Table 3:
Adjustment for possible confounding variables by multivariate binary logistic regression regarding the effects of treatment with n-3 fatty acids on depressive symptoms of patients with type II diabetes mellitus
| Variables | Multivariate | Univariate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-value | OR | 95% CI for OR | P-value | OR | 95% CI for OR | |||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
| Treatment | <0.001 | 0.086 | 0.024 | 0.304 | <0.001 | 0.156 | 0.057 | 0.429 |
| Sex (Female) | 0.014 | 0.232 | 0.072 | 0.743 | 0.024 | 0.348 | 0.139 | 0.871 |
| FBS <130 mg/dl | 0.375 | 2.775 | 0.291 | 26.432 | 0.066 | 7.21 | 0.877 | 59.28 |
| HbA1C <7% | 0.103 | 2.936 | 0.805 | 10.706 | 0.179 | 1.99 | 0.728 | 5.473 |
FBS, Fasting Blood Sugar; HbA1C, Glycated Hemoglobin; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval
Event is defined as worsened, non-changed, or inconsiderably improved depression (<5 unit decrease in BDI-II-PERSIAN depression scores after treatment)