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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis

From: The association between depressive symptoms and self-rated health among university students: a cross-sectional study in France and Japan

Variables

i-Share (France) n = 5350

Kyoto (Japan) n = 17,148

Odds Ratio

95% wald CI

p value

Odds Ratio

95% wald CI

p value

Self-rated health, n (%)

 Good

Ref

–

< 0.001

Ref

–

< 0.001

 Poor

2.82

1.99–4.01

 

7.10

5.76–8.74

Sex, n (%)

 Female

Ref

–

< 0.001

Ref

–

0.681

 Male

0.61

0.51–0.73

 

0.96

0.78–1.18

Age, mean (SD)

0.95

0.92–0.98

0.001

1.00

0.97–1.02

0.645

Year of study, n (%)

 1st undergraduate

Ref

–

0.056

Ref

–

< 0.001

 Other years

0.85

0.73–1.00

 

2.40

1.65–3.48

Sleep, n (%)

 Good

Ref

–

< 0.001

Ref

–

< 0.001

 Bad

2.30

1.98–2.67

 

2.94

2.44–3.53

 

BMI, n (%)

 < 18.5

1.20

1.00–1.45

0.075

1.03

0.80–1.32

0.015

 [18.5–24.9]

Ref

–

 

Ref

–

 [25–29.9]

1.07

0.85–1.36

 

0.90

0.65–1.25

 > =30

1.48

0.99–2.21

 

2.21

1.34–3.64

Physical activity, n (%)

 Regular

Ref

–

0.592

Ref

–

0.001

 Occasional or less

1.06

0.87–1.29

 

1.35

1.13–1.61

Smoking, n (%)

 No

Ref

–

0.049

Ref

–

0.094

 Yes

1.16

1.00–1.35

 

1.46

0.94–2.26

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

 Never

Ref

–

0.003

Ref

–

< 0.001

 At least sometimes

1.42

1.12–1.80

 

1.44

1.20–1.73

  1. Abbreviation; BMI Body mass index
  2. Association between PHQ-2 and Self-rated health, adjusted for Sex, Age, Year of study, Sleep, BMI, Physical activity, Smoking and Alcohol consumption