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. 2022 Jun 20;15:1545–1557. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S370642

Table 4.

Testing for Possible Confounders Using Univariate Ordinal Logistic Regression Against Anxiety, Depression (Dependents) and Total Working Hours per Week (Independent)

Risk Factors Anxiety Depression Working Hours
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 1.0 (1.0–1.1) 0.767 1.0 (1.0–1.0) 0.672 1.0 (0.9–1.0) 0.106
Age
 < 27 years old 1 1 1
 27–31 years old 1.13 (0.65–1.96) 0.664 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 0.561 0.8 (0.4–1.3) 0.334
 32–36 years old 1.75 (0.87–3.52) 0.115 0.5 (0.3–1.0) 0.042 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 0.108
 36 years old 0.36 (0.16–0.79) 0.011 0.9 (0.4–2.1 0.879 0.5 (0.2–0.9) 0.041
Family history of psychological disorders
 Yes 1.5 (0.87–2.6) 0.144 1.5 (0.9–2.6) 0.144 0.6 (0.4–1.1) 0.076
 No 1 1 1
Sleep amount
 Far from enough 7.3 (2.0–26.3) 0.002 3.3 (1–11.2) 0.050 4.4 (1.4–13.7) 0.011
 Not really enough 3.0 (1.1–8.4) 0.035 1.1 (0.2–1.7) 0.879 2.8 (1.1–7.3) 0.032
 Basically enough 1.7 (0.6–4.9) 0.293 0.6 (0.2–1.7) 0.372 2.9 (1.1–7.5) 0.032
 Definitely enough 1 1 1
Family and social support
 Yes 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 0.172 0.4 (0.2–0.8) 0.009 1.1 (0.6–2.1) 0.761
 No 1 1 1
Main family provider
 Yes 1.2 (0.8–1.9) 0.436 2.6 (1.6–4.2) 0.000 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.714
 No 1 1 1
Major event
 Yes 2.6 (1.6–4.2) 0.000 1.2 (0.7–1.9) 0.481 1.01 (0.6–1.6) 0.967
 No 1 1 1
Specialty satisfaction
 Yes 0.6 (0.3–1.0) 0.065 0.39 (0.2–0.7) 0.001 1.3 (0.7–2.2) 0.398
 No 1 1 1
Break during duties
 Yes 0.93 (0.76–1.15) 0.505 0.87 (0.72–1.06) 0.171 0.74 (0.59–0.94) 0.015
 No 1 1 1
Injustice in workplace
 Yes 2.9 (1.7–4.9) 0.000 2.0 (1.2–3.3) 0.010 1.7 (1.0–2.7) 0.044
 No 1 1 1
Loneliness
 Yes 2.7 (1.6–4.4) 0.000 2.7 (1.7–4.4) 0.000 1.6 (1.0–2.5) 0.058
 No 1 1 1
Violence or abuse
 Yes 3.2 (1.4–7.3) 0.006 1.4 (0.7–3.0) 0.336 2.0 (1.0–4.3) 0.062
 No 1 1 1

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; P, P-value.