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Table 3 Relative risk of developing a mental disorder one year after initial exposure to at least one major psychosocial stressor

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

Mental disorders

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 = 153

n = 329

Depression

    

 Minor

10 (6.5%)

10 (3.0%)

2.2 (0.9; 5.1)

P = 0.073

 Major

8 (5.2%)

6 (1.8%)

2.9 (1.0; 8.1)

P = 0.038

 Either

18 (11.8%)

16 (4.9%)

2.4 (1.3; 4.6)

P = 0.006

Anxiety

    

 Panic disorder

7 (4.6%)

5 (1.5%)

3.0 (1.0; 9.3)

P = 0.045

 Other anxiety

7 (4.6%)

4 (1.2%)

3.8 (1.1; 12.7)

P = 0.021

 Either or both

13 (8.5%)

8 (2.4%)

3.5 (1.5; 8.3)

P = 0.002

Multi-somatoform disorders

9 (5.9%)

11 (3.3%)

1.8 (0.7; 4.2)

P = 0.193

Depression, anxiety or multi somatoform disorders

30 (19.6%)

26 (7.9%)

2.5 (1.5; 4.0)

P<0.001