Table 3. Regression analysis of socio-demographic variables and their association with mental health problems among the patients suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome.
| Socio-demographic parameters | Loneliness (N = 289) | Generalized anxiety disorder (N = 359) | Depressive disorder (N = 244) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age in years | |||||||||
| 15–25 | 0.828 | 0.176–3.888 | 0.963 | 0.387 | 0.031–4.816 | 0.517 | 1.843 | 0.406–8.369 | 0.669 |
| 26–35 | 0.890 | 0.207–3.822 | 0.294 | 0.029–3.028 | 1.921 | 0.460–8.024 | |||
| 36–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | 1.511 | 0.777–2.939 | 0.224 | 1.956 | 0.753–5.082 | 0.168 | 1.329 | 0.701–2.519 | 0.384 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||||
| Below 18.5 (CED) | 0.490 | 0.160–1.504 | 0.446 | 0.884 | 0.246–3.173 | 0.377 | 0.293 | 0.104–0.820 | 0.003 |
| 18.5–25 (normal) | 0.490 | 1.374 | 0.373–5.054 | 0.535 | 0.190–1.504 | ||||
| Above 25 (obese) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Education | |||||||||
| Illiterate | 1.230 | 0.707–2.139 | 0.681 | 0.732 | 0.289–1.856 | 0.270 | 0.764 | 0.444–1.318 | 0.794 |
| Primary | 0.777 | 0.053–11.290 | 0.815 | 0.537–1.365 | 0.126 | 0.105–0.373 | |||
| Secondary | 0.289 | 0.016–5.201 | 0.022 | 0.000–1.018 | 1.286 | 0.074–22.376 | |||
| Graduate and above | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Profession | |||||||||
| Student | 0.577 | 0.181–1.842 | 0.584 | 2.307 | 0.212–25.116 | 0.334 | 1.053 | 0.307–3.619 | 0.194 |
| Service | 1.221 | 0.569–2.620 | 0.714 | 0.246–2.074 | 0.470 | 0.226–0.979 | |||
| Business/Self-employed | 0.801 | 0.389–1.651 | 0.411 | 0.133–1.272 | 0.708 | 0.345–1.452 | |||
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Economic impression | |||||||||
| High | 1.162 | 0.585–2.306 | 0.841 | 3.227 | 1.281–8.131 | 0.039 | 0.767 | 0.382–1.542 | 0.362 |
| Middle | 1.257 | 0.587–2.692 | 1.840 | 0.702–4.824 | 1.114 | 0.516–2.409 | |||
| Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Residence area | |||||||||
| Rural | 0.939 | 0.533–1.653 | 0.827 | 0.536 | 0.246–1.165 | 0.115 | 1.182 | 0.673–2.075 | 0.561 |
| Urban | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Living status | |||||||||
| With family | 1.391 | 0.626–3.093 | 0.418 | 2.976 | 1.085–8.164 | 0.034 | 0.789 | 0.342–1.822 | 0.579 |
| Without family | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Smoking habit | |||||||||
| Non-smoker | 0.746 | 0.224–2.488 | 0.633 | 0.312 | 0.029–3.309 | 0.334 | 0.766 | 0.221–2.660 | 0.675 |
| Smoker | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Family history of PCOS | |||||||||
| Yes | 1.553 | 0.873–2.762 | 0.134 | 0.510 | 0.194–1.340 | 0.172 | 0.866 | 0.479–1.566 | 0.635 |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
p-values are significant at 95% confidence interval (p < 0.05). Significant p-values are shown in bold. BMI, body mass index; CED, chronic energy deficiency; N, number.