Table 3.
Logistic Regression Analysis of Religious Involvement on 12 Month and Lifetime DSM-IV MDD among Black Caribbeans (n=1,569).
| 12 Month | Lifetime | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Organizational Religiosity | ||||||
| Service Attendance | ||||||
| Never | 0.70 | .11–4.64 | .715 | 1.09 | .30–3.96 | .894 |
| Less than Once Per Year | 3.83 | 1.69–8.67 | .001 | 4.37 | 1.68–11.36 | .002 |
| Few Times Per Year | 2.59 | .67–10.04 | .168 | 3.54 | 1.74–7.22 | .000 |
| Few Times Per Month | 5.33 | 1.60–17.68 | .006 | 4.13 | 1.73–9.84 | .001 |
| At Least Once a Weeka | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nearly Everyday | 3.94 | 1.53–10.11 | .004 | 4.66 | 2.01–10.80 | .000 |
| Non-Organizational Religiosity | ||||||
| Reading Religious Materials | 1.29 | .87–1.91 | .200 | 1.19 | .89–1.59 | .225 |
| Watch Religious Television Programs | 0.98 | .69–1.40 | .933 | 0.85 | .65–1.11 | .233 |
| Listen to Religious Radio Programs | 1.19 | .92–1.55 | .176 | 1.35 | 1.07–1.69 | .010 |
| Prayer | 1.02 | .69–1.50 | .909 | 1.20 | .91–1.59 | .191 |
| Subjective Religiosity | ||||||
| Self-Rated Religiosity | 0.69 | .36–1.30 | .257 | 0.62 | .42–.910 | .015 |
| Religious Coping | ||||||
| Importance of Prayer in Stressful Situations | 0.62 | .40–0.94 | .025 | 0.71 | .43–1.17 | .181 |
| Look to God for Strength | 0.59 | .36–0.97 | .039 | 0.57 | .32–.999 | .049 |
OR=Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval, Analysis controls for age, gender, education, income and the number of chronic health conditions.