Table 3.
Multivariable analysis for predictors of CES-D/DASS-21 depression
| |
Measure of depression |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
CES-D |
DASS-21 |
||
| Participant characteristic | OR (95% CI) | AOR a (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | AOR a (95% CI) |
| Employment |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
| No |
|
|
2.1 (1.0, 4.4) |
4.8 (1.4, 15.5) |
| Self-reported overall health |
|
|
|
|
| Excellent/Very good/Good |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
| Fair/Poor |
|
|
5.6 (2.0, 16.0) |
5.6 (1.1, 29.4) |
| Strong social support group |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| No |
4.5 (1.7, 12.1) |
4.3 (1.4, 13.7) |
7.1 (2.5, 19.8) |
5.8 (1.3, 25.7) |
| Previous mental health clinical diagnosis or treatment |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
3.8 (1.8, 8.0) |
4.8 (1.9, 12.4) |
4.9 (2.3, 10.3) |
5.8 (1.9, 17.7) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Note.aAdjusted models were derived from backward and stepwise elimination techniques performed in SAS version 9.3 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). Covariates entered into the elimination algorithm are indicated in Table 2.