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Table 5 Associated factors of high-level of depressive symptom among all participants (n = 3988)

From: High-level of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with general medical conditions and community residents: a comparative study

Explanatory variables

Depressive symptoms

(AOR) 95% CI

P-value

Yes n(%)

No n(%)

Age

 18–24

54 (5.6)

918 (94.4)

1.00

 

 25–34

49 (4.2)

1121 (95.8)

.72 (.46, 1.14)

.157

 35–44

65 (7.3)

823 (92.7)

1.29 (.79, 2.09)

.310

 45 and more

101 (10.5)

857 (89.5)

1.41 (.88, 2.25)

.155

Relative Wealth

 Low

105 (10.3)

916 (89.7)

.543 (.28, 1.06)

.072

 Average

152 (5.3)

2709 (94.7)

.84 (.42, 1.70)

.629

 High

12 (11.3)

94 (88.7)

1.00

 

Social support

 Low

60 (10.6)

506 (89.4)

1.00

 

 Moderate

179 (6.3)

2644 (93.7)

.631 (.45, .88)

.006

 Strong

30 (5.0)

569 (95.0)

.543 (.33, .88)

.014

Sample

 Health center

137 (10.1)

1226 (89.9)

2.2 (1.72, 2.91)

<.0001

 Community

132 (5.0)

2493 (95.0)

1.00

 

Physical/verbal abuse

 Yes

162 (8.3)

1798 (91.7)

1.75 (1.33, 2.31)

<.0001

 No

107 (5.3)

1921 (94.7)

1.00

 

Parental death at childhood age

 Yes

95 (12.6)

661 (87.4)

2.1 (1.56, 2.77)

<.0001

 No

174 (5.4)

3058 (94.6)

1.00

 

Alcohol use

  

.186

 Yes

89 (8.3)

980 (91.7)

1.86 (.91, 1.61)

 

 No

180 (6.2)

2737 (93.8)

1.00

 
  1. AOR (Adjusted odds ratio), 1.00 (reference)