Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of informal caregivers

From: Emotional disorders among informal caregivers in the general population: target groups for prevention

 

Non-caregiver ( n  = 3,544; 68.9%)

Informal caregiver ( n  = 1,759; 31.1%)

 
 

% a

% a

OR b

95% CI b

Sociodemographics

    

Female gender

45.0

59.6

1.84***

1.59-2.12

Younger than 45

54.7

36.2

0.46***

0.41-0.53

Low educational level

30.2

28.0

0.81*

0.69-0.95

Unemployed

22.7

29.5

1.06

0.89-1.26

Living without a partner

31.8

25.9

0.83

0.69-1.00

Children at home

45.7

44.0

0.99

0.87-1.13

Other characteristics

    

Lack of social support

11.8

11.2

0.87

0.69-1.09

Chronic physical disorder

37.1

45.5

1.09

0.93-1.28

  1. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001; OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Intervals.
  2. aColumn percentages.
  3. bLogistic regression models, adjusted for age and gender.