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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Dec;16(12):966–973. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31818af801

Table 2.

Comparison of Remission and Non-Remission Groups on Variables in Model Using Logistic Regression Analysis

Variable Odds 95% Confidence Interval p
Ratio Lower Upper
Demographic Factors

Age 1.05 0.97 1.14 0.207
Female 1.30 0.56 3.03 0.542
Caucasian 1.74 0.74 4.10 0.204
Non-Supported Housing 0.71 0.30 1.65 0.420

Events and Achievements

Education 0.94 0.83 1.07 0.343
Lifetime Trauma 0.84 0.74 0.95 0.006

Social Integration and Support

Total Network Size 0.82 0.74 0.91 0.000
Proportion of Intimate Contacts 9.83 1.44 67.31 0.020
Psychiatric Services 1.04 0.99 1.81 0.126

Vulnerability Factors

Physical Illness 1.03 0.75 1.42 0.870
Center for Epidemiological 0.99 0.94 1.04 0.620
Studies Depression Scale
Instrumental Activities of Daily
Living
1.08 0.95 1.22 0.253
Quality of Life Index 0.98 0.88 1.08 0.653
Dementia Rating Scale 1.04 1.003 1.09 0.037
Side Effects 0.97 0.89 1.06 0.489

Provoking Agents

Financial Strain 1.00 0.87 1.15 0.979

Coping Strategies

Psychotropic Medication 0.37 0.08 1.64 0.189
Coping by Acceptance 1.55 0.94 2.55 0.087

Note: ORs >1 & ORs <1 indicate independent variable is higher or lower in remission group, respectively.

Model: χ2 = 88.22, df =18, P <0.001