Table 4 DEGS1: Multivariate model (Poisson analysis) on sociodemographic and medical characteristics associated with chronic stress (n = 5938)

Female (ref. Male)

1.186

1.167–1.205

< 0.01

Age (in years)

0.999

0.998–0.999

< 0.01

Chronic illness (Ref. has no chronic illness)

1.127

1.098–1.156

< 0.01

Has a migration background (Ref. no migration background)

1.063

1.036–1.091

< 0.01

Unemployment experience in the past five years (Ref. no unemployment experience in the past five years)

1.099

1.074–1.124

< 0.01

SES Score

0.981

0.978–0.984

< 0.01