Table 3

Results of separate regression analyses examining the association between predictor variables and the level of health status (psychological distress, physical and mental health functioning) for male participants

PredictorPsychological distress: (GHQ-28)Physical functioning (SF-12: PCS)Mental functioning (SF-12: MCS)
Bβ (CI 95%)Bβ (CI 95%)Bβ (CI 95%)
Age0.290.20 (0.06 to 0.51)*−0.19−0.22 (−0.32 to 0.58)*0.100.11 (−0.05 to 0.25)
Rural residency5.550.19 (0.86 to 10.24)*−0.44−0.24 (−3.24 to 2.37)−4.63−0.24 (−7.76 to −1.50)*
Regular income0.450.01 (−5.13 to 6.03)1.37−0.07 (−1.93 to 4.67)0.590.32 (−3.10 to 4.28)
Marital status: married (reference: single)0.280.01 (−4.76 to 5.33)0.510.03 (−2.46 to 3.49)−0.43−0.02 (−3.76 to 2.90)
Employment: student (reference: paid work)1.430.04 (−5.65 to 8.51)−4.25−0.18 (−8.50 to −0.10)*0.390.02 (−4.25 to 5.12)
Employment: unemployed (reference: paid work)2.510.05 (−5.60 to 10.62)−4.99−0.15 (−9.89 to −0.10)*−2.97−0.08 (−8.44 to 2.50)
Level of education: primary (reference: no formal education)0.800.03 (−4.333 to 5.91)1.580.83 (−1.44 to 4.61)0.730.04 (−2.65 to 4.10)
Level of education: Secondary or higher (reference: no formal education)−0.200.01 (−5.41 to 5.18)1.260.07 (−1.87 to 4.33)2.030.10 (−1.43 to 5.49)
Returnee9.230.30 (4.54 to 13.93)*−2.83−0.15 (−5.61 to −0.05)*−0.92−0.05 (−4.03 to 2.17)
Traumatic event exposure1.050.11 (−0.48 to 2.58)−1.56−0.27 (−2.45 to −0.67)*−0.93−0.15 (−1.92 to 0.06)
Level of needs (HESPER score)†0.780.34 (0.41 to 1.16)*−0.33−0.24 (−0.55 to −0.11)*−0.73−0.48 (−0.98 to −0.49)*
 R2 model 1=0.31
R2 model 2=0.34
R2 model 3=0.41
R2 model 1=0.35
R2 model 2=0.43
R2 model 3=0.47
R2 model 1=0.23
R2 model 2=0.39
R2 model 3=0.47
  • *Significant value: P<0.05.

  • †To reduce redundancy, the item ‘Distress’ was excluded from the total score on HESPER because we intended to examine the level of psychological distress (GHQ-28) as an independent variable.

  • GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; HESPER, Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale; MCS, Mental Functioning; PCS, Physical Functioning; SF-12, Study Short-Form Health Survey.