Table 4.
Multivariate regression analysis of factors predicting symptoms of major depression among emergency department patients in Belgrade, Serbia, and Laplje Selo, Kosovo, three years post-war (N = 562)
Characteristic | Depression | ||
OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Age | |||
18–34 | 1.000 | 0.005 | |
35–54 | 1.582 | 0.976–2.564 | |
55+ | 2.599 | 1.448–4.667 | |
Gender | |||
Male | 1.000 | 0.323 | |
Female | 1.265 | 0.793–2.018 | |
Place of birth | |||
Serbia | 1.000 | 0.470 | |
Kosovo | 1.450 | 0.530–3.970 | |
Elsewhere | 0.743 | 0.358–1.539 | |
Refugee status during NATO bombing | |||
Was not a refugee | 1.000 | 0.109 | |
Was a refugee for ≤ 30 days | 1.362 | 0.617–3.003 | |
Was a refugee for > 30 days | 2.208 | 1.029–4.739 | |
Live in same house as before NATO bombing | |||
Yes | 1.000 | 0.377 | |
No | 1.281 | 0.739–2.222 | |
Education | |||
High School education or more | 1.000 | 0.142 | |
Less than High School education | 1.404 | 0.893–2.207 | |
Total combined household income last year | |||
>500 German Deutsche Marks (DEM) | 1.000 | 0.808 | |
250–500 DEM | 0.997 | 0.584–1.703 | |
<250 DEM | 1.165 | 0.666–2.036 | |
Employment before NATO bombing | |||
Yes | 1.000 | 0.169 | |
No | 1.432 | 0.858–2.389 | |
Currently employed | |||
Yes | 1.000 | 0.047 | |
No | 1.662 | 1.006–2.744 | |
Social support | |||
High | 1.000 | 0.025 | |
Moderate | 1.678 | 1.040–2.707 | |
Low | 3.334 | 1.000–11.117 | |
Site of data collection | |||
Belgrade | 1.000 | 0.637 | |
Laplje Selo | 1.269 | 0.472–3.410 |