Table 2.
Univariate logistic analysis examining relationship between variables and MOCA scores.
| Variable | Odds ratio | Lower CI, upper CI |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | 1.05 | 1.01, 1.11 | 0.021∗ |
| Sex (female versus male) | 0.73 | 0.34, 1.58 | 0.425 |
| Disease duration | 1.02 | 0.95, 1.10 | 0.570 |
| PHQ9 | 1.05 | 0.98, 1.11 | 0.370 |
| GAD7 | 1.03 | 0.98, 1.08 | 0.283 |
| PHQ15 | 1.02 | 0.96, 1.09 | 0.554 |
| VAS | 0.99 | 0.98, 1.01 | 0.229 |
| Presence of other diseases | 0.93 | 0.49, 1.79 | 0.811 |
| Family history | 0.31 | 0.15, 0.64 | 0.001∗ |
| Previous mental illness | 0.91 | 0.21, 3.92 | 0.898 |
| Patient perception of MS etiology (attributing to magic or “evil eye” versus organic cause) |
1.21 | 0.52, 2.48 | 0.611 |
| Marital status (single or not) | 0.823 | 0.52, 1.31 | 0.412 |
| Education (bachelor or higher versus lower than bachelor degree) |
1.55 | 0.61, 3.81 | 0.422 |
| Education (elementary or lower versus bachelor degree) |
6.38 | 1.40, 29.1 | <0.001∗ |
| Employment status (unemployed versus employed) |
1.81 | 0.86, 2.11 | 0.052 |
∗Indicates significant variables where p < 0.05.