Table 6 Adjusted odds ratios (and 95% CI) of clinical mental distress (GH28 ≥ 24) by sociodemographic characteristics and self-assessment of participants’ health as estimated in multivariable backward stepwise logistic regression analysis

Gender

Female

1

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Male

1.705

0.669

6.500

1

5.50

1.48–20.41

0.011

Age

22–27

1

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28–36

-1.260

1.089

1.340

1

4.83

1.24–18.86

0.247

Parental status

Married

1

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divorce

3.645

1.465

6.186

1

38.2

2.16- 676.65

0.013

Father’s employment status

Unemployed

1

----------

Employed

-1.599

0.907

3.109

1

0.20

(0.03–1.62)

0.708

Learning difficulties

No

1

----------

Yes

1.049

0.772

1.847

1

2.85

0.62–12.96

0.174

Alcohol consumption

No

Very often/occasionally

-0.989

0.753

1.725

1

0.37

0.08–1.62

0.189

Chronic physical disorder or disability

No

1

----------

Yes

-0.551

0.872

0.399

1

0.57

0.10–3.18

0.527

Loss of parentNOs)

No

1

----------

Yes

-0.790

1.154

0.469

1

0.45

0.04–4.35

0.493

Level of satisfaction with quality of the education system

No/ Low

1

----------

Hight/ Very high

-1.217

1.075

1.282

1

12.17

1.30-113.71

0.258

Level of satisfaction with program/course of study

No/ Low

1

----------

Hight/ Very high

-1.184

0.620

3.644

1

0.30

0.09–1.10

0.056

Satisfaction with relationship with friends

No/ Low

1

----------

Hight/ Very high

3.510

1.197

8.600

1

33.46

3.07-130.97

0.002

Satisfaction with relationship with parents

No/ Low

1

----------

Hight/ Very high

-0.960

0.872

1.213

1

0.38

0.69–2.11

0.029

Frequency of spending time with my friends

Low

1

----------

Hight/Very hight

-2.072

0.689

9.039

1

0.126

0.03–0.486

0.003

Mental health self-assessment during last month

Excellent/very good

1

----------

Poor/very poor

2.275

0.663

11.781

1

9.72

2.65–35.65

0.001

Physical health self-assessment during last month

Excellent/very good

1

----------

Poor/very poor

0.153

0.773

0.039

1

1.11

0.25–5.30

0.843