Table 2:

Logistic regressions analyzing the relations between pain conditions and past-year mental disorders among Canadian Armed Forces personnel

Physical conditionsMental disorders, % (95% CI)
MDEGADPanic disorderPTSDAUD
YesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNo
Musculoskeletal problemsn = 247n = 270n = 147n = 171n = 114n = 104n = 187n = 161n = 81n = 179
12.2 (10.7–13.9)6.1 (5.4–6.9)6.9 (5.9–8.2)3.7 (3.2–4.4)5.7 (4.7–6.9)2.4 (1.9–2.9)9.0 (7.8–10.5)3.6 (3.0–4.3)4.5 (3.5–5.6)4.5 (3.9–5.2)
Odds ratios (95% CI)
Model 12.13 (1.74–2.61)*1.92 (1.50–2.49)*2.52 (1.87–3.39)*2.68 (2.11–3.40)*0.99 (0.73–1.34)
Model 22.12 (1.73–2.61)*1.78 (1.37–2.32)*2.37 (1.75–3.21)*2.47 (1.92–3.17)*1.36 (0.99–1.86)
Model 31.80 (1.42–2.29)*1.04 (0.74–1.45)1.75 (1.23–2.49)1.88 (1.42–2.50)*1.04 (0.73–1.48)
% (95% CI)
ArthritisYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNo
n = 97n = 419n = 72n = 246n = 57n = 159n = 88n = 260n = 27n = 233
11.5 (9.4–14.0)7.5 (6.8–8.2)8.2 (6.6–10.4)4.2 (3.7–4.8)7.5 (5.7–9.6)2.8 (2.4–3.4)10.4 (8.3–13.1)4.6 (4.0–5.2)3.7 (2.5–5.3)4.6 (4.1–5.2)
Odds ratios (95% CI)
Model 11.61(1.24–2.08)*2.05 (1.53–2.74)*2.73 (1.95–3.81)*2.44 (1.84–3.24)*0.78 (0.52–1.18)
Model 21.51(1.14–2.00)1.73 (1.26–2.37)2.41 (1.70–3.41)*2.09 (1.53–2.86)*1.50 (0.94–2.40)
Model 31.10 (0.76–1.60)1.23 (0.81–1.85)1.80 (1.15–2.82)1.86 (1.29–2.70)1.26 (0.75–2.14)
% (95% CI)
Back problemsYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNo
n = 207n = 310n = 149n = 168n = 106n = 109n = 174n = 174n = 67n = 193
13.2 (11.5–15.2)6.4 (5.7–7.1)9.6 (8.2–11.3)3.2 (2.7–3.8)7.4 (6.1–9.1)2.1 (1.8–2.6)11.2 (9.5–13.0)3.5 (3.0–4.1)4.4 (3.4–5.7)4.5 (3.9–5.2)
Odds ratios (95% CI)
Model 12.26 (1.85–2.75)*3.21 (2.52–4.09)*3.65 (2.72–4.90)*3.46 (2.75–4.36)*0.96 (0.70–1.33)
Model 22.21 (1.79–2.74)*2.97 (2.29–3.85)*3.41 (2.52–4.62)*3.11 (2.44–3.97)*1.41 (1.00–1.97)
Model 31.40 (1.05–1.87)1.78 (1.29–2.47)*1.90 (1.23–2.92)2.17 (1.61–2.93)*0.99 (0.67–1.45)
% (95% CI)
MigrainesYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNo
n = 107n = 409n = 55n = 263n = 49n = 165n = 86n = 261n = 28n = 232
17.4 (14.4–20.9)7.0 (6.3–7.7)8.9 (6.8–11.5)4.3 (3.8–4.9)8.0 (5.9–10.3)2.9 (2.5–3.4)14.5 (11.8–18.0)4.3 (3.8–4.9)5.8 (3.9–8.5)4.4 (3.8–5.0)
Odds ratios (95% CI)
Model 12.80 (2.16–3.62)*2.18 (1.57–3.02)*2.85 (1.98–4.09)*3.80 (2.85–5.07)*1.35 (0.87–2.08)
Model 22.62 (2.00–3.44)*1.92 (1.38–2.66)*2.49 (1.71–3.64)*3.30 (2.41–4.50)*1.66 (1.07–2.57)
Model 32.02 (1.43–2.86)*0.95 (0.60–1.48)1.53 (0.97–2.42)2.55 (1.75–3.72)*1.17 (0.71–1.94)
% (95% CI)
YesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYesNo
Any pain conditionn = 351n = 166n = 220n = 98n = 164n = 52n = 269n = 79n = 125n = 135
11.3 (10.2–12.6)5.0 (4.3–5.8)6.9 (6.1–7.9)2.8 (2.3–3.4)5.4 (4.6–6.4)1.6 (1.2–2.1)8.7 (7.7–9.9)2.2 (1.8–2.8)4.6 (3.8–5.5)4.4 (3.7–5.3)
Odds ratios (95% CI)
 Model 12.42 (1.96–2.99)*2.59 (2.01–3.33)*3.63 (2.53–5.19)*4.17 (3.16–5.50)*1.04 (0.79–1.36)
 Model 22.44 (1.96–3.04)*2.38 (1.82–3.09)*3.43 (2.37–4.95)*3.85 (2.88–5.17)*1.53 (1.14–2.06)
 Model 31.80 (1.40–2.31)*1.32 (0.97–1.81)2.22 (1.43–3.44)*2.97 (2.11–4.19)*1.19 (0.86–1.66)
  • Note: AUD = alcohol use disorder, CI = confidence interval, GAD = generalized anxiety disorder, MDE = major depressive episode, PAD = panic disorder, PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

  • Model 1 = unadjusted odds ratio; Model 2 = odds ratio adjusted for age, sex, marital status, rank, Canadian Forces type, education, income, ethnicity; Model 3 = odds ratio adjusted for age, sex, marital status, rank, Canadian Forces type, education, income, ethnicity, all other mental disorders excluding the mental disorder of interest; Yes = prevalence rate of those who have the mental disorder of interest among each physical condition; No = prevalence of those who have the mental disorder of interest among those without the physical condition. Musculoskeletal problems = fibromyalgia and musculoskeletal problems; n = unweighted n. % and 95% CI were bootstrapped and weighted using Statistics Canada population weights. % computed using weighted counts rounded to base 20 as per Statistics Canada data release rules.

  • * p < 0.001.

  • p < 0.01.

  • p < 0.05.