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. 2010 Sep 6;5:22. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-5-22

Table 4.

Referred mothers' bivariate and multivariate odds ratios for current drinking problem by PD-6

Variable Bivariate Odds Ratioa
(95% CI)
Multivariate Odds Ratioa,b
(95% CI)
PD-6 summed score 1.12* (1.01 - 1.25) 1.15* (1.02 - 1.28)

PD-6 summed score ≥7 2.44* (1.07 - 5.60) 2.60* (1.19 - 6.03)

Individual PD-6 itemsc

1) feeling blue or down in the dumps or depressed 1.55 (0.73 - 3.29) 1.60 (0.75 - 3.41)

2) feeling nervous, fidgety, tense 2.16* (1.06 - 4.41) 2.32* (1.12 - 4.80)

3) being so restless I can't sit still 1.48 (0.72 - 3.05) 1.59 (0.73 - 3.19)

4) feeling hopeless about the future 2.19* (1.08 - 4.41) 2.39* (1.16 - 4.91)

5) having trouble getting myself going 1.85 (0.92 - 3.71) 1.90 (0.93 - 3.87)

6) feeling worthless 1.47 (0.72 - 3.01) 1.58 (0.76 - 3.26)

a logistic regression

b controlling for the effects of age and education

c binary response scale used: 0 = not at all, 1 = a little trouble/a lot of trouble

* p ≤ .05