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. 2013 May 27;14:69. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-69

Table 5.

Multiple logistic regression model predicting depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among type II diabetic outpatients

Variable
 Categories
 B
 S.E.
 Wald
 p-value
 aOR
 95% CI
              Lower Upper
Depression
Constant
  
 −2.194
 0.226
 94.045
 0.000
  
  
  
Ethnicity
  
  
  
 6.539
 0.038
  
  
  
 
 Malay*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 Chinese
 −0.002
 0.185
 0.000
 0.993
 1.00
 0.70
 1.44
 
 Asian Indian
 0.337
 0.142
 5.619
 0.018
 1.40
 1.06
 1.85
Sex
 Male*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 Female
 0.350
 0.145
 5.828
 0.016
 1.42
 1.068
 1.89
Marital Status
  
  
  
 29.490
 0.000
  
  
  
 
 Never married
 0.931
 0.300
 9.656
 0.002
 2.54
 1.41
 4.57
 
 Divorced/widowed/separated
 0.735
 0.153
 22.935
 0.000
 2.09
 1.54
 2.82
 
 Married*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Psychiatric illness in family
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 Yes
 1.014
 0.469
 4.685
 0.030
 2.76
 1.10
 6.91
Duration of diabetes (years)
 < 2
 0.452
 0.205
 4.840
 0.028
 1.57
 1.05
 2.35
 
 ≥ 2*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Current drinker
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 Yes
 0.610
 0.312
 3.823
 0.051
 1.84
 1.00
 3.39
Anxiety
Constant
  
 −1.474
 0.293
 25.217
 0.000
 0.229
  
  
Age Group (yrs)
  
  
  
 11.180
 0.048
  
  
  
 
 30 – 39*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 40 - 49
 −0.530
 0.201
 6.955
 0.008
 0.59
 0.40
 0.87
 
 50 - 59
 −0.402
 0.188
 4.559
 0.033
 0.67
 0.46
 0.97
 
 60 – 69
 −0.468
 0.202
 5.378
 0.020
 0.63
 0.42
 0.93
 
 70 - 79
 −0.138
 0.238
 0.337
 0.562
 0.87
 0.55
 1.39
 
 ≥ 80
 −0.400
 0.416
 0.922
 0.337
 0.67
 0.30
 1.52
Current Job Status
  
  
  
 17.848
 0.001
  
  
  
 
 Retired
 0.201
 0.160
 1.579
 0.209
 1.22
 0.89
 1.67
 
 Unemployed
 0.220
 0.140
 2.448
 0.118
 1.25
 0.95
 1.64
 
 Housewives
 0.474
 0.158
 9.020
 0.003
 1.61
 1.18
 2.19
 
 Employed*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
HbA1c level (%)
 ≤8.5*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 >8.5
 0.298
 0.091
 10.649
 0.001
 1.35
 1.13
 1.61
Psychiatric illness in family
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 Yes
 0.876
 0.419
 4.368
 0.037
 2.40
 1.06
 5.46
Life events
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 
 Yes
 0.324
 0.089
 13.241
 0.000
 1.38
 1.16
 1.65
Physical Activity Status
 Inactive
 0.304
 0.090
 11.542
 0.001
 1.36
 1.13
 1.62
 
 Active*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Stress
Constant
  
 −2.832
 0.193
 215.60
 0.000
 0.059
  
  
Sex
 Male*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Female
 0.312
 0.134
 5.397
 0.020
 1.37
 1.05
 1.78
HbA1c level (%)
 ≤8.5*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
>8.5
 0.493
 0.123
 16.119
 0.000
 1.64
 1.29
 2.08
Co-morbidity
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Yes
 0.345
 0.161
 4.561
 0.033
 1.41
 1.029
 1.94
Psychiatric illness in family
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Yes
 1.435
 .434
 10.931
 0.001
 4.20
 1.79
 9.83
Life events
 No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Yes
 0.292
 0.123
 5.592
 0.018
 1.34
 1.05
 1.71
Current drinker No*
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Yes 0.775 0.282 7.580 0.006 2.17 1.25 3.77

aOR –adjusted odds ratio.

*- Reference group.