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Table 2 Demographic risk factors for major depression and GAD

From: Demographic and psychosocial predictors of major depression and generalised anxiety disorder in Australian university students

Demographic risk factors

Major depression

GAD

Univariate

Final multivariate model

Univariate

Final multivariate model

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Age 18–25

Reference

 

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Age 26–34

0.46 (0.20, 1.05)

 

0.53 (0.30, 0.94)*

0.81 (0.39, 1.67)

Age 35+

0.34 (0.10, 1.12)

 

0.68 (0.35, 1.31)

0.74 (0.33, 1.68)

Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Female

1.92 (0.98, 3.76)

 

2.71 (1.64, 4.47)**

1.94 (1.15, 3.29)*

Single

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Reference

 

In a romantic relationship

0.46 (0.25, 0.86)*

0.53 (0.28, 1.03)

0.95 (0.62, 1.44)

 

Born overseas

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Reference

 

Born in Australia

1.59 (0.85, 2.95)

 

2.28 (1.44, 3.61)**

1.01 (0.56, 1.83)

Did not move to attend university

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Moved to attend university

2.11 (1.17, 3.80)*

1.83 (0.97, 3.43)

2.04 (1.34, 3.11)**

1.77 (1.10, 2.84)*

Living on campus

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Living off campus

1.17 (0.63, 2.17)

 

1.07 (0.70, 1.66)

 

No financial stress

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Occasional financial stress

1.70 (0.80, 3.60)

1.58 (0.73, 4.42)

2.22 (1.25, 3.96)**

1.91 (1.05, 3.48)*

Frequent financial stress

2.75 (1.06, 7.09)*

2.42 (0.91, 6.46)

4.36 (2.07, 8.77)**

3.70 (1.74, 7.87)**

Constant financial stress

1.15 (0.31, 4.37)

1.00 (0.26, 3.87)

4.00 (1.81, 8.86)**

3.47 (1.51, 7.97)**

Not receiving government payments

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Receiving government payments

0.82 (0.42, 1.60)

 

1.09 (0.70, 1.71)

 

Postgraduate

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First year undergraduate

4.50 (2.11, 9.58)**

2.98 (1.33, 6.69)**

2.49 (1.40, 4.45)**

1.44 (0.67, 3.05)

Later year undergraduate

1.85 (0.87, 3.93)

1.40 (0.63, 3.12)

1.88 (1.14, 3.12)*

1.34 (069, 2.61)

Honours

1.43 (0.31, 6.67)

1.30 (0.27, 6.23)

3.61 (1.56, 8.32)**

2.23 (0.86, 5.76)

Part time study

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Full time study

1.38 (0.53, 3.58)

 

1.59 (0.79, 3.20)

 

International student

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Domestic student

3.41 (1.33, 8.76)*

2.16 (0.77, 6.01)

3.73 (1.94, 7.17)**

2.04 (0.88, 4.74)

Not LGBTIQ

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LGBTIQ

1.57 (0.63, 3.87)

 

1.47 (0.74, 2.90)

 
  1. *p < .05, **p < .01