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Table 5 Age-specific determinants of psychiatric outcomes after the first COVID-19 wave across ages

From: Age-specific determinants of psychiatric outcomes after the first COVID-19 wave: baseline findings from a Canadian online cohort study

Determinant

Child-PR OR (95% CI)

Youth-PR OR (95% CI)

Youth-SR OR (95% CI)

Young Adult OR (95% CI)

Adult 30y + OR (95% CI)

Age

 Older from 8–18 year

NA

1.23 (1.03–1.48)a

1.43 (1.05–1.95)a

NA

NA

 Younger (30–39 year) vs 60 + y

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.88 (1.27–6.52)b

3.21 (1.81–5.68)c

3.10 (2.05–4.69)P

 Younger (40–49 year) vs 60 + y

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.62 (1.45–4.73)c

2.79 (1.82–4.29)a

2.71 (1.18–6.26)b

 Younger (50–59 year) vs 60 + y

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.16 (1.38–3.39)a

2.19 (1.19–4.05)c

Gender and orientation

 Female1

ns

1.92 (1.10–3.37)a

ns

ns

ns

 Non-binary1

ns

ns

ns

7.94 (1.28–49.10)b

ns

 LGBTQ2S + 

ns

ns

12.1 (1.1–133)a

2.97 (1.59–5.54)a

1.49 (1.00–2.22)c

1.99 (1.17–3.29)c

Education, poverty, homemaker/caregiver and parental status

 Limited education

ns

ns

ns

2.43 (1.45–4.07)a

1.31 (1.05–1.64)P

2.05 (1.05–3.98)b

2.20 (1.48–3.27)S

1.74 (1.09–2.78)c

 Poverty

ns

ns

8.10 (1.26–51.90)a

ns

2.05 (1.55–2.71)PP

1.98 (1.46–2.68)c

 Homemaker/caregiver

NA

NA

NA

ns

2.21 (1.09–4.50)S

 Non-parent of 0–18y

NA

NA

NA

ns

0.61 (0.41–0.92)S

Developmental conditions, psychiatric and medical diagnoses

Special Education Needs

8.28 (1.86–37.00)a

ns

ns

NA

NA

5.88 (1.35–25.60)c

Lifetime psychiatric diagnosis

7.27 (1.42–37.4)c

5.01 (2.62–9.57)aa

7.59 (2.23–25.90)aa

1.93 (1.18–3.15)a

3.57 (2.85–4.46)a

2.98 (1.54–5.80)c

1.69 (1.32–2.18)c

Medical condition

ns

ns

ns

ns

1.32 (1.07–1.62)a

1.40 (1.09–1.80)c

  1. Ns non-significant, NA not applicable
  2. aselect psychiatric problem (current depression, GAD, OCD or suicide attempt during COVID-19) as reported at baseline
  3. bincreased severity of any psychiatric diagnosis during COVID-19
  4. cunmet MH support needs during COVID-19
  5. 1relative to male gender