressors and the development of a mental disorder at one year (N = 482)

From: Development of mental disorders one year after exposure to psychosocial stressors; a cohort study in primary care patients with a physical complaint

Psychosocial stressors

Prevalence of mental disorders at one year

Relative risk of developing a mental disorder at one year

Exposed to stressor

Not exposed to stressor

RR (CI95%)

p-value

% (n/N)

% (n/N)

Bothered a lot by

    

   Worrying about health

23.8% (10/42)

10.4% (46/440)

2.3 (1.2; 4.2)

0.001

   Weight and appearance

24.2% (8/33)

10.7% (48/449)

2.3 (1.2; 4.4)

0.019

   Little sexual desire or pleasure

20.0% (7/35)

11.0% (49/447)

1.8 (0.89; 3.7)

0.108

   Difficulties with partner/lover

36.8% (7/19)

10.6% (49/463)

3.5 (1.8; 6.6)

0.0005

   The stress of taking care of family members

5.3% (1/19)

11.9% (55/463)

0.44 (0.06; 3.0)

0.378

   Stress at work or outside the home

20.7% (6/29)

11.0% (50/453)

1.9 (0.88; 4.0)

0.116

   Financial problems or worries

15.8% (3/19)

11.4% (53/463)

1.4 (0.47; 4.0)

0.563

   Having no one to turn to when having a problem

20.0% (2/10)

11.4% (54/472)

1.7 (0.5; 6.2)

0.403

   Something bad that happened recently

17.1% (7/41)

11.1% (49/441)

1.5 (0.74; 3.2)

0.254

   Thinking or dreaming about something terrible that happened in the past

27.8% (5/18)

11.0% (51/464)

2.5 (1.1; 5.6)

0.029

Number of major psychosocial stressors

    

    None

 

7.9% (26/329)

1

 

    One

15.0% (12/80)

 

1.9 (1.0;3.6)

 

    Two or more

24.7% (18/73)

 

3.1 (1.8; 5.4)