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Table 2 A Bivariate logistic regression analysis predicting dropout from sociodemographic and clinical variables

From: Client predictors of therapy dropout in a primary care setting: a prospective cohort study

Predictor

B

SE

Wald

df

p

OR

95% CI for OR

Lower

Upper

Sociodemographic

 Aged 30 or higher

-1.02

.22

22.10

1

 < .001

.36

.23

.55

 Sex: Female

-.31

.22

1.98

1

.16

.74

.48

1.13

 Higher educated

-.89

.23

15.30

1

 < .001

.41

.26

.64

 Immigrant background

.21

.31

.45

1

.50

1.23

.67

2.26

 Poor social support

.60

.22

7.49

1

.006

1.83

1.19

2.81

Work statusa

 Employed while receiving benefits

.01

.28

.00

1

.96

1.01

.58

1.77

Unemployed

1.01

.33

9.44

1

.002

2.75

1.44

5.24

 Student

.77

.33

5.50

1

.02

2.16

1.14

4.10

 Other

-.17

.51

.11

1

.74

.84

.31

2.31

Clinical

Symptoms of depressiona

 Mild-moderate

.09

.31

.09

1

.77

1.10

.60

2.00

 Severe

.26

.29

.80

1

.37

1.30

.74

2.28

Symptoms of anxietya

 Mild-moderate

.08

.27

.92

1

.76

1.09

.64

1.84

 Severe

-.08

.31

.07

1

.80

.92

.51

1.69

Symptom duration

  ≤ 6 months

-.24

.32

.53

1

.47

.79

.42

1.49

  > 24 months

-.20

.25

.66

1

.42

.82

.50

1.33

 Low daily function

.13

.22

.34

1

.56

1.14

.74

1.74

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval. Municipalities and therapists were included as fixed effects. Number of participants = 526. Significance level set to p < .05
  2. aReference categories—work status: employed; symptoms of depression and anxiety: non-clinical symptom levels (below cut-off); symptom duration: 7 – 24 months