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. 2024 Jan 29;15:1334308. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1334308

Table 3.

Factors associated with depression (n: 27) in early IBD.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HADS Depression >7/total n depression/n total (%) OR 95% confidence interval p Adjusted OR 95% confidence interval p
Age
<40 years 8/73 (11) 1 0.98–5.9 0.049 0.91 0.26–3.11 0.881
≥40 years 19/83 (22.9) 2.41
Disease type
CD 20/80 (25.0) 3.29 1.30–8.30 0.009 2.64 0.84–8.25 0.095
UC 7/76 (9.2) 1
Have children
Yes 21/92 (22.8) 2.86 1.08–7.55 0.029 1.98 0.55–7.11 0.295
No 6/64 (9.4) 1
Education
Low level 24/107 (22.4) 4.43 1.27–15.52 0.012 3.06 0.73–12.8 0.126
High level 3/49 (6.1) 1
Active employment
Yes 8/83 (9.6) 1 1.34–8.09 0.007 1.87 0.64–5.1 0.255
No 19/73 (26) 3.3
Comorbidity
Yes 19/66 (28.8) 4.14 1.68–10.2 0.001 3.32 1.06–10.3 0.038
No 8/90 (8.9) 1
History of MAD
Yes 6/14 (42.9) 4.32 1.36–13.7 0.008 1.6 0.4–6.29 0.498
No 21/142 (14.8) 1
Active IBD
Mild 17/63 (27) 3.06 1.29–7.25 0.009 2.35 0.81–6.86 0.116
Moderate to severe 10/93 (10.8) 1

Only variables significantly related with depression in the univariate analysis are included in this table. HADS, Hospital anxiety and depression scale; CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, Ulcerative colitis; MAD, Mood and/or anxiety disorders; and IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease. Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.