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. 2013 Mar 21;13:255. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-255

Table 3.

Logistic regression assessing personal demographics and family health characteristics as predictors of mental health diagnosis

 
B
Wald Chi-square
Odds ratio
95% CI for odds ratio
        Lower Upper
Sex; female versus male (ref)
.43
18.76***
1.53
1.26
1.86
Age; 18–64 versus 65–98 years old (ref)
1.28
66.23***
3.61
2.65
4.92
Marital status: Married / cohabitating (ref)
 
14.05***
 
 
 
Marital status: Divorced / separated / widowed
.21
2.62
1.23
.96
1.58
Marital status: Never married
.49
13.71***
1.63
1.26
2.11
Education: 16 years or more (ref)
 
11.48**
 
 
 
Education:0--11 years
.52
9.83**
1.68
1.21
2.31
Education: 12 years
.34
6.53**
1.40
1.08
1.81
Education: 13–15 years
.29
5.16*
1.34
1.04
1.72
HHinc; $0 to $59,082 V $59,083 to $200,000 (ref)
.30
7.60**
1.35
1.09
1.67
Any parental illness; present V absent (ref)
.19
1.65
1.21
.91
1.61
Any spousal illness; present V absent (ref)
-.09
.16
.92
.60
1.39
Any illness among children; present V absent (ref)
.27
2.240
1.31
.92
1.88
Any illness among siblings; present V absent (ref)
-.10
.54
.90
.69
1.19
Any physical illness in family; present V absent (ref)
.12
.85
1.13
.87
1.48
Any mental illness in family; present V absent (ref) .55 14.56*** 1.73 1.31 2.29

Key: HHinc Household income, Ref reference category; * = p < .05; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001; V versus (N = 3192 (2009 valid cases, 1183 missing cases).