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. 2020 Aug 26;15(8):e0238162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238162

Table 3. Binary logistic regression model predicting depressive and anxiety symptoms, based on the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 scales.

Variables Depression Anxiety
B P value OR 95% CI Lower-Upper B P value OR 95% CI Lower-Upper
Age
 17–20 ref 1.000 1.000
 21–24 0.057 0.082 1.059 0.632–1.775 0.112 0.668 1.118 0.672–1.861
 > 24 1.060 0.059 2.886 0.961–8.669 0.486 0.290 1.626 0.661–3.998
Providing private tuition
 No ref 1.000 1.000
 Yes 0.181 0.046 1.199 0.736–1.952 0.322 0.018 1.381 0.856–2.227
Gender
 Male ref 1.000 1.000
 Female 0.032 0.902 1.033 0.616–1.732 0.380 0.155 1.462 0.866–2.468
Place of residence
 Rural ref 1.000 1.000
 Urban 0.022 0.933 1.022 .618–1.690 0.168 0.512 1.183 0.716–1.953
Lagging academically
 No ref 1.000 1.000
 Yes 0.585 0.020 1.795 1.098–2.935 0.577 0.019 1.780 1.099–2.883
Exercise
 No ref 1.000 1.000
 Yes -0.128 0.601 0.880 0.544–1.422 -0.008 0.974 0.992 0.617–1.594
Living with family
 No ref 1.000 1.000
 Yes 0.954 0.002 2.595 1.418–4.751 0.609 0.042 1.838 1.021–3.308

ref. Reference group;

OR: Odd ratio;

CI: Confidence interval