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. 2005 Sep 26;1:16. doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-16

Table 2.

Demographic correlation of lifetime psychiatric disorders of Iranian adults (N = 25180)

Variable Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Psychotic Disorders Epilepsy Mental Retardation Dementia
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Sex
 Male 0.60 0.47–0.77 0.41 0.33–0.51 0.59 0.46–0.76 1.19 0.83–1.71 3.17 1.2–7.79 1.18 0.61–2.28
 Female 1 1 1 1 1 1
Age
 18 – 25 0.99 0.74–1.30 1.19 0.94–1.50 0.99 0.74–1.35 1.52 1.01–2.29 3.18 1.29–7.79 0.19 0.09–0.43
 26 – 40 1.35 1.07–1.69 1.27 1.02–1.58 1.37 1.07–1.74 1.19 0.84–1.68 6.61 2.89–15.13 0.24 0.14–0.43
 41 – 55 1.56 1.24–1.96 1.50 1.20 – 1.87 1.57 1.24–1.98 1.27 0.92–1.77 2.10 0.83–5.31 0.29 0.17–0.49
 56+ 1 1 1 1 1 1
Marital Status
 Single 0.57 0.06–5.17 0.73 0.63–0.84 0.99 0.69–0.44 0.90 0.73–0.12 6.57 4.23–10.20 0.57 0.35–0.91
 Widow/Widower/Separated 0.01 0.00–3.71 1.45 1.08–1.95 1.89 0.91–3.90 1.50 0.96–2.35 3.31 1.16–9.50 6.97 4.50–0.79
 Married 1 1 1 1 1 1
Occupation
 Employed 0.60 0.45–0.82 0.86 0.64–1.15 0.46 0.25–0.83 0.55 0.40–0.76 0.24 0.15–0.40 0.41 0.23–0.73
 Student 0.70 0.46–1.07 0.95 0.66–1.36 0.86 0.39–1.87 0.64 0.39–1.08 0.05 0.01–0.40 0.53 0.17–1.70
 Retired 0.99 0.61–1.60 1.40 0.87–2.25 0.69 0.22–2.11 0.42 0.20–0.90 0.00 0.00–18.34 0.72 0.33–1.57
 Housewife 0.98 0.71–1.35 1.23 0.93–1.64 1.03 0.58–1.80 0.77 0.56–1.05 0.17 0.10–0.30 0.64 0.38–1.05
 Unemployed 1 1 1 1 1 1
Education
 University 0.59 0.45–0.76 0.88 0.65–1.18 0.88 0.65–1.20 0.50 0.33–0.78 0.02 0.01–.06 0.42 0.17–1.01
 Primary and High School 0.80 0.92–0.70 1.105 0.93–1.31 0.98 0.83–1.17 0.70 0.57–0.87 0.03 0.02–0.05 0.49 0.31–0.78
 Uneducated 1 1 1 1 1 1
Residential Area
 Urban 1.26 1.10–1.45 1.48 1.29–1.70 1.43 1.00–2.06 0.99 0.81–1.21 2.05 1.34–3.16 1.71 1.16–2.52
 Rural 1 1 1 1 1 1

The odds ratios were based on logistic regression analysis.