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Table 4 Emotional well-being and its association with personal factors and health condition

From: Survivors of war in the Northern Kosovo (II): baseline clinical and functional assessment and lasting effects on the health of a vulnerable population

Variables (WHO-5 Well-Being < 13, poor emotional well-being)

OR (95% CI)

P value

Political party member vs. general party supporter

0.50 (0.08-3.20)

0.463

Political leader vs. general party supporter

0.33 (0.02-5.5)

0.444

Often attend meeting or hold meeting at home

1.43 (0.55-3.71)

0.464

Have participated in demonstration, a strike or a human rights rally at some time

0.32 (0.13-0.78)

< 0.05

Have conflict with people of other ethnicities

0.58 (0.21-1.60)

0.295

Exposure to 1-3 categories of organised crime or political violence

7.00 (1.17-41.76)

< 0.05

Exposure to at least 4 categories of organised crime or political violence

8.44 (1.33-53.51)

< 0.05

Number of torture methods experienced

1.12 (0.92-3.16)

0.258

Number of bodily injury reported by the victims

1.32 (0.76-2.32)

0.328

Rarely have fear of violence in the community vs. no fear of violence

0.94 (0.26-3.37)

0.92

Sometimes have fear of violence in the community vs. no fear of violence

2.29 (0.70-7.44)

0.17

Often have fear of violence in the community vs. no fear of violence

3.12 (0.77-12.58)

0.11

Always have fear of violence in the community vs. no fear of violence

8.84 (1.06-74.03)

< 0.05

Having 1-3 types of emotional disturbances within 14 days vs. no emotional disturbance

2.40 (0.18-32.88)

0.512

Having at least 4 types of emotional disturbances within 14 days vs. no emotional disturbance

18.40 (1.95-173.53)

< 0.01

Light pain within 14 days vs. no pain

4.09 (0.67-24.83)

0.126

Moderate pain within 14 days vs. no pain

16.67 (26.2-106.08)

< 0.005

Severe pain within 14 days vs. no pain

13.33 (2.08-85.41)

< 0.01

Taking medications against depression or anxiety

2.66 (1.12-6.33)

< 0.05

Income level 0<x≤50 € vs. no income

0.43 (0.08-2.37)

0.332

Income level 50<x≤100 € vs. no income

0.51 (0.10-2.57)

0.416

Income level 100<x<≤200 € vs. no income

0.57 (0.08-4.01)

0.573

Income level 200<x≤400 € vs. no income

0.14 (0.02-0.99)

< 0.05

Income level >400 € vs. no income

0

-

Employment: household work vs. not working

0.37 (0.10-1.32)

0.128

Employment: business vs. not working

0

-

Employment: service, journalist or teacher vs. not working

0.13 (0.27-0.63)

< 0.05

Employment: pension vs. not working

0.25 (0.07-0.92)

< 0.05

Education level

0.65 (0.43-0.98)

< 0.05

Age ≥55 vs. age under 55 year old

1.01 (0.41-2.48)

0.982

Female vs. male

1.54 (0.66-3.57)

0.314