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. 2011 Jun 28;17(2):118–123. doi: 10.1007/s12199-011-0225-y

Table 4.

Result of simple and multiple logistic regression analyses for psychological distress (K10 score ≥25)

Predictor variable Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval P value
Simple logistic regression analysis
 Sex (1, women; 0, men) 0.73 0.29–1.80 0.489
 Age (years) 0.97 0.94–1.00 0.038
 Household composition (1, nuclear family; 0, extended family) 0.93 0.42–2.07 0.861
 House damagea 1.38 0.98–1.95 0.066
 Employment status (1) (0, having a job; 1, housewife or unemployed) 2.48 0.90–6.81 0.078
 Employment status (2) (1, housewife; 0, having a job or unemployed) 3.14 1.37–7.18 0.007
 Contact with family (1, loss of contact; 0, no change) 16.0 2.78–92.0 0.002
 Contact with people in the community (1, worse or loss of contact; 0, no change) 7.32 2.69–19.9 <0.001
 Alcohol consumption (0, no; 1, sometimes; 2, everyday) 1.11 0.67–1.86 0.680
Multiple logistic regression analysis [model 1 (full model)]
 Sex (1, women; 0, men) 1.16 0.29–4.58 0.837
 Age (years) 0.95 0.91–0.99 0.024
 Household composition (1, nuclear family; 0, extended family) 1.03 0.38–2.79 0.949
 House damagea 1.22 0.81–1.83 0.344
 Employment status (1) (0, having a job; 1, housewife or unemployed) 4.47 0.94–21.2 0.060
 Employment status (2) (1, housewife; 0, having a job or unemployed) 2.25 0.68–7.45 0.184
 Contact with family (1, loss of contact; 0, no change) 4.00 0.43–37.5 0.224
 Contact with people in the community (1, worse or loss of contact; 0, no change) 7.15 1.85–27.6 0.004
 Alcohol consumption (0, no; 1, sometimes; 2, everyday) 1.35 0.62–2.91 0.449
Multiple logistic regression analysis [model 2 (Employment status (2) was excluded from model 1]
 Sex (1, women; 0, men) 1.52 0.42–5.49 0.521
 Age (years) 0.95 0.91–0.98 0.006
 Household composition (1, Nuclear family; 0, Extended family) 0.98 0.37–2.61 0.969
 House damagea 1.21 0.81–1.82 0.347
 Employment status (1) (0, having a job; 1, housewife or unemployed) 6.74 1.62–28.0 0.009
 Contact with family (1, loss of contact; 0, no change) 4.07 0.43–38.5 0.221
 Contact with people in the community (1, worse or loss of contact; 0, no change) 6.97 1.85–26.2 0.004
 Alcohol consumption (0, no; 1, sometimes; 2, everyday) 1.29 0.61–2.76 0.509

aCoded as 0, slightly damaged; 1, severely damaged; 2, almost completely destroyed; 3, completely destroyed