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. 2023 Jul 10;22:237. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01385-8

Table 3.

Factors associated with depression grade and score (n = 4,063)

Characteristics Categories Depression PHQ-9 score
OR (95% CI) Ρ B Ρ
Age, years 0.98 (0.93–1.02) 0.261 -0.05 < 0.001
Marital status

Married or partnered

Unmarried or separated

1.00

2.27 (1.59–3.22)

< 0.001

0.00

1.13

< 0.001
Family income

Above average

Below average

1.00

1.25 (0.91–1.72)

0.174

0.00

0.63

< 0.001
Residential region

Urban

Rural

1.00

1.08 (0.78–1.51)

0.645

0.00

0.19

0.255
Education

College or higher

High school

Middle school

1.00

1.51 (0.97–2.36)

2.01 (1.17–3.43)

0.00

0.070

0.011

0.21

0.61

0.106

0.003

Employment

Unemployed

Employed

1.00

0.55 (0.40–0.76)

< 0.001

0.00

-0.57

< 0.001
Drinking

Never or < 1*per month

1–4*per month

≥ 1*per week

1.00

0.73 (0.51–1.06)

1.01 (0.63–1.62)

0.00

0.098

0.982

-0.03

0.45

0.804

0.026

Smoking

Never smoked

Ex-smoker

Smoker

1.00

3.47 (1.89–6.37)

2.14 (1.30–3.51)

0.00

1.60

1.79

< 0.001 < 0.001
0.003 < 0.001
Menopausal status

Pre-menopausal

Post-menopausal

1.00

1.22 (0.68–2.17)

0.502

0.00

0.46

0.027
Body mass index, kg/m2

Underweight (< 18.5)

Normal (18.5–22.9)

Pre-obese (23.0–24.9)

Obese (≥ 25.0)

1.00

0.77 (0.33–1.79)

0.75 (0.32–1.77)

0.99 (0.38–2.63)

0.539

0.512

0.989

0.00

-0.62

-0.79

-0.85

0.073

0.028

0.034

Childbirth experience

No

Yes

1.00

1.52 (0.79–2.94)

0.209

0.00

-0.05

0.878
Practicing aerobic exercise

No

Yes

1.00

1.18 (0.87–1.61)

0.283

0.00

-0.06

0.607

Restriction

on activity

No

Yes

1.00

7.91(5.36–1.66)

< 0.001

0.00

3.99

< 0.001
Diabetes progression status

Non-diabetes

Pre-diabetes

Diabetes

1.00

0.91 (0.65–1.27)

0.573

0.00

-0.05

0.701
1.69 (1.08–2.66) 0.022 0.63 0.008

Note. PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9