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Table 2
Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated mental health, by mental morbidity measures, and odds ratios relating mental morbidity measures to fair/poor self-rated mental health, population aged 15 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2002

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Mental morbidity measures Prevalence of
fair/poor
self-rated
mental health (%)
Model 1 (unadjusted) Model 2 (adjusted)‡
Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to
WMH-CIDI-measured disorder
Any
Past month
45.0§ 12.4* 10.1 15.1 11.2* 9.1 13.9
Past 2 to 12 months
27.4§ 6.6* 5.5 8.0 6.3* 5.2 7.7
Lifetime, not past 12 months
10.1§ 2.5* 2.1 2.9 2.4* 2.0 2.8
Never†
3.5§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Depression
Past month
58.1§ 26.0* 19.5 34.5 22.4* 16.5 30.4
Past 2 to 12 months
32.7§ 9.1* 7.4 11.2 8.1* 6.5 10.1
Lifetime, not past 12 months
9.7§ 2.0* 1.7 2.4 1.9* 1.5 2.3
Never†
5.1§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Bipolar I
Past month
51.9* 16.3* 10.0 26.5 13.1* 7.4 23.2
Past 2 to 12 months
39.0* 9.7* 6.9 13.6 7.4* 5.1 10.7
Lifetime, not past 12 months
22.3§ 4.3* 3.2 5.8 3.4* 2.5 4.7
Never†
6.2§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Panic disorder
Past month
49.0* 14.9* 10.7 20.8 11.4* 7.8 16.7
Past 2 to 12 months
32.9E* 7.6* 3.5 16.6 6.2* 2.8 13.9
Lifetime, not past 12 months
14.4* 2.6* 1.9 3.5 2.4* 1.8 3.2
Never†
6.0§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Social phobia
Past month
45.2§ 14.9* 11.6 19.0 13.7* 10.7 17.5
Past 2 to 12 months
30.9§ 8.1* 6.2 10.5 7.6* 5.7 10.2
Lifetime, not past 12 months
16.0§ 3.4* 2.8 4.2 3.4* 2.8 4.2
Never†
5.3§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Agoraphobia
Past month
34.5E* 7.5* 4.4 12.9 5.5* 2.9 10.6
Past 2 to 12 months
31.3E* 6.5* 3.3 12.9 4.7* 2.3 9.9
Lifetime, not past 12 months
16.7E* 2.8* 1.7 4.8 2.8* 1.7 4.8
Never†
6.6§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Multiple
Past month
73.4§ 46.2* 30.2 70.7 37.3* 22.9 60.8
Past 2 to 12 months
38.5§ 8.4* 6.0 11.8 6.8* 4.7 9.7
Lifetime, not past 12 months
15.2§ 2.7* 2.0 3.6 2.6* 2.0 3.5
Never†
5.7§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Self-reported diagnosed mental disorder
Any
Yes
46.2* 13.4* 11.1 16.1 10.2* 8.4 12.6
No†
6.0 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Dysthymia
Yes
45.7* 11.7* 7.5 18.0 11.3* 6.8 18.7
No†
6.7 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Schizophrenia
Yes
53.5* 15.9* 8.7 29.1 11.5* 6.3 21.1
No†
6.7 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Psychosis
Yes
54.2* 16.9* 13.0 22.1 12.7* 9.5 17.1
No†
6.5 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Yes
46.0* 12.3* 9.6 15.8 8.8* 6.7 11.7
No†
6.5 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
Multiple
Yes
69.4* 31.7* 20.9 48.0 23.0* 14.5 36.4
No†
6.7 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
K6 - Psychological distress
High (score 13 to 24)
61.2§ 36.4* 30.0 44.1 28.2* 22.9 34.7
Moderate (score 9 to 12)
30.2§ 10.0* 8.4 11.7 8.4* 7.1 10.0
None (score 0 to 8)†
4.2§ 1.0 … … 1.0 … …
† reference category
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05)
‡ models adjusted for socio-demographic and physical health characteristics; see Appendix Tables C, D and E
§ significantly different from values in all other categories (p<0.05); p-value adjusted for simultaneous comparisons
E coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3% (interpret with caution)
... not applicable
Source: 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being.