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. 2023 Dec 9;13(12):e078976. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078976

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of depression and anxiety by important risk factors

Characteristics PHQ-9 depression ≥10 GAD-7 anxiety ≥10
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age group, year
<25 Ref Ref
25–34 1.29 (0.94 to 1.78) 0.110 1.62 (1.16 to 2.24) 0.004
35–44 1.43 (1.02 to 1.98) 0.035 1.45 (1.03 to 2.05) 0.034
>45 0.79 (0.53 to 1.16) 0.229 0.61 (0.40 to 0.93) 0.022
BMI, kg/m2
Underweight (<18.5) Ref
Normal weight (18.5–22.9) 1.12 (0.69 to 1.79) 0.637
Overweight (23–27.4) 1.17 (0.74 to 1.87) 0.494
Obese (≥27.5) 1.55 (0.97 to 2.47) 0.068
Education level
No education Ref Ref
Primary 1.68 (1.30 to 2.15) <0.001 1.79 (1.38 to 2.32) <0.001
Secondary 0.98 (0.78 to 1.23) 0.870 1.05 (0.83 to 1.33) 0.698
Tertiary 1.13 (0.77 to 1.67) 0.534 0.45 (0.27 to 0.76) 0.003
Marital status
Single Ref
Married 1.27 (0.87 to 1.86) 0.207
Widow/divorced/separated 3.27 (2.04 to 5.23) <0.001
Work status
Employed Ref Ref
Self-employed 2.88 (1.88 to 4.41) <0.001 1.61 (1.02 to 2.56) 0.043
Unemployed 1.45 (0.91 to 2.30) 0.121 2.38 (1.49 to 3.81) <0.001
Student 4.92 (2.63 to 9.18) <0.001 4.58 (2.48 to 8.43) <0.001
Housewife 1.67 (1.16 to 2.39) 0.006 1.67 (1.13 to 2.46) 0.011
Comorbidity
None Ref Ref
Hypertension 1.85 (1.53 to 2.23) <0.001 2.04 (1.67 to 2.49) <0.001
Diabetes miletus 0.72 (0.49 to 1.06) 0.095 1.49 (1.03 to 2.17) 0.036
Obesity 1.78 (1.13 to 2.81) 0.013 2.19 (1.37 to 3.49) 0.001
History of cardiac disease 14.54 (5.04 to 41.95) <0.001 16.15 (6.48 to 40.25) <0.001
Sleeping hours
≤6 Ref Ref
>6 1.30 (1.09 to 1.55) 0.004 1.22 (1.01 to 1.47) 0.040

OR adjusted for variables had p value ≤0.250 in univariate analysis.

BMI, body mass index; GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9.