Table 2.

Unadjusted associations between risk factors and risk of depression on admission

Risk Factor	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p value
Background and contextual factors
Single marital status	1.13 (0.67–1.88)	0.65
Spouse of care-recipient	1.60 (0.84–3.03)	0.15
Living with care-recipient	1.32 (0.64–2.70)	0.46
Low education (secondary and lower)	2.51 (1.23–3.75)	0.007
Age of caregiver	1.26 (0.74–2.15)	0.39
Public housing	1.77 (0.89–3.49)	0.102
Working (full/part-time)	1.24 (0.75–2.06)	0.39
No domestic helper	1.42 (0.86–2.35)	0.17
Female sex	1.02 (0.60–1.72)	0.95
Psychological factors
Low mastery (scores ≥10)	9.27 (5.22–16.47)	<.001
High burden (scores ≥8)	6.38 (3.67–11.12)	<.001