Table 3.
Factors associated with the presence of mood state depression in the older adults during the pandemic.
| Variables | Brute analysis | Adjusted analysis** |
|---|---|---|
| OR (CI95%) | ||
| Sex a | ||
| Male | 1.00 (0.33–2.97) | 1.32 (0.39-4.41) |
| Female | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status a | ||
| Single | 1.12 (0.22–5.66) | 0.92 (00) |
| Married | 0.79 (0.29–2.16) | 1.10 (0.13–9.01) |
| Widower | 0.67 (0.23–1.93) | 0.79 (0.19–3.22) |
| Separate | 1 | 1 |
| Educational level a | ||
| Unlettered | 1 | 1 |
| Complete primary education | 0.66 (0.07–5.67) | 0.47 (0.11–1.98) |
| Incomplete primary education | 0.31 (0.04–2.20) | 1.08 (0.27–4.33) |
| Complete high school | 0.66 (0.09–4.52) | 1.35 (0.34–5.36) |
| Complete higher education | 0.84 (0.12–5.49) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) |
| Postgraduate | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) | 1.54 (0.17–13.57) |
| Days of confinement b | ||
| Until 50 days | 1 | 1 |
| More than 50 days | 0.25 (1.10–0.61)* | 0.23 (0.09–0.59)* |
| Fear of contracting coronavirus b | ||
| None | 0.85 (0.22–3.26) | 2.06 (0.38–11.01) |
| Low | 0.48 (0.11–2.15) | 0.57 (0.08–3.65) |
| Moderate | 0.53 (0.16–1.75) | 0.99 (0.23–4.16) |
| Very high | 0.67 (0.20–2.25) | 0.95 (0.23–3.93) |
| Extreme | 1 | 1 |
| Practice physical activity c | ||
| Does not exercise | 1.24 (0.60–2.55) | 0.82 (0.31–2.14) |
| Practice exercise | 1 | 1 |
**Analysis adjusted for all variables. Hosmer-Lemeshow = 0.758. *Significant association by confidence intervals (95% CI).
a
Sex, marital status, and educational level.
b
Days of confinement and fear of contracting coronavirus.
c
Physical activity.