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. 2022 Feb 18;17(2):e0263622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263622

Table 2. Effects of gender, previous mental care experience, family mental illness, and symptomatology group on perceived depression stigma.

β 95% CI t p
Model 1
Women Ref.
Men -3.05 -5.38, -0.72 6.59 <0.05
Model 2
Women Ref.
Men -2.76 -5.09, -0.42 5.36 <0.05
No previous mental care Ref.
With previous mental 2.47 0.19, 4.74 4.50 <0.05
Model 3
Women Ref.
Men -2.67 -5.00, -0.34 5.04 <0.05
No previous mental care Ref.
With previous mental 2.26 -0.02, 4.54 3.78 0.05
No symptoms -3.29 -6.09, -0.49 5.32 <0.05
Mild symptoms -3.28 -6.48, -0.08 4.04 <0.05
Severe symptoms Ref.

β = beta regression coefficients, Ref. = Reference category

* Model 1 = gender; Model 2: Model 1 plus mental care experience; Model 3: Model 2 plus symptomatology effect. Significant results are in bold.