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. 2017 Aug 14;16:143. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0633-8

Table 6.

Predictors of perceived level of psychological distress

Parameters n B Std. Error Hypothesis Test Exp(B) 95% Wald Confidence
Wald Chi-Squared Sig. Lower Upper
Threshold Low vs. medium and high levels of distress −2.638 .3228 66.813 .000 .071 .038 0.135
Low and medium vs. high levels of distress −0.576 0.3137 3.376 .066 .562 .304 1.039
Sex Male 535 −.860 .1293 44.247 .000 .423 .329 .545
Female 1117 0a 1
Literacy Yes 104 −.505 .2083 5.886 .015 .603 .401 .907
No 1548 0a 1
Marital status Separated/divorced 39 .495 .3729 1.760 .185 1.640 .790 3.407
Single 78 1.387 .3009 21.244 .000 4.002 2.219 7.217
Married, polygamous 410 .039 .1360 0.084 .772 1.040 .797 1.358
Widowed 561 .020 .1537 0.016 .899 1.020 .755 1.378
Married, monogamous 564 0a 1
Income Yes 217 −.588 .1481 15.758 .000 .556 .416 .743
No 1435 0a 1
Handicap Yes 389 .205 .1459 1.977 .160 1.228 .922 1.634
No 1263 0a 1
Nutritional needs fulfilled Yes 767 −.135 .1098 1.508 .219 .874 .705 1.084
No 885 0a 1
Begging behaviours Yes 288 .539 .1670 12.441 .000 1.802 1.299 2.500
No 1364 0a 1
Perceived health status Good 322 −.932 .1935 23.233 .000 .394 .269 .575
Average 891 −.777 .1507 26.614 .000 .460 .342 .618
Poor 439 0a 1
Altered cognitive functioning No 1095 −.151 .1299 1.345 .246 .860 .667 1.109
Yes 557 0a 1
Presence of at least one aggressive symptom No 1435 .300 .1780 2.840 .092 1.350 .952 1.913
Yes 217 0a 1
Presence of at least one depressive symptom No 192 −1.043 .1618 41.556 .000 .352 .257 .484
Yes 1460 0a 1
Presence of at least one psychotic symptom No 1230 −.220 .1407 2.446 .118 .802 .609 1.057
Yes 422 0a 1
Age 1652 .017 .0040 19.045 .000 1.017 1.010 1.025

aSet to 0 because this parameter is redundant