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Table 3 Health-related quality of life and mental health indicators according to residential exposure to the Prestige oil-spill

From: Health-related quality of life and mental health in the medium-term aftermath of the Prestige oil spill in Galiza (Spain): a cross-sectional study

 

Interior (n = 1350)

Coast (n = 1350)

OR1

95% CI1

p

 

N

%

N

%

   

SF-36

       

   Physical functioning

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

322

24.08

270

20.13

0.69

0.54 – 0.89

0.005

   Role-physical

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

176

13.16

179

13.35

0.96

0.73 – 1.28

0.811

   Bodily pain

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

537

40.16

496

36.99

0.74

0.62 – 0.91

0.003

   General health

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

367

27.45

436

32.51

1.15

0.93 – 1.43

0.193

   Vitality

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

173

12.94

167

12.45

0.85

0.63 – 1.13

0.271

   Social functioning

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

263

19.67

275

20.51

1.08

0.86 – 1.38

0.501

   Role-emotional

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

91

6.81

111

8.28

1.21

0.85 – 1.75

0.278

   Mental health

       

Subjects with suboptimal scores

266

19.90

340

25.35

1.28

1.02 – 1.61

0.036

GHQ-28

       

   Somatic symptoms

       

Cases

28

2.07

37

2.75

1.48

0.82 – 2.68

0.196

   Anxiety and insomnia

       

Cases

31

2.30

43

3.20

1.07

0.60 – 1.91

0.762

   Severe depression

       

Cases

4

0.30

4

0.30

0.76

0.13 – 4.38

0.776

   Social dysfunction

       

Cases

12

0.89

21

1.56

1.91

0.82 – 4.42

0.133

HADS

       

   Anxiety

       

Cases (prob+conf)*

133

9.85

148

10.96

0.97

0.71 – 1.32

0.836

Cases (conf)**

53

3.93

63

4.67

1.15

0.72 – 1.84

0.549

   Depression

       

Cases (prob+conf)*

36

2.67

46

3.41

1.17

0.67 – 2.06

0.581

Cases (conf)**

11

0.81

14

1.04

0.92

0.33 – 2.52

0.870

GADS

       

   Anxiety

       

Cases

163

12.07

177

13.11

1.01

0.76 – 1.35

0.949

   Depression

       

Cases

85

6.30

126

9.33

1.72

1.18 – 2.49

0.004

  1. 1 OR: OR – 95% CI = odds ratio (coast versus interior) adjusted for individual exposure, age, sex, work status, education, smoking, hours of sleep daily and number of chronic diseases. -95% confidence interval.
  2. * Probable (prob) and confirmed (conf) cases included.
  3. ** Only confirmed (conf) cases included.