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. 2004 Jun 1;2:22. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-2-22

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