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. 2018 Jan-Mar;64(1):16–22. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.201418

Table 5.

Associated factors of mental disability - multiple logistic regression analysis

Associated factors OR adjusted (95% CI) P
Age (years)
 18-59 0.917 (0.540-1.557) 0.749
 ≥60 -
Sex
 Male 2.064 (1.193-3.572) 0.010*
 Female -
Marital statusa
 Currently married 18.487 (2.472-138.264) 0.004*
 Separated 16.674 (2.121-131.053) 0.007*
 Widow 27.022 (3.400-214.789) 0.002*
 Unmarried -
Education level
 No schooling 4.352 (2.098-9.027) <0.001*
 1st-10th standard 2.531 (1.287-4.981) 0.007*
 ≥10th standard -
Occupation
 Unemployed 0.627 (0.271-1.451) 0.275
 Homemaker 0.707 (0.296-1.685) 0.434
 Unskilled 0.287 (0.135-0.611) 0.001*
 Skilled/semiskilled 0.363 (0.149-0.881) 0.025*
 Students 0.786 (0.207-2.983) 0.723
 Professional -
Family type
 Nuclear 1.816 (1.206-2.733) 0.004*
 Joint/extended -
Religion
 Hindu 0.912 (0.115-7.250) 0.930
 Christian 0.271 (0.030-2.455) 0.245
 Othersb -
Hypertension
 No 0.976 (0.609-1.565) 0.921
 Yes -
Joint pain
 No 1.060 (0.639-1.757) 0.822
 Yes -
Backache
 No 0.852 (0.497-1.795) 0.561
 Yes -
Current smoker
 No 0.927 (0.479-1.795) 0.823
 Yes -
Current alcohol user
 No 0.566 (0.310-1.032) 0.063
 Yes -
Conflicts
 No 0.259 (0.125-0.536) 0.000*
 Yes -

*P <0.05 is considered as statistically significant, aSubjects aged ≥18 years, bOthers included Muslims and Jains. OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval