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. 2021 Feb 18;21:111. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03107-3

Table 4.

Sex-and-aged adjusted prevalence ratios for risk factors of depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 14) by previous mental health diagnosis, n = 57,446

Previous Mental Health Diagnosis
Yes No NR
n = 9383 n = 46,585 n = 1282
PR (95%CI) PR (95%CI) PR (95%CI)
Region
 Metropolitan Lima Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Resto Coast 1.19* (1.03,1.37) 0.91 (0.81,1.02) 1.2 (0.82,1.76)
 Andes 1.07 (0.95,1.21) 1.09 (0.99,1.21) 0.88 (0.63,1.23)
 Jungle 0.94 (0.73,1.21) 0.91 (0.77,1.07) 0.94 (0.57,1.55)
Education
 Less than high school Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Completed high school 1.02 (0.91,1.14) 0.80*** (0.72,0.88) 1.14 (0.70,1.87)
 Undergraduate or higher 0.86* (0.76,0.98) 0.62*** (0.54,0.70) 0.92 (0.50,1.69)
Marital status
 Single Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Married 0.78*** (0.68,0.90) 0.85* (0.74,0.97) 1.18 (0.68,2.02)
 Living together 0.90* (0.81,0.99) 0.79*** (0.71,0.87) 0.71 (0.44,1.15)
 Other 0.91 (0.77,1.07) 1.16 (0.96,1.42) 1.18 (0.61,2.29)
Household size (≥4) 1.03 (0.92,1.15) 0.99 (0.91,1.08) 1.24 (0.92,1.68)
Household income
 Up to 930 PEN Ref. Ref. Ref.
 931–1860 PEN 0.91 (0.82,1.02) 0.89 (0.80,1.01) 1.02 (0.64,1.62)
 1861–2790 PEN 0.89 (0.76,1.03) 0.81** (0.70,0.95) 1.13 (0.72,1.78)
 2791–4650 PEN 0.76** (0.62,0.93) 0.72*** (0.59,0.87) 0.88 (0.47,1.63)
 More than 4651 PEN 0.70*** (0.58,0.85) 0.60*** (0.48,0.75) 0.56 (0.29,1.09)
 Prefer not to respond 0.97 (0.88,1.07) 0.91 (0.82,1.01) 0.95 (0.66,1.37)
COVID-19 infection 0.89 (0.58,1.36) 1.65** (1.14,2.39) 0.1 (0.01,1.01)
Comorbidities 1.14** (1.05,1.24) 1.49*** (1.36,1.63) 1.05 (0.73,1.50)
Employment
 Formal employment Ref. Ref. Ref.
 Informal employment 1.36** (1.11,1.66) 1.28** (1.11,1.48) 1.16 (0.57,2.36)
 Unemployed before lockdown 1.55*** (1.31,1.84) 1.36*** (1.20,1.55) 1.59 (0.93,2.72)
 Recently unemployed 1.50*** (1.28,1.75) 1.39*** (1.24,1.60) 1.64 (0.97,2.77)

Values represent independent sex and age adjusted models for each covariate

PR prevalence ratio, 95%CI 95% confidence interval

*p-value< 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01, *** p-value < 0.001