Table 3 Bivariate associations between predictor variables and elevated symptoms of anxiety, depression, distress and post-traumatic stress (n = 902)

	High anxiety symptoms (%)*	High depression symptoms (%)†	Distress (%)‡	PTS (%)¶
BMI ⩾18.5	37.9	31.8	34.9	15.8
BMI <18.5	48.5	43.1	46.5	24.6
p value§	0.0017	<0.001	<0.001	0.0012
High goods	40.9	32.4	37.4	16.6
Low goods	43.2	40.4	41.6	22.1
p value§	0.49	0.012	0.20	0.037
High livestock	46.1	39.7	45.7	20.7
Low livestock	40.6	34.9	37.2	18.7
p value§	0.14	0.19	0.022	0.49
High ladder	36.5	30.5	32.4	15
Low ladder	49.2	43.6	48.5	24.6
p value§	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Food secure	33.6	27.6	30.9	14.9
Food insecure	58.5	52.9	55.9	27.6
p value§	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Low trauma exposure	33.5	26.5	30.3	9.0
High trauma exposure	55.6	51.6	53.9	35.5
p value§	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

*Assessed as mean score of items 1–10 on the HSCL ⩾1.75.
†Assessed as mean score of items 11–25 on the HSCL ⩾1.75.
‡Assessed as mean score on the HSCL ⩾1.75.
¶Assessed as mean score on the HTQ ⩾2.0.
§χ² test.
BMI, body mass index; PTS, post-traumatic stress.