Table 4

Concordant mental disorders in couples versus non-couples, 2002–2013 (with dual propensity score matching for gender, age and Charlson Comorbidity Index; χ2 test; N=11 286 pairs)

Concordant affective disordersConcordant anxiety disordersConcordant other mental disordersNo concordanceχ2
p Value
Variablesn1Per centn2Per centn3Per centn4Per cent
Relation<0.0001*
 Non-couple10.0210.0260.11563599.86
 Couple110.193936.961783.15506189.69
  • *p<0.05, with 1:1 propensity score matching according to gender, age and Charlson Comorbidity Index for the four individuals in the couples and non-couple pairs.