Table 3

Trend change in fair or good mental health between the preintervention (2004–2008) and intervention (2008–2011) period in 40 target districts, comparably deprived districts and the rest of the Netherlands, by gender

 Trend in fair or good mental health (slope estimate* (95% CI))
 Period
GenderType of areaPreintervention period (2004–2008)Intervention period (2008–2011)Intervention vs preintervention period† (difference in difference)
FemalesTarget districts−0.05 (−0.11 to 0.01)0.01 (−0.10 to 0.13)0.07 (−0.09 to 0.22)
Comparably deprived districts PSM ‘narrow’0.01 (−0.05 to 0.08)−0.04 (−0.14 to 0.07)−0.05 (−0.20 to 0.11)
Target districts vs comparably deprived districts PSM ‘narrow’†0.13 (−0.09 to 0.34)
Comparably deprived districts PSM ‘broad’0.04 (0.01 to 0.08)‡−0.05 (−0.11 to 0.01)−0.09 (−0.18 to −0.01)‡
Target districts vs comparably deprived districts PSM ‘broad’†0.17 (−0.01 to 0.34)
Rest of the Netherlands0.02 (0.01 to 0.04)‡−0.04 (−0.06 to −0.02)‡−0.06 (−0.10 to −0.03)‡
Target districts vs rest of the Netherlands†0.13 (−0.03 to 0.29)
MalesTarget districts0.05 (−0.03 to 0.14)−0.10 (−0.24 to 0.04)−0.15 (−0.36 to 0.05)
Comparably deprived districts PSM ‘narrow’−0.05 (−0.14 to 0.04)−0.04 (−0.18 to 0.10)0.01 (−0.19 to 0.22)
Target districts vs comparably deprived districts PSM ‘narrow’†−0.20 (−0.48 to 0.09)
Comparably deprived districts PSM ‘broad’−0.02 (−0.07 to 0.02)−0.05 (−0.12 to 0.02)−0.03 (−0.13 to 0.07)
Target districts vs comparably deprived districts PSM ‘broad’†−0.13 (−0.35 to 0.10)
Rest of the Netherlands0.02 (−0.00 to 0.03)−0.06 (−0.09 to −0.03)‡−0.07 (−0.12 to −0.03)‡
Target districts vs rest of the Netherlands†−0.08 (−0.29 to 0.13)
  • *Adjusted for age, gender, household composition, ethnicity, education and income.

  • †Reference category.

  • ‡The association is statistically significant by p≤0.05, two-sided test.

  • PSM, propensity score matching.