Table 4.
Multinomial regression analysis of factors associated with depression.
| Characteristics | Depression status (no) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suggestive of depression | Indicative of depression | |||||
| UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p value | UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Religion (Hindu) | ||||||
| Buddhist | 0.397 (0.171-0.922) | 0.327 (0.136-0.787) | 0.013∗ | 0.628 (0.212-1.860) | 0.505 (0.164-1.555) | 0.234 |
| Christian | 2.120 (0.984-4.565) | 1.920 (0.856-4.302) | 0.113 | 2.008 (0.724-5.567) | 1.848 (0.640-5.341) | 0.256 |
| Future savings (no) | 0.254 (0.123-0.527) | 0.268 (0.125-0.574) | 0.001∗ | 0.227 (0.074-0.697) | 0.243 (0.077-0.762) | 0.015∗ |
| Do not have chronic diseases (no) | 0.374 (0.190-0.734) | 0.350 (0.170-0.721) | 0.004∗ | 0.237 (0.077-0.728) | 0.228 (0.072-0.720) | 0.012∗ |
| Physical abuse (no) | 4.357 (1.911-9.934 | 1.957 (0.752-5.089) | 0.169 | 6.994 (2.617-18.691) | 1.847 (0.581-5.871) | 0.299 |
| Psychological abuse (no) | 3.523 (1.917-6.475) | 1.321 (0.579-3.014) | 0.509 | 9.311 (3.621-23.946) | 3.012 (0.916-9.901) | 0.069 |
| Neglect (no) | 5.110(2.560-10.202) | 2.995 (1.249-7.181) | 0.014∗ | 8.379 (3.429-20.478) | 2.771 (0.929-8.261) | 0.068 |
| Economical abuse (no) | 2.905 (1.505-5.608) | 1.942 (0.953-3.956) | 0.068 | 8.239 (3.404-19.940) | 4.728 (1.836-12.173) | 0.001∗ |
Characteristics mentioned in brackets represent the reference category. UOR: unadjusted odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio. ∗Statistical significance.