Table 4

ORs (with 95% CI) from unadjusted logistic regression models for an increase of 5 points or more on eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 lockdown surveys

ExposurePHQ-8 increase ≥5GAD-7 increase ≥5
ORLow 95% CIHigh 95% CIORLow 95% CIHigh 95% CI
Ethnicity (Reference: White British)
Pakistani heritage0.880.681.150.940.721.23
Age group (Reference: Under 30 years)
30–341.010.661.540.900.571.42
35–390.890.591.350.990.641.53
40–441.040.691.580.880.571.38
45+0.920.591.451.020.641.63
Financial security at pre-COVID-19 survey (Reference: Living comfortably)
Doing alright1.070.811.421.190.891.59
Just about getting by1.721.232.401.661.172.35
Finding it quite/very difficult1.701.032.802.391.443.98
Financial security at lockdown survey (Reference: Living comfortably)
Doing alright1.741.182.561.471.002.17
Just about getting by3.522.365.263.202.154.76
Finding it quite/very difficult6.233.969.806.033.829.51
Change in financial status compared with 3 months ago (Reference: Better off)
About the same0.650.430.980.880.551.40
Worse off1.360.892.011.991.253.19
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 quintile (Reference: 1—Most deprived fifth)
20.900.671.211.220.921.63
30.910.581.410.870.551.39
40.760.431.340.980.571.68
5 (Least deprived fifth)0.850.342.130.990.392.48
Per one-fifth increase in lower deprivation1.070.941.251.000.881.13
Employment status of main earner (Reference: Employed and working from home)
Employed: going into work1.180.841.651.200.851.69
On furlough1.190.791.791.290.851.94
Self-employed: working0.900.531.510.920.551.57
Self-employed: not working1.490.972.271.310.842.04
Unemployed2.031.343.092.231.443.44
Whether respondent is a key worker (Reference: No)
Yes0.990.771.271.050.821.35
Whether anyone in household is clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 (Reference: No)
Yes1.681.292.191.531.172.01
Whether anyone in household is currently/has previously been self-isolated (Reference: No)
Yes1.591.242.041.481.141.92
Number of children in household (Reference: 1)
21.200.871.671.050.761.45
31.390.981.981.200.841.71
4 or more1.120.761.650.930.621.39
Total household size (Reference: Less than 4)
4 or 50.730.530.990.950.691.32
6 or more0.720.511.000.900.631.29
Whether single parent (Reference: No)
Yes1.661.182.331.280.891.85
Quality of relationship with partner (Reference: Excellent)
Good1.931.452.571.821.352.44
Average to poor3.642.445.435.073.377.62
Loneliness (Reference: Not lonely)
Lonely most/all of the time8.375.7012.278.505.7112.65
Social support (Reference: Easy to get support)
Not easy to get support2.251.782.862.131.672.73
Food security (Reference: Secure)
Insecure—often true that food does not last3.332.095.283.462.155.58
Housing security (Reference: Secure)
Insecure—worried about eviction/repossession3.292.364.583.002.114.25
Job security: whether expecting the main earner to still have a job in 12 months (Reference: Yes)
No0.840.491.430.960.561.64
Housing condition (Reference: No damp in the house)
Damp in the house1.851.452.381.571.212.03
Frequency of physical activity (Reference: Every day)
Most days1.581.152.181.671.212.31
1 or 2 days/week1.931.402.671.671.202.31
Never3.132.154.562.551.723.78
Change in frequency of physical activity since lockdown (Reference: More than before)
About the same0.660.450.970.820.561.21
Less than before1.270.941.721.431.041.95
Time between baseline and COVID-19 lockdown survey
Time (in months)1.000.991.011.000.991.01
Cohort source (Reference: BiBGU)
BiBBS0.840.641.100.840.631.12
  • BiBBS, Born in Bradford’s Better Start; BiBGU, Born in Bradford’s Growing Up.