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Table 1 Psychological distress at follow-up according to demographic characteristics of the study population and alcohol consumption +

From: Direct and indirect exposure to violence and psychological distress among civil servants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a prospective cohort study

  

Psychological distress

 
  

N (%)

p-value *

Sex

Male

401 (30.4)

< 0.0001

 

Female

688 (40.7)

 

Age (years)

≤29

71 (40.8)

0.34

 

30-39

366 (34.6)

 
 

40-49

463 (37.2)

 
 

≥50

189 (35.7)

 

Education

Elementary or less

428 (34.6)

0.12

 

High school

380 (36.0)

 
 

College or more

259 (39.4)

 

Household per capita income**

Lower

381 (41.6)

<0.0001

 

Intermediate

312 (38.0)

 
 

Upper

316 (30.4)

 

Alcohol consumption

No consumption

510 (36.1)

0.03

 

Mild or moderate

465 (35.7)

 
 

Heavy

68 (46.9)

 
  1. *p-value based on Chi-Square test.
  2. **tertiles.
  3. +Pró-Saúde Study (2001–2007), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.