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. 2017 Aug 2;7:7138. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07688-6

Table 4.

The association between arthritis and mental health outcomes estimated by multinomial and binary logistic regression.

Outcome Overall Low-income countries Middle-income countries
OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
Multinomial logistic regression
Psychosis
  Symptom (−) Diagnosis (−) 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Symptom (+) Diagnosis (−) 1.85*** [1.72,1.99] 1.77*** [1.59,1.97] 1.98*** [1.79,2.18]
  Diagnosis (+) 2.48*** [2.05,3.01] 2.27*** [1.77,2.91] 2.98*** [2.24,3.97]
Depression type
  No depression 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Subsyndromal depression 1.92*** [1.64,2.26] 1.89*** [1.55,2.30] 2.06*** [1.59,2.67]
  Brief depressive episode 2.14*** [1.88,2.43] 2.09*** [1.75,2.49] 2.23*** [1.86,2.68]
  Depressive episode 2.43*** [2.21,2.67] 2.39*** [2.10,2.73] 2.51*** [2.21,2.83]
Binary logistic regression
  Anxietya 1.75*** [1.63,1.88] 1.69*** [1.53,1.86] 1.84*** [1.65,2.05]
  Sleep problems 2.23*** [2.05,2.43] 2.25*** [1.99,2.55] 2.21*** [1.98,2.47]
  Perceived stressb 1.43*** [1.33,1.53] 1.40*** [1.28,1.52] 1.49*** [1.35,1.65]

Abbreviation: OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval.

All models are adjusted for sex, age, education, wealth, setting, smoking, alcohol consumption, angina, asthma, diabetes, BMI, and country.

Turkey is not included in the regression analyses as it lacked information on education.

aMorocco is not included as it lacked information on anxiety.

bBrazil, Hungary, and Zimbabwe are not included as they lacked information on perceived stress.

***p < 0.001.